Carrhotus sarahcrewsae Cao & Li

Cao, Qi, Li, Shuqiang & Żabka, Marek, 2016, The jumping spiders from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China (Araneae, Salticidae), ZooKeys 630, pp. 43-104 : 50-53

Taxon classification Animalia Araneae Salticidae

Carrhotus sarahcrewsae Cao & Li sp. n. Figs 11, 12, 43

Type.

Holotype ♂: CHINA, Yunnan, Mengla County, Menglun Town, 48 km landmark in Nature Reserve (21°38.853'N, 101°09.625'E, 1001 m), seasonal rainforest, 30 July 2012, Q. Zhao & Z. Chen leg.

Etymology.

The new species is named after Dr Sarah Crews for her contribution to the study of the spider family Selenopidae ; noun (name) in genitive case.

Diagnosis.

The male resembles that of Carrhotus sannio (see Żabka 1985: figs 63-65), but the length of the tibia is nearly equal to the cymbium (Fig. 11A) vs. 2/3 of the length of the cymbium in Carrhotus sannio , and the cymbium has no apical process (Fig. 11C). Compared to Carrhotus kevinlii sp. n., the bulb length is subequal to the cymbium vs. less than half the length, the embolus has no membrane and the angle between the RTA and tibia is early 20° vs. about 45° in Carrhotus kevinlii sp. n.

Description.

Male (holotype).Total length 5.77, CL 2.97, CW 2.25, AL 2.80, AW 1.94. Eye measurements: AME 0.63, ALE 0.29, PME 0.05, PLE 0.25, AER 1.84, PER 1.70, EFL 1.64. Clypeus 0.25 high. Legs: I 8.22 (2.25, 1.40, 2.13, 1.64, 0.80); II 6.38 (1.96, 1.06, 1.48, 1.25, 0.63); III 6.44 (2.00, 1.00, 1.33, 1.30, 0.81); IV 6.47 (1.93, 1.00, 1.41, 1.34, 0.79).

Carapace dark brown, margin and area around eyes dark with white hairs (Fig. 12A). Chelicerae dark brown, with dense greyish hairs. Maxillae and labium dark brown, tips with dark setae. Sternum light brown. Abdomen dark grey with irregular beige patches. Venter and spinnerets dark greyish. Legs brown. Spination of leg I: femur d3-1-1; patella p0-1-0; tibia v2-2-2, p2-0-2, r2-0-2; metatarsus v2-0-2, p1-0-1, r1-0-1. Palp: tibia subequal to the length of cymbium. Cymbium with long, dark brown bristles. Tibial apophysis triangular (Fig. 11B). Bulb equal to the length of the cymbium. Embolus short, about 1/4 the length of the tegulum, bent (Fig. 11D).

Female. Unknown.

Distribution.

Known only from the type locality.