Scopocira sciosciae, Costa, Erika L. S. & Ruiz, Gustavo R. S., 2014

Costa, Erika L. S. & Ruiz, Gustavo R. S., 2014, Taxonomic revision of Scopocira Simon, 1900 (Araneae: Salticidae), Zootaxa 3893 (2), pp. 151-195 : 186-187

Scopocira sciosciae sp. nov.

Figs 104‒105 , 177‒179 , 191

Types. Holotype: Male from Ilha de Santana, Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [22.4ºS, 41.7ºW], 20.X.1986, R.C.L. Baptista (MNRJ 6752). Paratypes: one male from Rancho Queimado [27.666667ºS, 49.016667ºW], Santa Catarina, Brazil, 08‒12.X.1995, A. Braul Jr (MPEG 21120 = ex-MCTP 9757); three males from Manpituba, Crisciúma [28.666667ºS, 49.366667ºW], Santa Catarina, Brazil, 09.X.2008, F.M. Bianchi (MCTP 31906).

Etymology. The specific name is in honor of the Argentinean arachnologist Cristina Scioscia , who has helped in this study by sending material and illustrations made by Galiano.

Diagnosis. Males of S. sciosciae are similar to those of S. fuscimana by the forked DEA, but can be distinguished by having the two DEA branches equally long ( Fig. 178 ).

Description. Male (holotype). Total length: 4.20. Carapace orange, 1.83 long, 1.51 wide, 1.02 high ( Fig. 177 ). Ocular quadrangle 1.12 long. Anterior eye row 1.24 wide and posterior 1.21 wide. Palp yellow ( Figs 178‒179 ); triangular RvTA, low ITA; embolus oblique with developed dorsal portion and forked DEA. Legs 1432, yellow. Length of femur: I 1.87, II 0.95, III 1.03, IV 1.38; patella + tibia: I 2.59, II 1.33, III 1.20, IV 1.57; metatarsus + tarsus: I 1.63, II 0.96, III 1.22, IV 1.57. Spination on ventral tibia I: 2-2-2-2. Abdomen cream-colored with an anterior dark area and a transverse dark brown stripe on the posterior half ( Fig. 177 ); ventrally cream-colored. Female. Unknown.

Distribution. Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina) ( Fig. 191 ).

Figures

FIGURE 191. Record map for S. dentichelis, S. crotalica sp. nov. and S. sciosciae sp. nov.

FIGURES 98 – 107. Scopocira spp, left male palp. S. kunai sp. nov. 98 ventral view; 99 same, retrolateral view. S. melanops 100 ventral view; 101 same, retrolateral view. S. pterodactyla sp. nov. 102 ventral view; 103 same, retrolateral view. S. sciosciae sp. nov. 104 ventral view; 105 same, retrolateral view. S. tenella 106 ventral view; 107 same, retrolateral view. Scale bar = 0.25 mm.

FIGURES 174 – 179. S. pterodactyla sp. nov. 174 male, dorsal view; 175 left male palp, ventral view; 176 same, retrolateral view. S. sciosciae sp. nov. 177 male, dorsal view; 178 left male palp, ventral view; arrows point bifid dorsal embolic apophysis; 179 same, retrolateral view. Scale bar = 1 mm (174, 177); 0.25 mm (175 – 176, 178 – 179).