Xysticus pseudorectilineus ( Wunderlich, 1995 )

Jsm, Joel, 2008, The female of Xysticus pseudorectilineus (Wunderlich, 1995) (Araneae: Thomisidae) from Turkey, Zootaxa 1674, pp. 65-68 : 65-68

Xysticus pseudorectilineus ( Wunderlich, 1995) ( Figs 1–7)

Material examined. TURKEY: Ni ğ de province : 1♀, Uluağaç pond, 34° 97´E, 38° 15´N, 16 June 2001, leg. H. Demir ; 1♂, 2♀, Fertek district, Özbelde , 34° 46´E, 38° 02´N, 12 October 2003, leg. H. Demir ; 1♀, Aktaş village , 38° 47´E, 38° 12´N, 2 May 1996 , leg. T. Türkeş ; 1♂, Hançerli village , 34° 81´E, 38° 11´N, 12 October 2003, leg. H. Demir ; 5♀, Bor district , 34° 40´E, 37° 87´N, 4 April 1996 , leg. T. Türkeş ; 1♀, Çamardı district, Celaller village , 35° 07´E, 37° 89´N, 5 June 2001, leg. H. Demir ; 3♀, Kolsuz pass, 34° 62´E, 37° 85´N, 14 May 1996 , leg. T. Türkeş ; 1♀, Alihoca village , 34° 42´E, 37° 29´N, 18 May 2002, leg. H. Demir ; 1♀, Gümüş village , 34° 66´E, 37° 50´N, 18 May 2002, leg. H. Demir. Adana province: 1♀, Pozantı district , 34° 92´E, 37° 64´N, 7 April 2001, leg. H. Demir. Nev ş ehir province: 2♀, Avanos district , 34° 97´E, 38° 15´N, 15 July 2003, leg. H. Demir ; 2♀, Derinkuyu district, Til village , 34° 77´E, 38° 49´N, 20 March 2005, leg. H. Demir. Osmaniye province: 1♀, Kadirli district, Maksutoğlu plateau, 36° 16´E, 37° 61´N, 25 May 2005, leg. H. Demir. Antalya province: 1♀, Alanya district, Çeltek plateau, 32° 34´E, 36° 58´N, 15 May 2006, leg. H. Demir ; 1♀, Alanya district, Bucak çökelesi, 32° 35´E, 36° 55´N, 17 May 2006, leg. H. Demir ; 4♀, Alanya district, Havutçuönü , 32° 31´E, 36° 53´N, 14 May 2006 leg. H. Demir. Kayseri province: 2♀, Araplıbeli , 35° 13´E, 38° 26´N, 18 May 2003, leg. O. Seyyar ; 1♀, Kıranardı , 35° 58´E, 38° 56´N, 27 April 2004, leg. O. Seyyar ; 1♂, Talas district , 35° 72´E, 38° 66´N, 15 October 2002, leg. O. Seyyar. Mersin province: 1♀, Belemedik village , 34° 54´E, 37° 20´N, 18 May 2003, leg. H. Demir. Ş anlıurfa province: 1♂, 2♀, Harran district , 39° 12´E, 36° 87´N, 28 October 2003, leg. H. Demir. Gaziantep province: 1♀, Şahinbey , 37° 22´E, 36° 94´N, 10 June 2003, leg. H. Demir.

Male: Measurements (n=4). Carapace: 1.95–2.15 long, 1.90–2.10 wide. Abdomen: 2.15–2.45 long, 1.85– 2.10 wide. Clypeus 0.10–0.14 long, chelicera 0.52–0.60 long. Eye sizes and inter distances: AME 0.05, ALE 0.90–1.01, PME 0.05, PLE 0.08, MOA–WA 0.25–0.32, MOA–WP 0.27–0.32, MOA–L 0.29–0.33, AME–AME 0.15–0.20, AME–ALE 0.09– 0.13, PME–PME 0.15–0.20, PME–PLE 0.24–0.25. Lengths of legs [total length (femur+patella+tibia+metatarsus+tarsus)]: I 8.40–9.20 (2.50–2.70+0.90–1.10+2.00–2.20+2.00–2.10+1.00–1.10), II 8.50–9.15 (2.50–2.65+1.00–1.20+2.00– 2.10+2.10–2.20+0.90–1.00), III 5.70–6.50 (1.70–1.90+0.80–1.00+1.40–1.50+1.10–1.30+0.70–0.80), IV 5.90–6.60 (1.70 – 2.00 + 0.80–0.90+1.40–1.50+1.20– 1.40+0.80).

