Rhene pallida ( Thorell, 1895 ) Caleb & Sanap & Tripathi & Sampathkumar & Dharmaraj & Packiam, 2022

Caleb, John T. D., Sanap, Rajesh V., Tripathi, Rishikesh, Sampathkumar, M., Dharmaraj, Jayaraman & Packiam, Soosaimanickam Maria, 2022, Taxonomic notes on some South and Southeast Asian members of the genus Rhene Thorell, 1869 (Aranei, Salticidae, Dendryphantini), Zootaxa 5125 (4), pp. 389-407 : 398-402

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5125.4.3

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:25781221-32E2-431B-B82B-7E588CE1B232

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6452143

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/4F3C878C-FFBE-FFC4-C48F-00AD90B6FE6B

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scientific name

Rhene pallida ( Thorell, 1895 )
status

comb. nov.

Rhene pallida ( Thorell, 1895) View in CoL comb. n.

Figs 42–56 View FIGURES 42–50 View FIGURES 51–56 , 72 View FIGURE 72

Zeuxippus pallidus Thorell, 1895: 333 View in CoL (D ♀); Prószyński, 1984: 123 (♀); Żabka, 1985: 456, figs 639–645 (♀, D ♂).

Rhene argentata Wesołowska, 1981: 47 View in CoL , figs 5–8 (D ♀).

Rhene decoratus Tikader, 1977: 276 , figs 4–6 (D ♀); holotype ♀ in NZC-ZSI, examined; syn. n.

Rhene pantharae Biswas & Biswas, 1992: 399 View in CoL , figs 29–31 (D ♀); holotype ♀ in the NZC-ZSI, examined; syn. n.

For a complete list of taxonomic references see WSC (2022).

Types. Rhene decoratus Tikader, 1977 : Holotype ♀ (NZC-ZSI) from INDIA, Maharashtra, Poona (presently Pune) Distr., Karla Govt. Rest House, 04.11.1963, leg. B.K. Tikader. Paratype: 1 ♀ (NZC-ZSI), together with the holotype.

Rhene pantharae Biswas & Biswas, 1992 View in CoL : Holotype ♀ (NZC-ZSI 5369/18) from INDIA, West Bengal, Nadia Distr., Ranaghat , 16.02.1986, leg. K. Biswas.

Comments. R. decoratus Tikader, 1977 was originally described from Maharashtra and was later recorded from West Bengal ( Tikader & Biswas, 1981; Roy et al., 2016) and R. pantharae Biswas & Biswas, 1992 was described from West Bengal ( Biswas & Biswas, 1992). Based on the detailed examination of the types of both species, they were found to be identical to Rhene pallida ( Thorell, 1895) comb. n. in the following characters: the abdominal colour pattern with transverse black streaks and the genitalia morphology with comma-shaped sclerotized rims and central epigynal pocket; proximal portion of insemination ducts membraneous and bent S-like, mid-portion strongly sclerotized, running parallel along the median portion longitudinally; small spermathecae (cf. Figs 42–48 View FIGURES 42–50 and Figs 51–55 View FIGURES 51–56 with figs 5–8 in Wesołowska (1981), illustrations in Proszynski (1984: 123) and figs 643–645 in Zabka (1985)). Therefore, both the species R. decoratus and R. pantharae are treated as junior synonyms of R. pallida .

Distribution. Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Vietnam ( WSC, 2022), India (Maharashtra, West Bengal) ( Fig. 72 View FIGURE 72 ).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Salticidae

Genus

Rhene

Loc

Rhene pallida ( Thorell, 1895 )

Caleb, John T. D., Sanap, Rajesh V., Tripathi, Rishikesh, Sampathkumar, M., Dharmaraj, Jayaraman & Packiam, Soosaimanickam Maria 2022
2022
Loc

Rhene pantharae

Biswas, B. & Biswas, K. 1992: 399
1992
Loc

Rhene argentata Wesołowska, 1981: 47

Wesolowska, W. 1981: 47
1981
Loc

Rhene decoratus

Tikader, B. K. 1977: 276
1977
Loc

Zeuxippus pallidus

Zabka, M. 1985: 456
Proszynski, J. 1984: 123
Thorell, T. 1895: 333
1895
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