Hippasa wigglesworthi Gajbe & Gajbe, 1999

SANKARAN, PRADEEP M. & CALEB, JOHN T. D., 2023, Notes on Indian wolf spiders: II. Genus Hippasa Simon, 1885 (Araneae: Lycosidae Hippasinae), Zootaxa 5230 (2), pp. 101-152 : 145

Hippasa wigglesworthi Gajbe & Gajbe, 1999 , nomen dubium

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Hippasa wigglesworthi Gajbe & Gajbe, 1999: 24 , figs 7–9 (♀). Gajbe 2004: 62, figs 59–61 (♀).

Type material. Holotype immature ♀ from INDIA: Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur: Madan Mahal Fort / Durgavati Fort (23°08'N, 79°54'E; 431 m alt.), 13 October 1997, P. Gajbe leg., repository NZC-ZSI, Kolkata (no register number specified), examined.

Remarks. Even though the holotype female of this species is immature, the authors provided genitalic illustrations that are unlike any Hippasa species. As in the description of H. fabreae and H. hansae , the authors considered the black markings on the epigynal area of the immature holotype as its genitalia and illustrated it. Until adult specimens are found, this species is treated as nomen dubium.

The NZC-ZSI collection has one glass tube for this species, labeled as ‘holotype’ (no register number specified) containing one large, immature female specimen in good condition, with detached opisthosoma. The same tube has a small glass vial containing a piece of tegument over the epigynal area ( Fig. 34C ). The label mentions the collecting locality as ‘Bheraghat in Jabalpur’ and the collecting date as ‘ 27 October 1997 ’.

Figures

FIGURE 34. Hippasa wigglesworthi Gajbe & Gajbe, 1999, holotype female (NZC-ZSI).A habitus, dorsal view. B opisthosoma, ventral view. C piece of tegument over the epigynal area, dorsal view. D label from type bottle. Scale bars: A, 2 mm; B–C, 1 mm.