Scopocira albertoi, Galvis, William, 2015

Galvis, William, 2015, Jumping spiders of the genus Scopocira Simon, 1900 (Araneae: Salticidae: Amycoida) from Colombia, with the description of a new species, Zootaxa 4000 (2), pp. 281-286 : 281-283

Scopocira albertoi new species

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Types. Holotype: male from Estación Biológica Mosiro Itájura (Caparú), Lago Taraira, Bajo Río Apaporis, Vaupés, Colombia, 200 m, 1.066667°N, 69.516667°W, II–IV.2004, J. Pinzón (ICN-Ar 7314). Paratypes: six females with the same information of the holotype (ICN-Ar 7310, 7910–7912).

Etymology. The species epithet honors the Colombian biologist Pedro Alberto Galvis Peñuela, for his contribution to my research on Neotropical and Colombian jumping spiders, and for his friendship and support.

Diagnosis. Males of S. albertoi sp. nov. can be recognized from all the remaining species of the genus by the presence of a strongly curved tegular lobe ( Figs 1–3 ). Females have epigynes similar to that of Scopocira cyrili Costa & Ruiz, 2014, but can be recognized by the larger and more rounded spermathecae ( Figs 6–8 ).

Description. Male (holotype). Total length: 2.85. Caparace dark orange, 1.42 long, 1.09 wide, 0.74 high ( Fig. 4 ). OC 0.73 long. Anterior eye row 1.05 wide and posterior 0.97 wide. Sternum 0.62 long, 0.49 wide. Labium 0.12 long, 0.20 wide. Chelicerae with two apophyses, one on the prolateral face, near the base of the fang and the other on the retromarginal face. Palp yellow with a laminar and short embolus ( Figs 1–3 ), prolateral SD and strongly curved TL, tibia with a short RvTA and RTA, RTA near a developed CLL, an ITA large, and a DEA double sickle-like. Legs 1432, I dark orange, II–IV yellow, only IV laterally with dark longitudinal stripes on femur. Spination: femur I–IV d 1 di; tibia I v 2- 2 -2; II v 2-1; metatarsus I v 2-2; II v 2 pr. Abdomen dark brown with a clear transverse medial stripe ( Fig. 4 ).

Female (paratype, ICN-Ar 7310). Total length 2.98. Carapace orange, 1.33 long, 0.89 wide, 0.62 high ( Fig. 5 ). OC 0.58 long. Anterior eye row 0.95 wide and posterior 0.86 wide. Sternum 0.57 long, 0.41 wide. Labium 0.11 long, 0.20 wide. Chelicerae with four small teeth on both retromarginal and promarginal face. Legs 4132, yellow, only I laterally with dark longitudinal stripes. Spination: femur I d 1 di, p 1 di; II–IV d 1 di; tibia I v 2-2 -2-2; II v 2-2 -2; metatarsus I–II v 2-2. Abdomen cream-colored, with a dark longitudinal stripe, posteriorly crossed by a wide transverse dark stripe ( Fig. 5 ). Epygine ( Figs 6–8 ) with larger and rounded spermathecae, and posterior disposition of fertilization ducts.

Variation (n= 5 females). Total length 2.86–3.31. Carapace length 1.31–1.42.

Distribution. Known only from type locality (Vaupés, Colombia, border with Brazil).

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 4. Scopocira albertoi sp. nov. 1 left male palp, ventral view; 2 same, retrolateral view; 3 same, retroventral view; 4 male holotype, dorsal view. Scale bar = 0.12 mm (1 – 3); 1.00 mm (4). CLL = cymbial locking lobe; DEA = dorsal embolic apophysis; e = embolus; ITA = intercalary tibial apophysis; RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis; RvTA = retroventral tibial apophysis; SD = sperm duct; TL = tegular lobe.

FIGURES 5 – 8. Scopocira albertoi sp. nov. 5 female paratype, dorsal view; 6 epigyne, ventral view; 7 same, cleared, dorsal view; 8 same, cleared, dorsal view. Scale bar = 1.00 mm (5); 0.15 mm (6 – 8).