Eusparassus jaegeri, Moradmand, 2013

Moradmand, Majid, 2013, The stone huntsman spider genus Eusparassus (Araneae: Sparassidae): systematics and zoogeography with revision of the African and Arabian species, Zootaxa 3675 (1), pp. 1-108 : 50-53

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3675.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:7F4D5550-8B85-4694-9482-8A125E9A2650
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6949767
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B787E9-8212-1367-25A5-8081FA9BFA00
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Eusparassus jaegeri
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Eusparassus jaegeri View in CoL spec. nov.

Figs 29–30 View FIGURE 29 View FIGURE 30 , 54a View FIGURE 54 , 64a, d View FIGURE 64

Type material. Holotype: male, SOUTH AFRICA: Gauteng Province: 20 km NE of Pretoria , S 25˚36.321', E 28˚19.450', under stone in retreat, collected at night, 8 September 2004, D. Kunz leg. ( SMF, SD295 View Materials , MM52 ).

Paratypes (7♂, 5♀♀): SOUTH AFRICA: Gauteng Province : 1♀, Pretoria, Baviaanspoort , under stones, 22 October 1988, M. Filmer leg. ( PPRI 90 View Materials /387) ; 1♀, Western Transvaal , 4 April 1987, H. Uys leg. ( PPRI 88 View Materials /354) ; Limpopo Province: 1♀, Roodeplaat, S 25˚36.052', E 28˚19.731', 1226 m, under stone in retreat, 13 July 2004, D. Kunz leg. ( SMF, SD34 View Materials , MM51 ) ; 1♀, Klein Kariba , S 24º50'59'', E 28º20'20'', 26 November 1996, A.V.D Berg leg. ( PPRI 97 View Materials /163) GoogleMaps . North West Province: 1♂, Borakalalo Nature Reserve , label: “ Buphuthatswana”, S 25˚, E 27˚, October 1986, M. Filmer leg. ( PPRI 87 View Materials /720) ; 1♂, same data as previous ( PPRI 87 View Materials /75) ; 1♂, same data as previous, April 1986 ( PPRI 87 View Materials /131) ; 1♂, same data as previous, 20 November 1986 ( PPRI 87 View Materials /120) ; 1♂, Magaliesberg , May 1990, L. Prendini leg. ( PPRI 91 View Materials /1435) ; 1♂, Farms Elandsfontein / Buffelshoek , 37 km W of Thabazimbi, under stone in cocoon, area covered with dry leaves, 3 November 1979, M. Stiller leg. ( PPRI 80 View Materials /174) , 1♂, Buffelspoort dam, Rustenburg District , under dry bark of protea stump, 14 October 1979, M. Stiller leg. ( PPRI 80 View Materials /185) ; BOTSWANA: 1♀, Rooikop , 15 January 1994, A. Harington leg. ( PPRI 2001 View Materials /96) .

Other material examined. SOUTH AFRICA: Limpopo Province: 2♀♀, 6 juveniles, Makapan, S 23º 10' 60'', E 28º 36' 0'', ( MNHN 16.851 View Materials ); GoogleMaps 1♀, Northen Cape Province: Kimberley ( MNHN 13.037 View Materials ) .

Etymology. The species is named in honour of Dr Peter Jäger (SMF) in recognition of his scientific support of this project and also his invaluable help, motivation and encouragement; noun in genitive.

Diagnosis. Males differing from congeners by slender and curving ET pointing smoothly distad at its distal end ( Fig. 29c View FIGURE 29 ) and dRTA with a ventral bulge ( Figs 29a, b View FIGURE 29 ); epigyne with two large triangular processes at posterior margine of lateral lobes (LL) ( Fig. 30a View FIGURE 30 ) [see also diagnosis for jaegeri species group above].

