Pseudopoda songi Jäger, 2008

Liu, Jie, Li, Shuqiang & Jäger, Peter, 2010, Huntsman spiders (Araneae: Sparassidae) from Xishuangbanna Rainforest, China, Zootaxa 2508, pp. 56-64 : 59-60

Pseudopoda songi Jäger, 2008

Fig. 1

Pseudopoda songi Jäger, 2008: 46 , figs 1–11.

Material examined. CHINA: Yunnan Province: 1 female, Xishuangbanna City, Mengla County, Menglun town, secondary tropical seasonal rain forest, N 21º55.428’, E 101º16.441’, Alt: 598m, 17 February 2007, Guo Zheng leg. ( IZCAS); ditto, 3 males, 6 females, primary tropical seasonal rain forest, N 21º57.445’, E 101º12.997’, Alt: 744 m, 24 June 2007, Guo Zheng leg. (2 males, 5 females IZCAS, 1 male, 1 female SMF).

Distribution. China, Yunnan Prov. ( Fig. 1 ).

Natural history. The new locality is 2.5 km E of the type locality and in the same altitude range. There are records of morphologically similar individuals from Luang Nam Tha Province in Northern Laos, but these cannot be identified unambiguously since only females were caught.

The herewith reported specimens were collected in pitfall traps and by hand collecting, this species may live on the forest floor or in the leaf litter.

Figures

FIGURE 1. The location of Menglun Natural Reserve of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture.