Pochytoides patellaris, Wesołowska, 2018

Wesołowska, Wanda, 2018, A revision of the genus Pochytoides Berland & Millot, 1941 (Araneae: Salticidae), with descriptions of six new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 418, pp. 1-26 : 12-14

Pochytoides patellaris sp. nov.

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Fig. 7

Etymology

The specific name refers to the presence of an apophysis on the palpal patella.

Type material

Holotype

GUINEA: ♂, Mts Nimba , grassy area, 1952–1962, M. Lamotte leg. ( NHM).

Paratype

GUINEA: 1 ♂, together with holotype ( NHM).

Differential diagnosis

The male is similar to that of P. poissoni comb. nov. in having an embolus with accompanying membrane, but may be distinguished by the presence of a small patellar apophysis ( Fig. 7A, C, F–G ).

Description

Male

DIMENSIONS. Cephalothorax: length 2.3–2.4, width 1.9–2.1, height 1.3–1.5. Eye field: length 1.2–1.4, anterior width 1.8–1.9, posterior width 1.6–1.8. Abdomen: length 1.9–2.2, width 1.4–1.5.

COLOUR AND BODY. Carapace brownish with slopes slightly darker but covered by light hairs. Anterior eyes encircled by fawn scales. Abdomen greyish with large light patch in anterior half and chevrons posteriorly, clothed in fine hairs, among them some longer bristles. Legs yellow with darker rings.

GENITALIA. Pedipalps pale, yellowish. Palpal organ as in Fig. 7A–G . Short but clear retrolateral apophysis on palpal patella ( Fig. 7A, C, F–G ). Embolus slightly curved to prolateral side, with accompanying membrane ( Fig. 7A ).

Female

Unknown.

Figures

Fig. 7. Pochytoides patellaris sp. nov., holotype, ♂. A–F. Palpal organ. A, E. Ventral view. B, F. Ventroretrolateral view. C. Retrolateral view. D. Ventroprolateral view. G. Palpal apophyses, dorsal view. Scale bars: 0.3 mm.