Pseudopoda martinae Jäger, 2001

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 : 180-182

Pseudopoda martinae Jäger, 2001 Figs 163–164 , Map 3

Pseudopoda martinae Jäger, 2001:73 , figs 42a–e,84 (Holotype male from Trisuli Khola , Nepal, deposited in SMF, examined).

Material examined. NEPAL, Bagmati Province: 1 female, Rasuwa District , 28.15°N, 85.18°E, 2780 m, 19 April 2004, J. Martens leg. ( SMF, SD 15 ) .

Diagnosis of female. The female of P. martinae with similar anterior margins of LL as P. chulingensis Jäger, 2001 and P. martensi , but can be distinguished by the strongly sclerotised part of the IDS separated from the median margins of LL in ventral view (sclerotised part of the closer to each other in P. chulingensis and P. martensi ).

MALE: For details see Jäger (2001).

FEMALE (SD 15): Measurements: Small sized. Body length 8.6, DS length 3.9, width 3.3, OS length 4.7, width 3.1. Eyes: AME 0.14, ALE 0.21, PME 0.17, PLE 0.19, AME–AME 0.17, AME–ALE 0.11, PME–PME 0.21, PME–PLE 0.31, AME–PME 0.28, ALE–PLE 0.24, CH AME 0.36, CH ALE 0.29. Spination: Pp 131, 101, 2121, 1014; Fe I–II 323, III 322, IV 331; Pa I–III 101, IV 000; Ti I–II 2228, III–IV 2126; Mt I–II 3034, III–IV 3036. Measurements of palps and legs: Pp 5.0 (1.4, 0.8, 1.0, –, 1.8); I 10.7 (3.1, 1.4, 2.7, 2.5, 1.0); II 13.5 (3.5, 1.6, 4.1, 3.1, 1.2); III 9.5 (3.0, 1.1, 2.1, 2.4, 0.9); IV 10.1 (3.3, 0.7, 2.3, 2.7, 1.1). Leg formula: II-I-IV-III. Cheliceral furrow with ca. 19 denticles.

Epigyne ( Figs 163A–C ): As in diagnosis. EF wider than long, with indistinct short AB. Anterior margins of LL roughly V-shaped, and almost parallel to postero-lateral margins. FW covering large parts of IDS in dorsal view.

Colouration ( Figs 164A–B ): DS yellowish-brown,

with dark pattern and several marks, e.g., two pairs of differently sized dots in front of fovea, narrow lines between fovea and eyes, as well as marbled pattern with striae pronounced. Fovea marked in X-chromosome fashion. OS dorsally reddish-brown with two pairs of muscle sigilla marked, anterior half laterally with two longitudinal white regions, posterior half with distinct transversal white line. OS ventrally yellowish-brown, with several large dots arranged in two longitudinal rows.

Distribution. Nepal (Trisuli Khola and Bagmati Province).

Figures

FIGURE 163. Pseudopoda martinae Jäger, 2001, holotype, female: A. Epigyne, ventral; B. Schematic course of IDS, dorsal; C. Vulva, dorsal. Scale bars: A–C: 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 164. Pseudopoda martinae Jäger, 2001, A–B Female habitus (A. dorsal; B. ventral). Scale bars: A–B: 2 mm.