Amphidraus guatavita, Galvis, William, 2017

Galvis, William, 2017, Nineteen new species of Amphidraus Simon, 1900 (Salticidae: Euophryini) from Colombia, with comments about their conservation, Zootaxa 4286 (1), pp. 1-40 : 9-10

Amphidraus guatavita sp. nov.

Figs 5a–c , 17a , 21a–c , 27

Type. Holotype: male from Pantano de Martos , Vereda Montequiva, Guatavita , Cundinamarca, Colombia, 2840 m, 4.899516°N, 73.721125°W, 26.X.2014, K. Pulido ( ANDES –IN 3155).

Etymology. The epithet is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality, the Guatavita Lake, capital of the Zipazgo, one of the most important politic and administrative divisions of the territory of the Muisca Confederation, and where the well-known legend of El Dorado originated.

Diagnosis. Males of A. guatavita sp. nov. can be distinguished from those of the remaining species in the genus by the presence of a dorsal tibial spur (DTS) in the palp, basal widening of the embolus, and a long and pointed finger-like RTA with a proximal widening ( Figs 5a–c , 21a–c ).

Description. Male (holotype). Total length: 2.65. Carapace yellow, 1.49 long, 1.01 wide, 0.73 high ( Fig. 17a ). OC black 0.70 long. Anterior eye row 1.06 wide and posterior 0.94 wide. Sternum yellow, 0.59 long, 0.48 wide. Labium yellow, 0.12 long, 0.24 wide. Chelicerae yellow with three retromarginal and two promarginal teeth. Palp yellow with distal femur and patella covered by long white hairs, with long finger-like RTA with basal widening, embolus with basal widening (bwe), and a dorsal tibial spur (DTS) ( Figs 5a–c , 21a–c ). Legs 4312, all yellow, with a prolateral black marks in patellae I, and prolateral distal in femora I. Leg macrosetae: femur, I–II d 1 di, p 1 di; III d 2 di, p 1 di; IV d 2 di, v 1 di; patella, III–IV r 1 me; tibia, I v 2-2 -2; II 1-2 -1, p 1 di; III–IV v 1 -0-1, p 0-1-1, r 0-1- 1; metatarsus, I v 2-2; II v 2-2, p 1 di; III v 2 -0-1, p 1-0-2, r 1-0-2; IV v 1 -0-1, p 0-1-2, r 0-1-2. Abdomen yellow, with a reticulated brown pattern of coloration ( Fig. 17a ).

Female. Unknown.

Distribution. Colombia (Cundinamarca) ( Fig. 27 ). Known altitudinal distribution: 2840 m.

Figures

FIGURES 5 a – c. A. guatavita sp. nov., a) left male palp, ventral view; b) same, dorsal view; c) same, retrolateral view. Abbreviations: bwe = basal widening of the embolus, DTS = dorsal tibial spur, e = embolus, ED = embolic disc, EF = embolic filament, PED = process on embolic disc, RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis of the male palp, SD = sperm duct, TL = tegular lobe. Scale bars: 0.10 mm (a – b), 0.20 mm (c).

FIGURES 17 a – i. A. guatavita sp. nov., a) male holotype (ANDES – IN 3155). A. pae sp. nov., b) male holotype (ICN – Ar 6576). A. quimbaya sp. nov., c) male holotype (ICN – Ar 7746). A. quinini sp. nov., d) male holotype (ICN – Ar 8266); e) female paratype (ICN – Ar 8267). A. sie sp. nov., f) male holotype (ICN – Ar 8254); g) female paratype (ICN – Ar 8255). A. sikuani sp. nov., h) male holotype (ICN – Ar 6558); i) female paratype (ICN – Ar 7185). Scale bars: 0.50 mm.

FIGURES 21 a – k. Amphidraus spp, left male palp. A. guatavita sp. nov., a) ventral view; b) same, retrolateral view; c) same, dorsal view of the tibia. A. pae sp. nov., d) ventral view; e) same, retrolateral view. A. quimbaya sp. nov., f) ventral view; g) same, retrolateral view. A. quinini sp. nov., h) ventral view, partially expanded; i) same, retrolateral view. A. sie sp. nov., j) ventral view; k) same, retrolateral view.

FIGURE 27. Distribution records of the species of the genus Amphidraus Simon from Colombia treated here. Symbols with a dot inside represent species that have distributions in the Cundiboyacense high-Andean plateau, in the Boyacá and Cundinamarca departments.