Carapace dark red brown with yellowish spots and yellow V-shaped mark. ALE and PLE tubercles cream-coloured, margins of carapace black. Sternum, labium and maxillae yellow with brown spots. Chelicerae brown to yellow. Legs; femora and patellae I and II dark red brown, tibia I and II brown, distally lighter than proximally, metatarsi and tarsi yellow, femora, patellae and tibia III and IV light brown with dark brown spots, metatarsi and tarsi light yellow. Leg I spination: femur d 1–1–1, p 1–1–1–1, tibia v 2–2–2–2ap, p and r 1–1–1, metatarsus v 2–2–2–2ap, p 1–1–1ap, r 0–1–1ap Dorsum of abdomen white with black and red spots and 4 wide trensverse stripes, venter of abdomen with reddish spots. Spinnerets yellow brown, branchial opercula light brown.

Pedipalps ( Figs 5–6). Tibia with ventral, intermediate and retrolateral apophyses. Ventral apophysis broad, oblique, hammerlike, curved inwardly and at basis with a small protrusion. Intermediate apophysis large, oblong, leaflike in ventral view. Retrolateral apophysis long, thick, pointed and slightly inclined. Tutaculum cuplike. Tegulum centrally with large, round swelling giving rise to encircling embolar duct, and central to upper part with crescentlike tegular apophysis, backed by two tiny black arches. Tip of embolus bends slightly to tutacular edge and upper part of embolus with a clubslike protrusion.

Female: Measurements (n=34). Carapace: 2.90–3.00 long, 2.85–2.95 wide. Abdomen: 3.30–4.50 long, 2.90–4.00 wide. Clypeus 0.30–0.32 long, chelicera 1.05–1.10 long. Eye sizes and inter distances: AME 0.70– 0.90, ALE 0.14–0.19, PME 0.10, PLE 0.11–0.15, MOA–WA 0.64–0.80, MOA–WP 0.60–0.86, MOA–L 0.60–0.70, AME–AME 0.43–0.48, AME–ALE 0.20–0.24, PME–PME 0.40, PME–PLE 0.55–0.64. Lengths of legs [total length (femur+patella+tibia+metatarsus+tarsus)]: I 8.15–9.40 (2.40–3.00+1.00–1.20+1.90–2.10+1.95–2.00+0.90–1.10), II 7.95–9.05 (2.35–3.00+1.00– 1.10+1.90–2.00+1.80–1.90+0.90–1.05), III 5.55–6.70 (1.60–2.30+0.90–1.00+1.05–1.20+1.20–1.30+0.80–0.90), IV 5.90–7.05 (1.70–2.20+0.90–1.05+1.15– 1.40+1.30–1.50+0.85–0.90).

Carapace brown with yellowish spots and yellow V-shaped mark. Eyes tubercles yellow. Sternum, labium and maxillae yellow with small brown spots. Chelicerae yellow with brown spots. Legs sandy-coloured with brown dorsal stripes and red brown spots. Carapace and abdomen dorsally covered with numerous thick hairs. Leg I spination: femur p 1–1– 1, tibia v 1–2–2–2ap, metatarsus v 2–2–2–2ap, p and r 0–1–1ap Dorsum of abdomen light brown with dark brown and black spots and transverse stripes, venter of abdomen with small black spots. Spinnerets brownish, branchial opercula yellow.

Epigyne ( Figs 1–4). Epigynal plate on upper part with central transparent, rounded, hoodlike structure, accompanied on each side by large, sclerotized dark lateral caps. Central part of epigynal plate with dark, large winding folds on each side. Spermathecal structures show no variation.

HAKAN DEMİR 1,3, METİN AKTAŞ 1 & OSMAN SEYYAR 2 1 Gazi University, Turkey; 2 Erciyes University, Turkey; 3 E-mail: [e-mail]