Hovops

Artigas, Sandra Mónica Rodriguez & Corronca, Jose Antonio, 2014, New species and distribution records of selenopid spiders of the genus Hovops Benoit in Madagascar (Araneae, Selenopidae), Zootaxa 3780 (3), pp. 547-557 : 556-557

Key to species of Hovops (only females)

This completes the key provided by Corronca and Rodriguez Artigas (2011) and incorporates the new species described here.

1. Spiders with 6 or fewer ventral spines on tibiae I–II and not more than 4 ventral spines on metatarsi I–II................. 2

– Spiders with more than 6 ventral spines on tibiae I–II and up to 6 ventral spines on metatarsi I–II...................... 7

2. Epigyne with MF represented as a cavity.................................................................... 3

– Epigyne with MF represented as a sclerite................................................................. 4

3. Epigyne sub-triangular, CO posterior to midline of epigyne, widely separated, EP well developed, elongated, postero-lateral, long and slender CD going into centre of vulva; multilobulated spermathecae with bilobed head (figs 7a–c, Corronca & Rodri- guez Artigas 2011).................................................................... H. mariensis (Strand)

– Epigyne sub-quadrangular, CO anterior to epigyne midline and EP developed, sub-circular and in anterior-lateral position; short and divergent CD in midline, spermathecae multilobulated with largest number of lobes in middle portion (figs 4e–f, Corronca & Rodriguez Artigas 2011).............................................. H. madagascariensis (Vinson)

4. MF of small to medium size............................................................................. 5

– MF covering almost entire epigyne; LL of epigyne cordiform, approaching at midline; anterior CO, long and slender CD and

small spermathecae in posterior position (figs 8d-e, Corronca and Rodriguez Artigas 2011)............ H. pusillus (Simon) 5. Sub-rhomboidal MF with a sharp and elongated posterior apex, LL of epigyne well developed and near midline; anterior EP situated at the sides of the CO ( Figs 3–5 ).................................................. H. antakarana sp. n.

– MF, LL, CO and EP otherwise.......................................................................... 6

6. Sub-circular MF; EP in midline; CO near in anterior position; CD initially straight, then divergent (figs 5d–e, Corronca and Rodriguez Artigas 2011)................................................ H. merina Corronca & Rodriguez Artigas

– Sub-pentagonal MF; EP posterior to midline, with anterior and separated CO; CD diverging from beginning (figs 2e–f, Corronca & Rodriguez Artigas 2011)....................................... H. betsileo Corronca & Rodriguez Artigas

7. MF anterior to the midline of the epigyne.................................................................. 8

– Sub-hexagonal and elongated MF posterior to midline of epigyne; EP separated in midline and CO separated in anterior position of epigyne (figs 6d–e, Corronca & Rodriguez Artigas 2011).................................. H. legrasi (Simon)

8. EP in the middle portion of the epigyne.................................................................... 9

– EP behind the middle portion of the epigyne.............................................................. 10

9. Sub-pentagonal MF anterior to midline; EP widely separated in midline of epigyne by more than a width of the MF, and CO anterior and close together (figs 3f–g, Corronca & Rodriguez Artigas 2011)........ H. lidiae Corronca & Rodriguez Artigas

– Sub-hexagonal MF ( Fig. 25 ); EP separated by less than a width of the MF, and anterior CO scarcely separated ( Figs 25–26 )......................................................................................... H. menabe sp. n.

10. Sub-circular MF ( Fig. 32 ); anterior CO separated by more than the half of the width of the MF ( Fig. 33 ); oblique EP ( Figs 32– 33 ); CD ducts thin in the beginning and later enlarged forming a large internal lobe and external walls nearly straight ( Figs 34 , 38 )...................................................................................... H. vezo sp. n.

– Ovoid MF with the greater cross axis ( Fig. 15 ); anterior CO separated by less than half the width of the MF ( Fig. 17 ); straight EP ( Figs 15–16 ); CD thin in the beginning and later with a deep notch that widens to form a large internal lobe and external walls curved ( Fig. 17 )..................................................................... H. ikongo sp. n.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 7. Hovops antakarana sp. n. 1 female habitus, dorsal view; 2 details of the scale-like hairs; 3 epigyne ventral view; 4 idem, cleared; 5 vulva, dorsal view; 6 details of the major ampullate spigots on the spinnerets; 7 spination of the anterior tibia and metatarsus. Scales: 1, 6 = 1 mm; 3 – 5 = 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 18 – 26. Hovops menabe sp. n. 18 female habitus, dorsal view; 19 prosoma, ventral view; 20 detail of iridescent scale-like hairs; 21 details of the major ampullate spigots on the spinnerets; 22 detail of cheliceral teeth; 23 spination of the anterior tibia and metatarsus, ventral view; 24 epigyne, ventral view; 25 idem, cleared; 26 vulva, dorsal view. Scales: 18 – 19, 21 – 22 = 1 mm; 24 – 26 = 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 27 – 34. Hovops vezo sp. n. 27 female habitus, dorsal view; 28 eye arrangement; 29 spination of the anterior tibia and metatarsus, ventral view; 30 detail of cheliceral teeth; 31 detail of iridescent scale-like hairs; 32 epigyne, ventral view; 33 idem, cleared; 34 vulva, dorsal view. Scales: 27 – 28, 30 = 1 mm; 32 – 34 = 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 35 – 38. Drawings of the vulvae of the new species of Hovops, here described. 35 H. antakarana sp. n.; 36 H. ikongo sp. n.; 37 H. menabe sp. n.; 38 H. vezo sp. n. Abbreviations: CD—copulatory duct; FD—fertilization duct; LL—lateral lobe; SP—spermatheca. Scales = 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 8 – 17. Hovops ikongo sp. n. 8 female habitus, dorsal view; 9 eye arrangement; 10 spination of the anterior tibia and metatarsus, ventral view; 11 spination of the anterior tibia and metatarsus, retrolateral view; 12 prosoma, ventral view; 13 detail of the cheliceral teeth; 14 details of the major ampullate spigots on the spinnerets; 15 epigyne, ventral view; 16 idem, cleared; 17 vulva, dorsal view. Scales: 8, 9, 12 – 14 = 1 mm; 15 – 17 = 0.2 mm.