Pseudopoda datangensis Zhang, Jäger & Liu, 2023

Zhang, He, Zhu, Yang, Zhong, Yang, Jäger, Peter & Liu, Jie, 2023, A taxonomic revision of the spider genus Pseudopoda Jäger, 2000 (Araneae: Sparassidae) from East, South and Southeast Asia, Megataxa 9 (1), pp. 1-304 : 92-94

Pseudopoda datangensis Zhang, Jäger & Liu , spec. nov. Figs 82–83 , Map 4

Type material. CHINA, Yunnan Province: Holotype female from Jietou Township, Datang Village , 25.42°N, 98.41°E, 1878 m, 19 May 2006 , X. Peng, X. Wang & P. Hu leg. ( CAS, CAS0036 ).

Etymology. The specific name is derived from the type locality, the Datang Village; adjective.

Diagnosis. The female of P. datangensis Zhang, Jäger & Liu , spec. nov. is similar to that of P. fabularis Jäger, 2008 ( Jäger 2008b) by the U-shaped anterior margins of LL, FW well developed, but can be distinguished by the following characters: 1) Anterior margins of LL short; 2) FW covering most part of IDS except for laterad tips (anterior margins of LL longer, almost parallel to posterior margins, FW covering the whole IDS, running parallel to longitudinal axis of body in P. fabularis ).

FEMALE (CAS0036): Measurements: Medium sized. Body length 17.1, DS length 7.0, width 5.9, OS length 10.1, width 7.1. Eyes: AME 0.24, ALE 0.33, PME 0.28, PLE 0.30,AME–AME 0.22,AME–ALE 0.16, PME– PME 0.29, PME–PLE 0.43, AME–PME 0.36, ALE–PLE 0.33, CH AME 0.49, CH ALE 0.36. Spination: Pp 131, 101, 2121, 1014; Fe I–II 323, III 322, IV 331; Pa I–III 101, IV 000; Ti I–II 2228, III–IV 2126; Mt I–II 3034, III–IV 3036. Measurements of palps and legs: Pp 9.1 (2.5, 1.4, 2.0, –, 3.2); I 26.5 (7.5, 3.2, 7.3, 6.4, 2.1); II 31.0 (8.2, 3.6, 9.1, 7.5, 2.6); III 22.4 (6.8, 2.5, 5.9, 5.2, 2.0); IV 24.7 (7.7, 1.7, 6.1, 7.1, 2.1). Leg formula: II-I-IV-III. Cheliceral furrow with ca. 16 denticles.

Epigyne ( Figs 82A–C ): As in diagnosis. EF wider than long, with almost unsclerotized AB. LL semicircular, with small incision at their posterior margin, building roughly a transverse rectangle with anterior margins. FD laterad in dorsal view.

Colouration ( Figs 83A–B ): DS reddish brown, with light area behind fovea, the latter distinctly marked. OS dorsally with several dark brown marks, ventrally with one longitudinal brown median field tapering towards spinnerets.

MALE: Unknown.

Distribution. China (Yunnan Province).

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MAP 4. Distribution of Pseudopoda species in China (Yunnan Province): 5. P. amphitropa spec. nov.; 10. P. auricularis spec. nov.; 13. P. baoshanensis spec. nov.; 18. P. cangschana; 19. P. caoi spec. nov.; 24. P. chuxiongensis spec. nov.; 26. P. colossa spec. nov.; 29. P. confusa; 31. P. contentio; 32. P. contraria; 34. P. daguanensis spec. nov.; 36. P. datangensis spec. nov.; 37. P. daweiensis spec. nov.; 38. P. dengi spec. nov.; 40. P. digitata; 51. P. grandis spec. nov.; 54. P. huanglianensis spec. nov.; 59. P. kavanaughi spec. nov.; 60. P. kongdangensis spec. nov.; 61. P. langyaensis spec. nov.; 62. P. liui spec. nov.; 63. P. longa spec. nov.; 65. P. longiuscula spec. nov.; 68. P. luechunensis spec. nov.; 69. P. mamillaris spec. nov.; 72. P. mengsongensis spec. nov.; 74. P. mojiangensis spec. nov.; 75. P. namkhan; 80. P. nematodes spec. nov.; 81. P. nujiangensis spec. nov.; 82. P. olivea spec. nov.; 83. P. oliviformis spec. nov.; 86. P. parvipunctata; 89. P. rhopalocera; 90. P. rivicola; 91. P. rufosulphurea; 96. P. songi; 98. P. spiculata; 104. P. taoi spec. nov.; 108. P. trinacriformis spec. nov.; 112. P. wui spec. nov.; 113. P. wulaoensis spec. nov.; 119. P. yunfengensis spec. nov.; 120. P. zhaoae spec. nov.; 122. P. zuoi spec. nov.

FIGURE 82. Pseudopoda datangensis Zhang, Jäger & Liu, spec. nov., holotype, female: A. Epigyne, ventral; B. Schematic course of IDS, dorsal; C. Vulva, dorsal. Scale bars: A–C: 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 83. Pseudopoda datangensis Zhang, Jäger & Liu, spec. nov., A–B Female habitus (A. dorsal; B. ventral). Scale bars: A–B: 2 mm.