Hippasa Simon, 1885

Wang, Lu-Yu, Li, Zong-Xu, Zhou, Ke-Xin & Zhang, Zhi-Sheng, 2015, Redescription of three Hippasa species from China (Araneae: Lycosidae), with a proposed species group-division and diagnosis, Zootaxa 3974 (2), pp. 231-244 : 232-233

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Genus Hippasa Simon, 1885 View in CoL View at ENA

Hippasa Simon 1885: 31 View in CoL ; Pocock 1900: 249; Gravely 1924: 588; Dyal 1935: 142; Sinha 1951: 11; Tikader & Malhotra 1980: 272; Yin et al. 1997: 12; Alderweireldt & Jocqué 2005: 47.

Type species. Pirata agelenoides Simon, 1884 , by original designation.

Diagnosis. This genus can be distinguished from other lycosid genera by the slender body, several chevronlike yellow white markings on the dorsum of opisthosoma and two-segmented posterior spinnerets with elongated basal segments ( Figs 4 View FIGURE 4 A–B, 6A–B, 8A–B). Male pedipalps have a hook-like, peaked terminal apophysis, membranous conductor, slender embolus and bifid median apophysis, of which the anterior arm is longer than the posterior one ( Figs 3 View FIGURE 3 A–B, 4C–D, 5A–B, 6D–E, 7A–B, 8C–D). Epigyne thickly covered with white setae, strongly extending backwards ( Figs 4 View FIGURE 4 E, 6F, 8E). A strong, posteriorly extended scape ( Figs 3 View FIGURE 3 C–D, 4E–G, 5C–D, 6F–G) or an obvious epigynal atrium ( Figs 7 View FIGURE 7 C, 8E–F) present. Stalk of spermathecae relatively slender and slightly curved and head of spermathecae ball-like ( Figs 3 View FIGURE 3 D, 4G, 5D, 6G, 7D, 8G). Additionally, Hippasa species spin funnel-like webs, although juvenile webs are more sheet-like (pers. obs.).

Distribution. Africa and Asia.

Composition and species groups division. In total, there are 37 described species. The Japanese species, H. babai Tanikawa, 2007 is synonymised with the newly revalidated H. lingxianensis Yin & Wang, 1980 in this paper. Based on the characters of male palps and female epigynes, 30 species can be assigned to two species groups: the Hippasa greenalliae- group and the Hippasa partita- group.

References

Alderweireldt, M. & Jocque, R. (2005) A taxonomic review of the Afrotropical representatives of the genus Hippasa (Araneae, Lycosidae). Journal of Afrotropical Zoology, 2, 45 - 68.

Dyal, S. (1935) Fauna of Lahore. 4. -- Spiders of Lahore. Bulletin of the Department of Zoology, Panjab University, 1, i - ii, 119 - 252.

Gravely, F. H. (1924) Some Indian spiders of the family Lycosidae. Records of the Indian Museum Calcutta, 26, 587 - 613.

Pocock, R. I. (1900) The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Arachnida. London.

Simon, E. (1884) Arachnides recueillis en Birmanie par M. le chevalier J. B. Comotto et appartenant au Musee civique d'histoire naturelle de Gcnes. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, 20, 325 - 372.

Simon, E. (1885) Materiaux pour servir r la faune arachnologiques de l'Asie meridionale. I. Arachnides recueillis r Wagra- Karoor prcs Gundacul, district de Bellary par M. M. Chaper. II. Arachnides recueillis r Ramnad, district de Madura par M. l'abbe Fabre. Bulletin de la Societe zoologique de France, 10, 1 - 39.

Sinha, T. B. (1951) On the collection of lycosid spiders in the Zoological Survey of India. Records of the Indian Museum, 48, 9 - 52.

Tanikawa, A. (2007) A new species of the spider genus Hippasa (Araneae: Lycosidae) from Yonagunijima Is., the Yaeyama Isls., Japan. Acta Arachnologica Tokyo, 55, 91 - 93.

Tikader, B. K. & Malhotra, M. S. (1980) Lycosidae (Wolf-spiders). Fauna India (Araneae), 1, 248 - 447.

Yin, C. M. & Wang, J. F. (1980) Descriptions of three new species of Hippasa (Araneae, Lycosidae) from China. Journal of the Hunan Teachers College (Natural Science Edition), 2, 55 - 60.

Yin, C. M., Peng, X. J., Xie, L. P., Bao, Y. H. & Wang, J. F. (1997) Lycosids in China (Arachnida: Araneae). Hunan Normal University Press, Changsha, 317 pp.

Figures

FIGURE 3. Hippasa holmerae Thorell, 1895. A. Left male pedipalp, ventral view; B. Same, retrolateral view; C. Epigyne, ventral view; D. Same, dorsal view. Abbreviations: AA, anterior arm of median apophysis; Co, conductor; CO, copulatory opening; Em, embolus; FD, fertilization duct; HS, head of spermatheca; PA, posterior arm of median apophysis; Sc, scape; SS, stalk of spermatheca; St, subtegulum; TA, terminal apophysis (= synembolus sensu Zyuzin (1993 )); Te, tegulum.

FIGURE 4. Hippasa holmerae Thorell, 1895. A. Male habitus, dorsal view; B. Female habitus, dorsal view; C. Left male pedipalp, ventral view; D. Same, retrolateral view. E. Epigyne, ventral view, with bushy white setae; F. Same, ventral view, cleared; G. Same, dorsal view.

FIGURE 7. Hippasa lycosina Pocock, 1900. A. Left male pedipalp, ventral view; B. Same, retrolateral view; C. Epigyne, ventral view; D. Same, dorsal view. Abbreviations: AA, anterior arm of median apophysis; At, atrium; Co, conductor; CO, copulatory opening; Em, embolus; FD, fertilization duct; HS, head of spermatheca; PA, posterior arm of median apophysis; SS, stalk of spermatheca; St, subtegulum; TA, terminal apophysis (= synembolus sensu Zyuzin (1993 )); Te, tegulum.