Marma femella ( Caporiacco, 1955 )

Salgado, Alexandre & Ruiz, Gustavo R. S., 2020, Taxonomic revision of Marma Simon, 1902 (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini), Zootaxa 4899 (1), pp. 287-353 : 310

Marma femella ( Caporiacco, 1955)

Figure 58D

Pseudoamphidraus femellus Caporiacco, 1955: 422 (Holotype ♀: VENEZUELA: Distrito Federal: La Pecha, Isla Los Frailes, leg. Marcuzzi, XII.1948, deposited in MUCV 710—not examined); transferred by Ruiz & Brescovit (2005): 754.

Marma femella: Ruiz & Brescovit 2005: 754 , figs 3–4.

Note. We did not get in contact with the MUCV again, and therefore, for this study, the holotype of M. femella was not re-examined. The holotype was already examined by Ruiz & Brescovit (2005), who provided good diagnostic illustrations. Herein we provided a modified drawing of the cleared epigyne ( Fig. 58D ), based on the drawing of Ruiz & Brescovit (2005). The positions of the Bennett’s glands and the secondary spermathecae remain unknown.

Revised diagnosis. Among all currently known females of the genus, M. femella is most similar to M. baeri ( Fig. 6C ) and M. abaira sp. nov. ( Figs 18 C–D) by having the copulatory openings far from each other and the copulatory ducts not encircling the primary spermathecae ( Figs 58A , C–D). However, M. femella ( Fig. 58D ) can be distinguished from M. baeri by having elliptical primary spermathecae (the initial region is dilated and the end region is narrow in M. baeri ; Figs 6C , 58A ). Also, M. femella can be distinguished from M. abaira sp. nov. by having the copulatory openings placed more posteriorly, the copulatory ducts more arched and the primary spermathecae projected to the external lateral side (anteriorly projected in M. abaira sp. nov.; Figs 18 C–D, 58C–D).

Description. See Ruiz & Brescovit (2005).

Distribution. Known only from the type locality (Distrito Capital, Venezuela) ( Fig. 59A ).

Figures

FIGURE 6. Female of Marma baeri Simon, 1902, specimen from Montañita/Santa Elena/Ecuador (QCAZ). A–B habitus (A dorsal, B ventral); C–D cleared epigyne/vulva (C ventral, cleared; D details of secondary spermathecae, dorsal). Abbreviations: BG—Bennett’s gland; cd—copulatory duct; co—copulatory opening; fd—fertilization duct; e—embolus shaft (broken inside the duct); PS—Primary spermatheca; SS—secondary spermathecae.

FIGURE 18. Female holotype of Marma abaira sp. nov. (UFMG 15049). A–B habitus (A dorsal, B ventral). C–D cleared epigyne/vulva (C ventral, D dorsal).Abbreviations: BG—Bennett’s gland; cd—copulatory duct; co—copulatory opening; fd—fer- tilization duct; PS—Primary spermatheca; SS—secondary spermatheca.

FIGURE 58. Epigyne/vulva, A–C, E–K ventral, D dorsal [A Marma baeri Simon, 1902; B M. linae sp. nov.; C M. abaira sp. nov.; D M. femella (Caporiacco, 1955); E M. pipa sp. nov.; F M. wesolowskae sp. nov.; G M. nigritarsis (Simon, 1900); H M. sinuosa sp. nov.; I M. argentina (Mello-Leitão, 1941); J M. rosea (Mello-Leitão, 1941); K M. spelunca sp. nov.]. Colors represent homologous structures; arrow in D shows hypothetical position of secondary spermatheca.

FIGURE 59. Maps of South America showing records of Marma species (A species previously described; B new species). Record from the state of Amazonas (Brazil) in Fig. 59A is taken from Zhang & Maddison (2015).