Arrenurus (Arrenurus) bharatensis Cook, 1967

Pešić, Vladimir, Smit, Harry & Saboori, Alireza, 2012, 3330, Zootaxa 3330, pp. 1-67 : 59-60

Arrenurus (Arrenurus) bharatensis Cook, 1967

( Fig. 47A – D)

Material examined. Iran, Sistan va Baluchestan Province, IR6-2011, Komb Dam NE of Chabahar, 25º 53.302 N, 60º 58.912 E, 84 m asl, 13.vii.2011 , 18/7/1; Reservoir Sheikh Kalag , IR7-2011, 25° 58.236 N, 61° 01.344 E, 100 m a.s.l, 13.vii.201 1/0/0; IR9-2011, pools Shirgovaz River , 25° 46.618 N, 61° 27.632 E, 45 m asl, 14.vii.2011 1/1/0.

Morphology. Male — In addition to the description of Cook (1967) the following characters can be added. Males have a large hyaline membrane, with a concave posterior margin. The petiole is in ventral view tongueshaped ( Fig. 47D), in dorsal view four curved lobes can be seen ( Fig. 47C); medially the petiole has a sclerotized ridge.

Female — Idiosoma greenish, truncated anteriorly, L/W 1532/1407. Anterior margin concave; dorsal shield ( Fig. 47A) complete, L 965, W 721. D1 on small humps, L4 on large humps. First coxal plates not extending to anterior idiosoma margin. Medial margin of fourth coxal plates much larger than medial margin of third coxal plates ( Fig. 47B). Medial distance of fourth coxal plates slightly larger than width of one genital valve. Genital field W 810. Gonopore without sclerotized patches, L/W 144/175. Genital plates about three times as long as wide, slightly enlarged laterally, sloping a little bit posterolaterally. V2 on small humps. Palp: total L 412, dL: P-1, 44; P- 2, 100; P-3, 80; P-4, 124; P-5, 64; palp as in male, but P-2 with three setae in anteroventral corner. Legs: dL of I-L- 4-6: 211, 203, 219; dL of IV-L-4-6: 284, 227, 211; II-IV-Legs with numerous swimming setae.

Remarks. Only the male of this species was known, and this is the first description of the female.

Habitat. Standing waters.

Distribution. India ( Cook 1967), Sulawesi, Indonesia ( Smit1996), Iran (present study).