Tullgrenella serrana Galiano, 1970

Marta, Kimberly S., Bustamante, Abel A., Hagopián, Damián, Teixeira, Renato A., Brescovit, Antonio D., Valiati, Victor H. & Rodrigues, Everton N. L., 2024, Taxonomic revision of the jumping spider genus Tullgrenella Mello-Leitão, 1941 (Araneae: Salticidae: Freyina), Zootaxa 5411 (1), pp. 1-71 : 42-44

Tullgrenella serrana Galiano, 1970

Figs 4D , 6G–I , 7K , 32A–D , 33A–D , 34A–D , 43B , 53A–C

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Tullgrenella serrana Galiano, 1970: 350 , fig. 37–42, 55, 64 ( holotype, male, ARGENTINA, Buenos Aires, Sierra de la Ventana [ 38°08’25.3”S 61°47’22.2”W], I.1967, M.E. Galiano leg. (MACN-Ar 6255), examined; Paratypes : ditto, 1 male and 3 females (MACN-Ar 6256) ; ditto, 1 female (MACN-Ar 6257) ; Tandil [ 37°20’09.7”S 59°09’28.1”W], X.1957, E. Maury leg., 6 males and 4 females (MACN-Ar 6258) ; La Rioja [ 29°25’29.1”S 66°51’55.7”W], XII.1941, F. Cáceres leg., 3 females (MACN-Ar 6259) ; Córdoba, Calamuchita [ 32°10’31.8”S 64°36’04.5”W], XII.1940, M. Viana leg., 1 female (MACN-Ar 6260) ; ditto, III.1958, M. Viana leg., male (MACN-Ar 6261) ; ditto, V.1964, 1 female (MACN-Ar 6262) ; ditto, XI.1968, A. Crespo & Galhardo leg., 1 female (MACN-Ar 6263), examined ).

Diagnosis. Males of Tullgrenella serrana resemble other males of serrana group, by the embolus of left palp originating at about 9’clock position, but can be recognized by the C-shaped tegulum and the cradle-shaped conductor ( Fig. 33C ). Females are similar to those of T. legalissima Marta & Hagopián , sp. nov. by the copulatory opening in the medial ventral plate of the epigynum, facing up, and the large posterior border of the epigynum ( Figs 7K vs 7L, 34C–D vs 35C–D, see arrow), but can be recognized by the medial-posterior insertion of the spermathecae ( Figs 7K , 34C–D ).

Description. See Galiano (1970). We add the following complimentary data: Palp expanded ( Figs 6G–I ): bulb turned 30º, and pars pendula not visible ( Figs 6G–I ), conductor involved in the embolus movement ( Figs 6G–I ). Basal haematodocha well-developed ( Figs 6G–I ).