Description. Male (ranges: n=8, single measurement: holotype):

Measurements. Males medium sized; total length 13.5, prosoma length 5.7–6.3, prosoma width 4.7–5.8, anterior width of prosoma 2.5–3.1, opisthosoma length 7.8–8.0, opisthosoma width 4.0–4.7. Eye diameters: AME 0.40, ALE 0.30, PME 0.25, PLE 0.27; eye interdistances: AME-AME 0.20, AME-ALE 0.06, PME-PME 0.38, PME-PLE 0.44, AME-PME 0.28, ALE-PLE 0.24, clypeus height at AME 0.23, clypeus height at ALE 0.31. AME largest (>1.5 times larger than PME) ( Fig. 29d View FIGURE 29 ).

Chelicerae. Chelicerae with 2 anterior and 4 or 5 posterior teeth (3 or 4 larger teeth followed by smaller ones), cheliceral furrow with median line of 3 to 5 intermarginal denticles ( Fig. 29e View FIGURE 29 ).

Legs. Leg formula: II IV I III. Measurements of palp and legs: Palp 6.9 [2.2, 1.1, 1.1, 2.5], I 24.2 [6.5, 2.1, 6.0, 6.5, 2.1], II 28.2 [7.8, 2.7, 7.3, 8.2, 2.2], III 22.5 [6.5, 2.3, 5.5, 6.2, 2.0], IV 25.0 [7.0, 2.3, 6.2, 7.4, 2.1].

Spination. Palp 131, 000/001, 1111; Legs: Femur I– III 323 (423), IV 322; Patella I– IV 101 ; Tibia I–IV 2224; Metatarsus I–III 2024, IV 3036.

Palp. As in diagnosis with cymbium more than twice as long as tibia ( Fig. 29b View FIGURE 29 ), dRTA beak-like and vRTA wide and triangular in ventral view ( Fig. 29a View FIGURE 29 ); ET retrolaterad with distal tip bent at right angle ( Fig. 29c View FIGURE 29 ).

Female (ranges: n=8, single measurement: paratype MM51 ):

Measurements. Medium sized; total length: 13.4–19.2, prosoma length 5.3–7.2, prosoma width 4.8–6.3, anterior width of prosoma 3.0–3.8, opisthosoma length 8.1–12.0, opisthosoma width 5.2–7.6. Eye diameters: AME 0.45, ALE 0.34, PME 0.31, PLE 0.35; eye interdistances: AME-AME 0.31, AME-ALE 0.10, PME-PME 0.51, PME-PLE 0.52, AME-PME 0.32, ALE-PLE 0.25, clypeus height at AME 0.34, clypeus height at ALE 0.40.

Chelicerae. Chelicerae dentition as in males. AME largest.

Legs. Leg formula: II IV I III. Measurements of palp and legs: Palp 7.4 [2.3, 1.2, 1.5, 2.4], I 24.7 [6.6, 3.3, 5.9, 6.8, 2.1], II 27.3 [7.5, 3.5, 6.6, 7.5, 2.2], III 22.9 [6.7, 2.8, 5.4, 6.0, 2.0], IV 25.1 [7.0, 2.8, 6.0, 7.2, 2.1].

Spination. Palp 131, 001, 1111, 1013; Legs: Femur I–III 323, IV 321/322; Patella I–IV000/101; Tibia I–IV 2024; Metatarsus I–III 2024, IV 3036.

Epigyne/vulva. As in diagnosis with MS enlarged, roundish and bulged outward ventrally ( Fig. 30a View FIGURE 30 ), CD massive and dark in colour and fully to partially sclerotized ( Fig. 30b View FIGURE 30 ), GP reduced in size and situated close to TL ( Figs 30c, d View FIGURE 30 ).

Colouration. Body uniformly coloured with pale brownish gray hairs and a longitudinal darker strip on dorsal opisthosoma ( Fig. 54a View FIGURE 54 )

Known geographical distribution and habitat. South Africa: central region and Botswana collected from retreats under stones covered by bushes. One specimen sampled with an Euprosthenops sp. (Pisauridae) .