Pseudopoda allantoides Zhang, Jäger & Liu, 2023

Zhang, He, Zhu, Yang, Zhong, Yang, Jäger, Peter & Liu, Jie, 2023, A taxonomic revision of the spider genus Pseudopoda Jäger, 2000 (Araneae: Sparassidae) from East, South and Southeast Asia, Megataxa 9 (1), pp. 1-304 : 21-23

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/megataxa.9.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7658074
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scientific name	Pseudopoda allantoides Zhang, Jäger & Liu
status	sp. nov.

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Pseudopoda allantoides Zhang, Jäger & Liu , spec. nov. Figs 8–9 View FIGURE 8 View FIGURE 9 , Map 6 View MAP 6

Type material. CHINA, Zhejiang Province: Holotype female from Jinhua City, Shuanglong Scenic Spot [29.23°N, 119.71°E], 607 m. ( IOZ, IOZ0007 ). GoogleMaps

Etymology. The specific name is derived from the Latin adjective allantoides , - oides, - oides, meaning “botuliform”, referring to the sausage shaped S in ventral view; adjective.

Diagnosis. The female of P. allantoides Zhang, Jäger & Liu , spec. nov. differs from those of all other Pseudopoda species by the following combination of characters: 1) Anterior margins of LL roughly W-shaped; 2) IDS extended in longitudinal axis.

FEMALE (IOZ0007): Measurements: Small sized. Body length 9.7, DS length 4.4, width 4.0, OS length 5.3, width 3.4. Eyes: AME 0.17, ALE 0.26, PME 0.20, PLE 0.22, AME–AME 0.19, AME–ALE 0.10, PME–PME 0.23, PME–PLE 0.38, AME–PME 0.35, ALE–PLE 0.29, CH AME 0.44, CH ALE 0.36. Spination: Pp 131, 101, 2121, 1014; Fe I–II 323, III 322, IV 331; Pa I–IV 001; Ti I 1024, II 2024, III 2026, IV 2126; Mt I–II 1014, III 3025, IV 3037. Measurements of palps and legs: Pp 6.4 (1.8, 1.0, 1.3, –, 2.3); I 16.9 (4.9, 1.8, 4.6, 4.3, 1.3); II 19.5 (5.2, 2.0, 5.9, 4.8, 1.6); III 13.7 (4.4, 1.5, 3.5, 3.2, 1.1); IV 16.2 (5.0, 1.0, 4.3, 4.5, 1.4). Leg formula: II-I-IV-III. Cheliceral furrow with ca. 28 denticles.

Epigyne ( Figs 8A–C View FIGURE 8 ): As in diagnosis. EF wider than long, without obvious AB. Anterior margins of LL almost parallel to the posterior margins, but strongly curved. FW covering all the IDS. IDS visible in dorsal and ventral view. FD long and narrow, laterad.

Colouration ( Figs 9A–B View FIGURE 9 ): DS yellowish brown. Fovea and striae slightly marked. OS dorsally cream white with several yellow dots and with a longitudinal yellowish line. OS ventrally with several small dark marks.

MALE: Unknown.

Distribution. China (Zhejiang Province).