Material examined. BRAZIL, Rio Grande do Sul, Cambará do Sul [ 29°03’07.9”S 50°08’49.1”W], X.2004, M. V. Petry. leg., 1♀ ( MCTP 31126 ); ditto, V.2005, 1♂ ( MCTP 31131 ); Itaimbezinho [ 29°10’09.0”S 50°05’52.8”W], 13.X.1976, C. Becker leg., 1♀ ( MCN 4700 ); Cerrito [ 31°51’16.8”S 52°48’59.0”W], 06.III.2008, J. Rosado leg., 1♂ ( MCN 46708 ); Dom Feliciano, Fazenda Chapada [ 30°37’15.2”S 52°12’31.5”W], 18–19.III.2000, A. Bonaldo leg., 1♀ ( MCN 32224 ); Esmeralda, Estação Ecológica do Aracuri [ 28°13’29.6”S 51°10’02.3”W], 27.IX.1979, C. Becker leg., 1♀ ( MCN 8590 ); Guaíba [ 30°08’14.5”S 51°22’28.6”W], 02.XII.1995, A.A. Lise leg., 1♀ ( MCTP 12173 ); Santana do Livramento , Fazenda do Açude [ 30°53’21.7”S 55°31’12.8”W], 24.XI.2015, G. Silva & R. Ott leg., 1♀ ( MCN 53378 ); Fazenda Rincão dos Moraes [ 30°52’20.9”S 55°31’53.3”W], 30.XI.2013, Equipe PEDL leg., 1♀ ( MCN 53377 ) . URUGUAY, Cerro Largo, Rincón de Paiva [ 32°9’46.54”S 53°44’53.66”W], IV.2012, Y. Hernandéz leg., 1♂ (FCE-Ar 4556); Paso Centurión [ 32°8’1.89”S 53°43’57.31”W], 13–16.IV.2017, PAIE leg., on rocks, 1♀ (FCE-Ar 8121); ditto, 30.VII.2016, A. Laborda leg., 2♀ (FCE-Ar 9550) ; Durazno, Camping El Sauzal [ 33°21’56.86”S 56°31’1.10”W], 16. V.2019, no collector, 1♀ (FCE-Ar 6684) ; Montevideo, Facultad de Veterinaria [ 34°53’49.55”S 56°8’22.98”W], 04.III.2014, M. Trillo leg., 1♀ (FCE-Ar 6803) ; Río Negro 40°41’33.2”S 66°38’09.5”W], I.1959, P. San – Martin leg., 1♀ (MACN-Ar 42278); Ruta 24 Km 85, Estancia “Las Cadenas” [ 32°31’39.1”S 58°02’15.4”W], 04.I.2021, A. Mailhos leg., 1♂ (FCE-Ar 11149) ; Rocha, 12 Km from Castillos [ 34°5’39.01”S 53°52’17.98”W], 06.IV.2017, A. Laborda leg., 1♂ (FCE-Ar 9538) ; Salto, Arerunguá, Estancia “Los Venados” [31°43’65.32”S 56°44’12.13”W], III.2011, A. Laborda leg., 1♀ (FCE-Ar 2326); ditto, 16.IV.2012, 3♀ (FCE-Ar 9445); ditto, 22.XI.2011, 3♀ (FCE-Ar 9453); ditto, 16.II.2012, 3♂ (FCE-Ar 9459); ditto, 08.IX.2010, 1♀ (FCE-Ar 9460), all manually collected; Estancia de Arrieta , Naciente del Río Arapey [ 31° 9’1.39”S 56°52’23.58”W], 1996, A. Bentos leg., 1♀ (FCE-Ar 9286) ; Treinta y Tres, Quebrada de los Cuervos C [ 32°55’35.01”S 54°27’36.68”W], IV.1990, Sección Entomología, Facultad de Ciencias leg., 1♀ (FCE-Ar 4696); ditto, VII.1990, 1♂ (FCE-Ar 4702); ditto, II.1990, 1♂ (FCE-Ar 4705); Quebrada de los Cuervos [ 32°55’33.33”S 54°27’31.10”W], 13–14–IV.1990, Sección Entomología, Facultad de Ciencias leg., 1♂ (FCE-Ar 6740) . ARGENTINA, Buenos Aires, Abra de la Ventana [ 38°04’16.8”S 61°59’36.9”W], 15.I.1970, M.E. Galiano leg., 1♀ (MACN-Ar 42279); ditto, 1♀ (MACN-Ar 42280); Tandil, Rio de la Cascata [ 37°21’50.1”S 59°05’54.7”W], 1973, Cesari leg., 1♀ (MACN-Ar 42253); Delta , Tigre [ 34°25’31.2”S 58°34’45.7”W], X.1940, J.M. Viana leg., 1♂ (MACN-Ar 42275) ; Cerro Negro [ 30°42’16.9”S 64°20’06.9”W], 09.VIII.1972, Cesari leg., 1♂ (MACN-Ar 42259); Magdalena [ 35°04’51.2”S 57°31’04.8”W], 07.II.1982, P. Goloboff & M. Ramírez leg., 1♀ (MACN-Ar 42260); Sierra de La Ventana [ 38°08’21.6”S 61°47’38.8”W], I.1984, G. Coutorier leg., 1♀ (MACN-Ar 42249); ditto, 02.XI.1972, M.E. Galiano leg., 1♀ (MACN-Ar 42251); ditto, 02.XI.1974, 1♂ (MACN-Ar 42252); ditto, II.1985, M. Miranda leg., 1♀ (MACN-Ar 42261); ditto, 22–29.XII.1991, A. Peretti leg., 6♀ (MACN-Ar 42262); ditto, XII.1971, M.E. Galiano leg., 1♀ (MACN-Ar 42263); ditto, I.1970, 1♂ (MACN-Ar 42264); ditto, II.1970, 1♂ (MACN-Ar 42265); ditto, X.1970, 1♀ (MACN-Ar 42266); 20.IX.–03.X.1972, M.E. Galiano leg., 1♂ (MACN-Ar 42267); ditto, II.1972, Cesari leg., 1♂ (MACN-Ar 42269); Sierra de Olavarría [ 36°56’22.0”S 60°09’30.6”W], 03.06. XII.1992, M. Ramírez leg., 1♂ (MACN-Ar 42254) ; Córdoba, Calamuchita [ 32°10’31.8”S 64°36’04.5”W], 1958, J.M. Viana leg., 1♂ (MACN-Ar 42271); ditto, I.1955, 1♂ (MACN-Ar 65°01’01.5”W], 15.XI.1984, M. Miranda leg., 1♂ (MACN-Ar 42257); Vila Ciudad de America [ 31°47’38.4”S 64°30’12.8”W], 04.IV.1985, E. Maury leg., 1♀ (MACN-Ar 42270) . Santiago del Estero [ 27°47’01.5”S 64°15’51.0”W], IV.1985, M.E. Galiano leg., 1♂ (MACNAr 42268); ditto, 14♂ 12♀ (MACN-Ar 42277); ditto, 03.IV.1985, 1♀ (MACN-Ar 1148); Ojo d’Agua [ 32°19’19.7”S 63°34’11.8”W], IV.1985, M.E. Galiano leg., 1♂ (MACN-Ar 42274); ditto, 12.IV.1974, Cesari leg., 1♂ (MACN-Ar 42274); ditto, II.1985, M. Miranda leg., 1♀ (MACN-Ar 42250); dito, IV.1985, M.E. Galiano leg., 1♂ (MACNAr 42256); ditto, 02.IV.1985, 1♂ (MACN-Ar 42258) . Salta [ 24°46’52.0”S 65°25’19.4”W], XII.1954, M. Birabén leg., 1♀ (MACN-Ar 42255); Departamento Lerma [ 24°48’01.2”S 65°24’27.7”W], V.1933, J.B. Daguerre leg., 1♀ (MACN-Ar 33476) .

