Pardosa altitudis Tikader & Malhotra, 1980

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Pardosa altitudis Tikader & Malhotra, 1980

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Pardosa altitudis Tikader & Malhotra, 1980: 328 , f. 160- 162; Hu & Li, 1987 b: 291, f. 24.3-4; Yin et al., 1997 c: 191, f. 88a- g; Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 329, f. 193A, I; Hu, 2001: 181, f. 84.1-2.

Material examined. 1$, Mt. Chiaksan National Park , Seongnam-ro , Sillim-myeon , Wonju-si , Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do (37.29N, 128.07E, alt. 545 m), 4 May 2018, S. T. Kim & S.Y. Lee leg.

Description. Female. Total length 6.88. Carapace: 3.52 long / 2.70 wide. Eyes: AER 0.68, PER 1.47. Chelicera:

1.22 long / 0.60 wide. Endite: 0.82 long / 0.47 wide. Labium: 0.30 long / 0.45 wide. Sternum: 1.73 long / 1.35 wide. Legs: I 11.21 (3.10, 4.05, 2.65, 1.41) / II 11.10 (3.07, 3.85, 2.70, 1.48) / III 11.64 (3.10, 3.70, 3.28, 1.56) / IV 15.12 (3.90, 4.90, 5.02, 1.90). Abdomen: 3.75 long / 2.78 wide. Palp: 4.11 (1.24, 1.47, -, 1.40).

Habitus as in Fig. 2A, B . Carapace pear-shaped, dark blackish brown, longer than wide, cervical and radial furrows distinct, longitudinal fovea very long and needle-shaped, posterior part of head region yellowish red, thoracic region with one yellowish red median band and four pairs of yellowish red markings along the margin ( Fig. 2A ). Eight eyes, eye region black, covered densely with black and white hairs, posterior eye row longer than anterior eye row ( Fig. 2C ). Chelicera strongly developed with three promarginal teeth (proximal and distal small, middle large) and three large retromarginal teeth. Sternum heart-shaped, completely black, posterior end pointed protruding between coxae of leg IV ( Fig. 2D ). Legs stout and strongly developed, yellowish red, femora with two- three broad and dark annuli and tibia with two broad and dark annuli, leg formula IV-III-I-II. ( Fig. 2A, B ). Abdomen ovoid, black, yellowish red cardiac pattern present, two pairs of muscle impressions present, covered densely with black and white hairs ( Fig. 2A ). Epigynum: one pair of small hoods located anteromedially; median septum tree-shaped, anterior part narrow and posterior part broad, anterior end connected to the hoods; spermathecal head round; copulatory duct tubular ( Fig. 2E- G ).

Habitat. The species was collected by hand in mixed forest leaf litter in mountainous terrain.

Distribution. Korea (new record), India, China.

Figures

Fig. 2. Pardosa altitudis Tikader & Malhotra, 1980, female.A. Habitus in dorsal view; B. Habitus in ventral view; C. Eye area from above; D. Sternum; E. Epigynum; F. Vulva in ventral view; G. Vulva in dorsal view (At, atrium; Cd, copulatory duct; H, hood; Ms, median septum; Sp, spermatheca). Scale bars in mm.