Pseudopoda taipingensis 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 : 255-258

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/megataxa.9.1.1
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scientific name	Pseudopoda taipingensis Zhang, Jäger & Liu
status	sp. nov.

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Pseudopoda taipingensis Zhang, Jäger & Liu , spec. nov. Figs 237–239 View FIGURE 237 View FIGURE 238 View FIGURE 239 , Map 5 View MAP 5

Typematerial. CHINA, GuizhouProvince: Holotype male from Tongren City, Jiangkou County, Taiping Township , 27.90°N, 108.75°E, 693 m, 23 April 2016, Y. Zhong & Y. Zhu leg. ( CBEE, LJ2230 ) GoogleMaps . Paratypes: 2 males, 6 females, with same data as for holotype ( CBEE, LJ2222 – LJ2229 ); 2 males, Tongren City, Fanjing Mountain, Taiping Township , 27.85°N, 108.78°E, 541 m, 25 May 2015 , F. Liu, M. Yan & Z. Li leg. ( CBEE, LJ02365 – LJ02366 ) GoogleMaps .

Etymology. The specific name is derived from the type locality, the Taiping Township; adjective.

Diagnosis. The male of P. taipingensis Zhang, Jäger & Liu , spec. nov. is similar to that of P. explanata spec. nov. in having a bifurcate E and a similarly shape of RTA with a broad basal part, but can be distinguished by the thinner EP and the curved narrow space between dRTA and vRTA (E broader and straight, with wide space between dRTA and vRTA in P. explanata spec. nov.). The female of P. taipingensis Zhang, Jäger & Liu , spec. nov. is similar to those of P. pantianensis spec. nov. and P. shimenensis spec. nov. by anterior margins of LL straight, median margins in contact along their whole length, IDS with distinct tube-like structures, but can be distinguished by tips of IDS slightly anterolaterad (postero-laterad in P. pantianensis spec. nov., posteriad in P. shimenensis spec. nov.).

MALE (LJ2230): Measurements: Small sized. Body length 7.5–8.3, DS length 4.0, width 3.6, OS length 4.1, width 2.3. Eyes: AME 0.16, ALE 0.21, PME 0.19, PLE 0.25, AME–AME 0.18, AME–ALE 0.11, PME–PME 0.28, PME–PLE 0.36, AME–PME 0.34, ALE–PLE 0.30, CH AME 0.42, CH ALE 0.36. Spination: Pp 131, 101, 2111; Fe I–II 323, III–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: Pp 6.7 (2.2, 0.8, 1.2, –, 2.5); I 22.9 (6.7, 2.1, 6.3, 6.1, 1.7); II 26.3 (7.0, 2.5, 7.5, 7.1, 2.2); III 18.5 (5.3, 1.8, 5.1, 4.8, 1.5); IV 21.8 (6.2, 1.6, 5.7, 6.4, 1.9). Leg formula: II-I-IV-III. Cheliceral furrow with ca. 23 denticles.

Palp ( Figs 237A–C View FIGURE 237 ): As in diagnosis. C arising from T at 12:00 o’clock position, basally wrinkled. E arising from T at 8:00–9:00 o’clock position, with distinct EP, broader than apical part of E. Spermophor visible submarginally on retrolateral T in ventral view and proximally at prolateral T in prolateral view. RTA arising medially to distally from Ti, with finger shaped dRTA and broader and shorter vRTA.

Colouration ( Figs 239A–B View FIGURE 239 ): DS yellow with dark spots, lines and marbled pattern. Fovea and striae distinctly marked. OS dorsally reddish brown, with a pair yellow region laterally at anterior margins, with a light transverse line in posterior half. OS ventrally dark yellow with reddish brown marks, with a reddish-brown patch in front of spinnerets.

FEMALE (LJ2222): Measurements: Small sized. Body length 8.5–9.8, DS length 3.9, width 3.2, OS length 5.0, width 3.0. Eyes: AME 0.17, ALE 0.24, PME 0.20, PLE 0.22, AME–AME 0.19, AME–ALE 0.11, PME–PME 0.33, PME–PLE 0.41, AME–PME 0.39, ALE–PLE 0.35, CH AME 0.44, CH ALE 0.32. Spination: Pp 131, 101, 2121, 1014; Fe I–III 323, IV 331; Pa I–IV 100; Ti I–II 2228, III–IV 2126; Mt I–II 2024, III 2026, IV 3036. Measurements of palps and legs: Pp 5.1 (1.5, 0.6, 1.2, –, 1.8); I 16.1 (4.8, 1.6, 5.0, 3.5, 1.2); II 19.6 (5.3, 2.2, 5.5, 5.0, 1.6); III 13.4 (4.3, 1.3, 3.7, 3.2, 0.9); IV 16.9 (5.1, 1.1, 4.5, 4.8, 1.4). Leg formula: II-IV-I-III. Cheliceral furrow with ca. 27 denticles.

Epigyne ( Figs 238A–C View FIGURE 238 ): As in diagnosis. EF twice as wide as long, AB distinct, separated from EF, basally fragmented. Anterior and median margins of LL forming T-shaped. IDS covered by LL and FW. FW well developed, lateral margins running diagonally.

Colouration ( Figs 239C–D View FIGURE 239 ): As in male, but dorsal

OS with broader transverse light chevron in posterior half, ventral OS with less patches.

Distribution. China (Guizhou Province).