Distribution. Brazil ( Rio Grande do Sul), Uruguay ( Cerro Largo, Durazno, Montevideo, Río Negro, Rocha, Salto, Treinta y Tres), and Argentina ( Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Salta and Santiago del Estero) ( Figs 53A–B ).

Natural history. Some individuals from Sierra de La Ventana, Buenos Aires, were collected under rocks. The subadult males resemble females in coloration. Only in the last instars do they acquire the characteristics of adult males ( Galiano 1970). Some individuals from Uruguay were collected on and under rocks, and one female was found with a larva of Dicromantispa gracilis (Erichson, 1839) ( Neuroptera : Mantispidae : Mantispinae ) attached to its pedicel ( Hagopián & Laborda 2020) on rocks. Found in the Chacoan subregion, with a few records in the South American Transitional Zone, but not exceeding it ( Figs 53A–B ). The variation in altitudinal occurrence of this species is 8–1013 m a. s. l. ( Figs 53A–B ).

Figures

FIGURE 4. Scanning electronic microscopy of male left palp, ventral view.A T. musica (Mello-Leitão, 1945) (MCN 53370). B T. quadripunctata (Mello-Leitão, 1944) (MCTP 16531). C T. yungae Galiano, 1970 (MCN 44133). D T. serrana Galiano, 1970 (MCTP 31126). E T. aisenbergae Marta, sp. nov. (IBSP 118477). F T. peniaflorensis Galiano, 1970 (FNAG36 1464). Scale bars: 0.50 mm. Colored homology: purple and purple arrow (tegular membranous process), blue (embolar base), green (conductor), magenta (tegulum), orange (embolus), red (pars pendula).

FIGURE 6. Expanded male left palp of Tullgrenella.A–C T. musica (Mello-Leitão, 1945) (MCN 53371), ventral (A), retrolateral (B) and prolateral (C) view. D–F T. lunata (Mello-Leitão, 1944) (MACN-Ar 42300), ventral view (D), retrolateral (E) and prolateral (F) view. G–I T. serrana Galiano, 1970 (MACN-Ar 6262), ventral (G), retrolateral (H) and prolateral (I) view. Scale bars: 0.50 mm. Black arrow: rotation direction; arrows in other colors refer to the structures with the same annotated colors.

FIGURE 7. Illustrations of female epigynum of Tullgrenella, dorsal view. A–E morenensis group: A T. morenensis (Tullgren, 1905) (MCN 19940), B T. guayapae Galiano, 1970 (MCN 55520), C T. brescoviti Estol, Marta & Rodrigues, 2020 (MCN 24104), D T. musica (Mello-Leitão,1945) (MCN 53372), E T. corrugata Galiano, 1981 (MACN-Ar 7206). F–H quadripunctata group: F T. quadripunctata (Mello-Leitão, 1944) (MCTP 2239), G T. nadjae Estol, Marta & Rodrigues, 2020 (MCN 56814), H T. lunata (Mello-Leitão, 1944) (MACN-Ar 6214). I–J melanica group: I T. melanica (Mello-Leitão, 1941) (MACN-Ar 6244), J T. yungae Galiano, 1970 (MCTP 39713). K–O serrana group: K T. serrana Galiano, 1970 (MCTP 12173), L T. legalissima Marta & Hagopián, sp. nov. (IBSP 118228), M T. aisenbergae Marta, sp. nov. (IBSP 123129), N T. gertschi Galiano, 1981 (MACN-Ar 7206), O T. sciosciae Marta & Bustamante, sp. nov. (MCTP 31135). P–Q peniaflorensis group: P T. peniaflorensis Galiano, 1970 (MACN-Ar 6242), Q T. selenita Galiano, 1970 (FNAC 36). Scale bars: 0.25 mm.

FIGURE 32. Photographs in vivo. A–D T. serrana Galiano, 1970:A–B female (FCE-Ar 11149), C–D male (FCE-Ar 9538). E–F female of T. legalissima Marta & Hagopián, sp. nov. (FCE-Ar 12155). Photographs by D. Hagopián.

FIGURE 33. Male of T. serrana Galiano, 1970 (MCN 46708). A habitus, dorsal view, red arrow: spotted coloration pattern. B same, ventral view. C left palp, ventral view, red arrow: tegulum central depression. D same, retrolateral view, red arrow: hook between RTA and prolatero-dorsal tibial apophysis, red dashed line: prolatero-dorsal tibial apophysis. Scale bars: A–B 1 mm, C–D 0.50 mm.

FIGURE 34. Female of T. serrana Galiano, 1970 (MCTP 12173). A habitus, dorsal view, red arrow: spotted coloration pattern. B same, ventral view. C epigynum, ventral view. D same, dorsal view. Scale bars: A–B 1 mm, C–D 0.25 mm.

FIGURE 43. Scanning electronic microscopy of male palp, ventral view. A zoom of RTA of T. quadripunctata (Mello-Leitão, 1944) (MCTP 16531), white arrow: hook between RTA and prolatero-dorsal tibial apophysis, red arrow: lyriform organ. B zoom of RTA of T. serrana Galiano, 1970 (MCTP 31126), white arrow: hook between RTA and prolatero-dorsal tibial apophysis. C femur ventral projection of T. yungae Galiano, 1970 (MCN 44133), white arrow: projection. D femur ventral projection of T. aisenbergae Marta sp. nov. (IBSP 118477), white arrow: projection.

FIGURE 53. Neotropical andAndean regionalization (Morrone 2014) and distributional records for species of the serrana group. A Neotropical, South America, Brazilian subregion Chacoan subregion, South America Transition Zone and Andean region. B Southern South America, focusing on species occurrence. C habitat inference, URUGUAY: Sierra de Ríos, photographed by collector Damián Hagopián.