Bathippus pahang, Zhang & Song & Li, 2003

Zhang, J. X., Song, D. X. & Li, Daiqin, 2003, Six New And One Newly Recorded Species Of Salticidae (Arachnida: Araneae) From Singapore And Malaysia, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 51 (2), pp. 187-195 : 190-191

Bathippus pahang , new species

( Figs. 3 A-C)

Material examined. – Holotype – male ( ZRC.ARA.51), Pahang, Rompin. Nr Sg. Kinchin, Base Camp, Malaysia, 13 Jun.1989.

Diagnosis. – The new species can easily be distinguished from others of this genus by the short tibia of the male palp, with its length only one third of that of cymbium, and the long and forked tibial apophysis.

Description. – Male. Total length 3.30. Cephalothorax 1.71 long, 1.53 wide; abdomen 1.62 long, 1.13 wide. Carapace ( Fig. 3A ) reddish brown, ALE, PME and PLE surrounded by black circles. Eye sizes: AME 0.51, ALE 0.29, PME 0.07, PLE 0.24. Anterior eye row 1.62 wide, posterior row 1.40 wide, eye area 0.95 long. Chelicera reddish brown, promargin with 2 teeth; retromargin with 1 tooth. Endite and labium reddish brown. Sternum smooth, yellowish brown. Coxa, trochanter, femur, tibia and the tip of metatarsus of leg I reddish brown; other segments yellowish brown, with brown rings. Tibia I with 3 pairs of ventral spines; metatarsi I and II each with 2 pairs of ventral spines. Leg measurements: I 3.83 (1.17+1.58+0.63+0.45); II 3.29 (1.08+1.13+0.63+0.45); III 3.74 (1.26+1.08+0.90+0.50); IV 3.65 (1.17+1.17+0.86+0.45). Leg formula: 1342. Dorsum of abdomen yellow, with irregular brown markings; venter light brown. Embolus of palpal organ ( Figs. 3B, C ) coiled at the tip; tibial apophysis long and forked

Etymology. – The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality.

Figures

Fig. 3. Bathippus pahang, new species, holotype (ZRC.ARA.51). A. male; B. left palp, ventral view; C. same, lateral view (the black arrow refers to the forked tibial apophysis). Scales: A = 0.5 mm, B, C = 0.1 mm.