Pseudopoda kavanaughi Zhang, Jäger & Liu, 2023

Wu, Yanrong, Zhong, Rui, Zhu, Yang, Jäger, Peter, Liu, Jie & Zhang, He, 2024, Description of three new species of the spider genus Pseudopoda Jäger, 2000 (Araneae, Sparassidae) from China, Laos and Thailand, and the female of P. kavanaughi Zhang, Jäger & Liu, 2023, ZooKeys 1202, pp. 287-301 : 287-301

Pseudopoda kavanaughi Zhang, Jäger & Liu, 2023

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Pseudopoda kavanaughi Zhang, Jäger & Liu, 2023: 149, figs 135 A – C, 136 A, B (Holotype male from Yunnan Province, China, deposited in CAS, examined).

Material examined.

China, Yunnan Province: 1 female, Gongshan County, Dulongjiang Township, 2.3–3.3 km south of Longyuan Village , 28 ° 0 ′ 19 ″ N, 98 ° 19 ′ 42 ″ E, 1690 m, 2 November 2004, D. H. Kavanaugh leg. ( CAS, CAS 0035 ) ; 1 female, Gongshan County, Dulongjiang Township, Dizheng Wang , across Dulongjiang from Dizhengdang , 28 ° 5 ′ 12 ″ N, 98 ° 19 ′ 42 ″ E, 1910 m, 20 October 2004, D. H. Kavanaugh leg. ( CAS, CAS 0034 ) .

Diagnosis.

The female of this species is similar to P. tianpingensis Zhang, Jäger & Liu, 2023 ( Zhang et al. 2023) by: 1) anterior margins of LL U-shaped and almost parallel to posterior margins; and 2) sclerotised part of IDS oval-shaped in ventral view. It can be recognised by the sclerotised part of S forming “ 八 ” - shape, extending in oblique downward axis in ventral view (almost parallel to anterior margins and posterior margins, extending in oblique upward axis in ventral view in P. tianpingensis ).

Female ( CAS 0034): Measurements: Small sized. Body length 8.2, DS length 3.8, width 3.5, OS length 4.4, width 3.3. Eyes: AME 0.22, ALE 0.35, PME 0.25, PLE 0.33, AME – AME 0.14, AME – ALE 0.08, PME – PME 0.18, PME – PLE 0.38, AME – PME 0.29, ALE – PLE 0.24, CH AME 0.36, CH ALE 0.27. Spination: Pp 131, 101, 2121, 1014; Fe I – III 323, IV 321; Pa I – IV 101; Ti I – III 2224, IV 2226; Mt I – II 1014, III 2024, IV 3036. Measurement of palps and legs: Pp 5.0 (1.5, 1.0, 0.7, –, 1.8); I 12.6 (3.5, 1.5, 3.7, 2.9, 1.0), II 15.4 (4.3, 1.8, 4.5, 3.3, 1.5), III 10.2 (3.1, 0.9, 2.8, 2.6, 0.8), IV 13.1 (3.9, 1.2, 3.4, 3.1, 1.5). Leg formula: II-IV-I-III. Promargin of chelicerae as in P. baimai Jäger & Liu , sp. nov., cheliceral furrow with c. 16 denticles.

Epigyne (Fig. 7 A – C ): As in diagnosis. EF wider than long, with short AB. S clearly visible, and slightly bent to anterior margins to LL in ventral view, all covered by FW and posterior part of LL in dorsal view. FD long, suited medially.

Colouration (Fig. 8 A, B ): DS reddish-brown with dark dots. Fovea and striae distinctly marked. OS dorsally reddish-brown with lots of black dots, ventrally brown with several black marks, with several reddish-brown patches at posterior part.

Male: For details see Zhang et al. (2023).

Variation.

Female (N = 1): body length 7.7, DS length 3.2, OS length 4.5.

Remarks.

This female’s location is close to that of the male of P. kavanaughi . Although there are slight differences in colouration, we consider it the conspecific female.

Distribution.

China (Yunnan Province) (Fig. 9 ).

Figures

Figure 7. Pseudopoda kavanaughi Zhang, Jäger & Liu, 2023, female A epigyne, ventral B schematic course of IDS, dorsal C vulva, dorsal. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.

Figure 8. Pseudopoda kavanaughi Zhang, Jäger & Liu, 2023, female habitus (A dorsal B ventral). Scale bars: 2 mm.

Figure 9. Distribution map of the four species from the genus Pseudopoda. The numbers represent the different species. 1 P. baimai Jäger & Liu, sp. nov. 2 P. fengtongzhaiensis Jäger & Liu, sp. nov. 3 P. inthanonensis Jäger & Liu, sp. nov. 4 P. kavanaughi Zhang, Jäger & Liu, 2023.