Charippus Thorell, 1895

Yu, Kun, Wang, Weihang, Maddison, Wayne P. & Zhang, Junxia, 2022, Revision of the genus Charippus Thorell, 1895, with descriptions of eight new species (Araneae, Salticidae, Euophryini), Zootaxa 5129 (2), pp. 151-198 : 152-154

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Genus Charippus Thorell, 1895 View in CoL

Charippus Thorell, 1895: 351 View in CoL ; Simon, 1901: 440; Prószyński, 1984: 17; Wanless, 1988: 162, figs 40A–H; Murphy & Murphy, 2000: 271; Prószyński, 2017: 83, fig. 37K; Wang & Li, 2020: 45 View Cited Treatment , figs 1A–D, 2A–G.

Type species: Charippus errans Thorell, 1895 , by original designation and monotypy.

Diagnosis. Charippus resembles Cytaea Keyserling, 1882 in genitalic structures such as the wide embolic spiral and the highly coiled copulatory ducts, but it can be distinguished by: (1) the presence of dense pits on the carapace ( Fig. 11 View FIGURES 11–16 ); (2) the presence of two centre-parted setal bands (CPSB, Figs 196 View FIGURES 195–200 , 216 View FIGURES 214–220 ) on the cephalon (except for Charippus minotaurus sp. nov.); (3) the absence of the crescent-shaped white band at the posterior edge of carapace; (4) the presence of lateral depressions (LD, Fig. 27 View FIGURES 23–29 ) near the copulatory openings of epigynum; (5) the edge of lamina of embolic disc (LED) is serrulate in most species ( Figs 21 View FIGURES 20–22 , 37 View FIGURES 36–38 , 61 View FIGURES 61–65 ). In Cytaea the carapace lacks dense pits and CPSB, and has a crescent-shaped white band on the posterior edge; the epigynum lacks LD; the edge of LED of the male palp is not serrulate (see Zhang & Maddison 2015, figs 545–551). Charippus resembles Laufeia Simon, 1889 in color pattern, body form and the bicuspid retromarginal tooth of chelicera, but it can be distinguished by the large embolic disc along with a long and coiled embolus ( Fig. 114 View FIGURES 113–115 ), the highly coiled copulatory ducts, and the absence of secondary spermathecae ( Fig. 122 View FIGURES 119–123 ); vs. the embolus is short and blunt, the copulatory ducts are relatively short and not obviously coiled, and the secondary spermathecae are present in Laufeia (see Ikeda 1998, figs 5–8).

Natural history. Specimens of Charippus have been found mainly on tree trunks, but also sometimes on dry sticks or surface of rocks ( Figs 1–6 View FIGURES 1–6 ).

Distribution. China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore.