Amphidraus bochica, Galvis, William, 2017

Galvis, William, 2017, Nineteen new species of Amphidraus Simon, 1900 (Salticidae: Euophryini) from Colombia, with comments about their conservation, Zootaxa 4286 (1), pp. 1-40 : 3-4

Amphidraus bochica sp. nov.

Figs 1a–d , 16a–b , 20a–b , 24a, 24g , 27

Types. Holotype: male from Chicaque Natural Park , San Antonio de Tequendama, Cundinamarca, Colombia, 2204 m, 4.61613°N, 74.31264°W, 16.X.2016, F. Cala Riquelme, V. Muñoz-Charry & W. Galvis ( ICN –Ar 8276) . Paratype: one female with same data as holotype ( ICN –Ar 8269).

Etymology. The epithet is a noun in apposition that honors the mythic figure of the Muisca religion Bochica (also known as Nemquetaha, Nemqueteba or Sadigua), that similarly to the Incan god Viracocha or the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, was the founding hero of their civilization, and who, according to the legend, brought morals and laws to the people and taught them agriculture and other crafts.

Diagnosis. Males of A. bochica sp. nov. are similar to those of A. pae sp. nov and A. tisquesusa sp. nov. by the simple, short RTA. However, they can be distinguished from those by the shorter RTA, with a bilobed process on the embolic disc (ED) ( Figs 1a–b , 20a–b ). Females of A. bochica sp. nov. are similar to those of A. chie sp. nov. and A. sikuani sp. nov. by the short copulatory ducts, but can be distinguished from those by the presence of a deep medial pocket (po) in the epigyne, with a quadrangular laminar process ( Figs 1c–d , 24a, 24g ).

Description. Male (holotype). Total length: 2.69. Carapace yellowish with two dark brown dorsal stripes, 1.33 long, 0.87 wide, 0.57 high ( Fig. 16a ). OC dark brown, 0.57 long. Anterior eye row 0.86 wide and posterior 0.82 wide. Sternum yellow, 0.58 long, 0.38 wide. Labium yellowish, 0.10 long, 0.15 wide. Chelicerae yellow with three retromarginal and two promarginal teeth. Palp yellow with a finger-like and short RTA, bilobed process on the embolic disc (ED), straight embolus, triangular tegular lobe (TL) ( Figs 1a–b ). Legs 4312, all yellow. Leg macrosetae: femur, I, IV d 1di; II d 1 di, p 1 di; III d 2 di, p 1 di; patella, IV r 1 me; tibia, I v 1-2 -0; II v 1-1 -0; III v 1 pr, p 1-1, r 1-1; IV p 1 di, r 1-1; metatarsus, I–II v 2-2, p 1 di; III v 1 -0-1, p 1-0-2, r 1-0-2; IV v 1 -0-1, p 1-0-2, r 1- 1-2. Abdomen yellowish with two dorsal and longitudinal brown stripes ( Fig. 16a ).

Female. (paratype). Total length 3.54. Carapace yellow with two dark brown dorsal stripes, 1.51 long, 1.07 wide, 0.74 high ( Fig. 16b ). OC dark brown, 0.70 long. Anterior eye row 1.05 wide and posterior 1.00 wide. Sternum yellowish, 0.68 long, 0.47 wide. Labium gray, 0.16 long, 0.18 wide. Chelicerae yellowish, with five retromarginal and two promarginal teeth. Legs 4312, all yellow with gray marks. Leg macrosetae: femur, I–II, IV d 1 di; III d 1 di, p 1 di; patellae, III–IV r 1 me; tibiae, I v 2-2 -2; II v 2-2 -2, p 1 di; III v 1 pr, p 0-1-1, r 0-1-1; IV v 1 pr, p 0-1-1, r 0-1-1; metatarsus, I v 2-2; II v 2-2, p 1 di; III v 1 -0-1, p 1-0-2, r 1-0-2; IV v 1 -0-1, p 1-0-2, r 1-1-2. Abdomen cream-colored with a dark brown reticulated pattern of marks ( Fig. 16b ). Epigyne ( Figs 1c–d , 24a, 24g ) with anterior copulatory openings, short copulatory ducts, a posterior single and medial pocket with a quadrangular and laminar process, oval spermathecae, and anterior glandular ducts in the anterior portion of the copulatory ducts (black arrow in Figs 1d , 24a ).

Comments. The type material was collected by beating low vegetation and in a Winkler trap, in a semipreserved high-Andean wet forest.

Distribution. Colombia (Cundinamarca) ( Fig. 27 ). Known altitudinal distribution: 2204 m.

Figures

FIGURES 1 a – d. A. bochica sp. nov., a) left male palp, ventral view; b) same, retrolateral view; c) epigyne, cleared, ventral view; d) same, dorsal view (black arrow showing the position of the glandular ducts on anterior portion of the copulatory ducts). Abbreviations: cd = copulatory duct, co = copulatory opening, e = embolus, ED = embolic disc, EF = embolic filament, fd = fertilization duct, PED = process on embolic disc, po = pocket, RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis of the male palp, SD = sperm duct, sp = spermatheca, TL = tegular lobe. Scale bars: 0.20 mm.

FIGURES 16 a – i. A. bochica sp. nov., a) male holotype (ICN – Ar 8276); b) female paratype (ICN – Ar 8269). A. chie sp. nov., c) male holotype (ICN – Ar 8273); d) female paratype (ICN – Ar 8274). A. colombianus sp. nov., e) male holotype (ICN – Ar 7292). A. guaitipan sp. nov., f) male holotype (ICN – Ar 8257); g) female paratype (ANDES – IN 3871). A. mae sp. nov., h) male holotype (ICN – Ar 8259); i) female paratype (ICN – Ar 8260). Scale bars: 0.50 mm.

FIGURES 20 a – k. Amphidraus spp, left male palp. A. bochica sp. nov., a) ventral view; b) same, retrolateral view. A. chie sp. nov., c) ventral view; d) same, retrolateral view. A. colombianus sp. nov., e) ventral view; f) same, retroventral view; g) same, retrolateral view. A. guaitipan sp. nov., h) ventral view (arrow shows the retrolateral macrosetae at the base of the RTA); i) same, retrolateral view. A. mae sp. nov., j) ventral view; k) same, retrolateral view.

FIGURES 24 a – l. Amphidraus spp, epigyne. A. bochica sp. nov., a) ventral view; g) disposition of the internal structures. A. chie sp. nov., b) ventral view; h) disposition of the internal structures. A. guaitipan sp. nov., c) ventral view; i) disposition of the internal structures. A. mae sp. nov., d) ventral view; j) disposition of the internal structures. A. quinini sp. nov., e) ventral view; k) disposition of the internal structures. A. sie sp. nov., f) ventral view; l) disposition of the internal structures.

FIGURE 27. Distribution records of the species of the genus Amphidraus Simon from Colombia treated here. Symbols with a dot inside represent species that have distributions in the Cundiboyacense high-Andean plateau, in the Boyacá and Cundinamarca departments.