Pseudopoda applanata 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 : 27-28

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/megataxa.9.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7658092
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scientific name	Pseudopoda applanata Zhang, Jäger & Liu
status	sp. nov.

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Pseudopoda applanata Zhang, Jäger & Liu , spec. nov. Figs 16–17 View FIGURE 16 View FIGURE 17 , Map 5 View MAP 5

Type material. CHINA, Sichuan Province: Holotype male from Bazhong City, Nanjiang County, Guangwu Mountain, Taoyuan Scenic Spot, 32.69°N, 106.79°E, 1703 m, 14 May 2013 , D. Wang & X. Jiang leg. ( CBEE, LJ 2110).

Etymology. The specific name is derived from the Latin adjective applanatus, - a, - um, meaning “flat”, referring to the flat tip of E; adjective.

Diagnosis. The male of P. applanata Zhang, Jäger & Liu , spec. nov. is similar to those of P. bangaga Jäger, 2015 , P. subbirmanica Zhao & Li, 2018 and P. zixiensis Zhao & Li, 2018 (Jäger 2015; Jiang et al. 2018) by having a similarly shaped E and RTA broad, but can be recognised by: 1) E much longer (E shorter in P. bangaga , P. subbirmanica and P. zixiensis ); 2) dRTA wide, dorsal margin of RTA concave in retrolateral view (dRTA thin and dorsal margin of RTA straight in retrolateral view in P. subbirmanica and P. zixiensis , no separation of dRTA and vRTA in P. bangaga ).

MALE (LJ2110): Measurements: Small sized. Body length 5.8, DS length 3.0, width 2.5, OS length 2.8, width 1.6. Eyes: AME 0.12, ALE 0.21, PME 0.16, PLE 0.19, AME–AME 0.10, AME–ALE 0.06, PME–PME 0.13, PME–PLE 0.24, AME–PME 0.19, ALE–PLE 0.16, CH AME 0.27, CH ALE 0.22. Spination: Pp 131, 101, 2121; Fe I–II 323, III 322, IV 322; Pa I–III 101, IV 100; Ti I -, II 2228, III–IV 2126; Mt I -, II 2024, III 3025, IV 3036. Measurements of palps and legs (leg. Ti I, Mt I missing): Pp 4.0 (1.0, 0.6, 0.8, –, 1.6); I - (3.5, 1.2, 3.4, -, -); II 14.3 (4.0, 1.4, 4.2, 3.5, 1.2); III 9.9 (3.2, 1.0, 2.7, 2.4, 0.6); IV 12.0 (3.7, 0.8, 3.1, 3.3, 1.1). Cheliceral furrow with ca. 15 denticles.

Palp ( Figs 16A–C View FIGURE 16 ): As in diagnosis. C arising from T at 11:30–12:00 o’clock position. E arising from T at 9:00 o’clock position. Spermophor running submarginally retrolaterally in T, then bent near the basal of E. RTA arising proximally to medially from Ti.

Colouration ( Figs 17A–B View FIGURE 17 ): DS brown with reddish spots, two lateral bands with marbled pattern, margin with thin dash line and brown pattern. Fovea distinctly marked. OS dorsally with lots of reddish-brown marks at anterior part, with a transverse yellow line at posterior part. OS ventrally yellow, with several silvery dots at anterior part, with a transverse reddish-brown region at posterior part.

FEMALE: Unknown.

Distribution. China (Sichuan Province).