Phintella liae Wang, Mi & Peng, 2023

Wang, Cheng, Mi, Xiao-Qi, Wang, Wei-Hang, Gan, Jia-Hui, Irfan, Muhammad, Zhong, Yang & Peng, Xian-Jin, 2023, Notes on twenty-nine species of jumping spiders from South China (Araneae: Salticidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 902, pp. 1-91 : 32-34

Phintella liae Wang, Mi & Peng sp. nov.

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Diagnosis

Phintella liae sp. nov. resembles P. arenicolor (Grube, 1861) and P. castriesiana (Grube, 1861) in having an elongated bulb, but it can be easily distinguished by the long embolus, and the well-developed RTA which is longer than the tibia ( Fig. 19A–C ), whereas a much shorter embolus, and less-developed RTA shorter than tibia in P. arenicolor and P. castriesiana ( Logunov & Wesołowska 1992: fig. 28a–b; Peng 2020: fig. 211c–d).

Etymology

The species is named after Mrs Feng’e Li, one of the collectors of this new species; noun (name) in genitive case.

Type material

Holotype

CHINA • ♂; Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Longzhou County, Zhubu Township , Nonggang Village ; 22°27.91′ N, 106°57.33′ E; 250 m a.s.l.; 7 Jul. 2019; C. Wang et al. leg.; TRU-JS 0156 .

Paratypes

CHINA • 1 ♂; Hainan, Ledong County, Jianfeng Township, Chenlonggou Nature Reserve ; 18°42.53′ N, 108°47.21′ E; 188 m a.s.l.; 17 Jun. 2019; C. Wang and Y.F. Yang leg.; TRU-JS 0157 • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 18 Jun. 2019; TRU-JS 0158 • 3 ♂♂; Ledong County, Jianfeng Township, Jianfengling National Nature Reserve , Yulingu ; 18°44.79′ N, 108°55.76′ E; 630 m a.s.l; 9 May 2021; F.E Li leg.; TRU-JS 0159–0161 .

Description

Male (holotype)

MEASUREMENTS. Total length 3.21. Carapace 1.56 long, 1.28 wide. Abdomen 1.55 long, 0.95 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.40, ALE 0.23, PLE 0.22, AERW 1.26, PERW 1.24, EFL 0.83. Legs: I 3.70 (1.10, 0.55, 0.90, 0.75, 0.40), II 3.35 (1.00, 0.50, 0.75, 0.70, 0.40), III 3.84 (1.18, 0.48, 0.78, 1.00, 0.40), IV 4.32 (1.28, 0.53, 1.00, 1.08, 0.43).

HABITUS. Carapace yellow to brown, with a pair of square dark patches between to PLEs ( Fig. 19D, F ). Chelicerae with two promarginal teeth and one retromarginal tooth ( Fig. 19G ). Legs off-white except femora, patellae, and tibiae I, II green-brown. Abdomen elongated, dorsum off-white to pale brown, with indistinct broad pale patch posteromedially; venter pale, with a pair of longitudinal, dotted lines medially ( Fig. 19D–E ).

PALP. Tibia wider than long; RTA tapered, longer than tibia, distally sclerotized, curved into pointed tip directed towards ventral side in retrolateral view; bulb elongated; tegular bump small, blunt apically; lamellar process elongated, more than five times as long as wide; embolus sclerotized, long and straight, blunt apically ( Fig. 19A–C ).

Female

Unknown.

Distribution

China (Hainan, Guangxi) ( Fig. 57 ).

Comments

The species is placed into Phintella due to the similarity in habitus and palpal structure, but also differs from other congeners by the long, thick embolus, and the long RTA, and so, its generic position may need confirmation.

Figures

Fig. 19. Phintella liae Wang, Mi & Peng sp. nov., holotype, ♂ (TRU-JS 0156). A–C. Palp. A. Ventral view. B. Retrolateral view.C. Dorsal view.D. Habitus, dorsal view.E. Habitus, ventral view.F. Carapace, frontal view. G. Chelicera, posterior view. H. Leg I, prolateral view. Abbreviations: see Material and methods. Scale bars: A–C, G = 0.1 mm; D–F, H = 0.5 mm.

Fig. 57. Distributional records of Myrmarachne hamata Wang, Mi & Peng sp. nov., Phintella liae Wang, Mi & Peng sp. nov., P. panda Huang, Wang & Peng, 2015, Toxeus fodingensis Wang, Mi & Peng sp. nov. and Yaginumaella zabkai Wang, Mi & Peng sp. nov.