Bavia exilis Cao & Li

Cao, Qi, Li, Shuqiang & Żabka, Marek, 2016, The jumping spiders from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China (Araneae, Salticidae), ZooKeys 630, pp. 43-104 : 47-49

Taxon classification Animalia Araneae Salticidae

Bavia exilis Cao & Li sp. n. Figs 7, 8, 43

Type.

Holotype ♂: CHINA, Yunnan, Mengla County, Xiaolongha Village, Xishuangbanna Nature Reserve: Biological diversity corridor (21°24.230'N, 101°36.262'E, 715 m), seasonal rainforest, 4 June 2012, Q. Zhao & Z. Chen leg.

Etymology.

From Latin exilis (slender), in reference to the shape of the abdomen; adjective.

Diagnosis.

Similar to Bavia aericeps , but RTA much larger (Fig. 7B) and embolus with retrolateral membranous margin (Fig. 7C). Compared to Bavia capistrata (Fig. 5 B–D), the tibia lacks a distinct dorsal apophysis, and the embolus is not serrated.

Description.

Male (holotype). Total length 6.65, CL 2.75, CW 1.75, AL 3.90, AW 1.10. Eye measurements: AME 0.60, ALE 0.21, PME 0.06, PLE 0.16, AER 1.52, PER 1.55, EFL 1.41. Clypeus 0.08 high. Legs: I 6.15 (1.75, 1.00, 1.55, 1.00, 0.85); II 4.00 (1.15, 0.70, 0.85, 0.70, 0.60); III 3.55 (1.00, 0.60, 0.65, 0.80, 0.50); IV 4.35 (1.25, 0.65, 0.90, 1.00, 0.55).

Carapace dark brown with central lighter trapezoid dorsally (Fig. 8A). Chelicerae brown. Maxillae and labium brown, light tips with greyish-brown hairs. Sternum yel lowish. Abdomen elongate, slender and grey. Venter and spinnerets dark greyish. Legs I more robust and darker than others, legs II–IV yellowish. Spination of leg I: femur d1-0-0; tibia v2-2-2; metatarsus v2-0-2. Palp: tibia short, about 1/4 length of cymbium. Tibial apophysis bent, subequal to the length of tibia (Fig. 7B). Embolus short and pointed, with retrolateral membranous margin (Fig. 7C).

Female. Unknown.

Distribution.

Known only from the type locality.