Hurius vulpinus Simon, 1901

Galvis, William & Martinez, Leonel, 2016, First record of the jumping spider tribe Huriini Simon (Araneae: Salticidae: Salticinae) from Colombia, Peckhamia 145 (1), pp. 1-6 : 2-4

Hurius vulpinus Simon, 1901

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Hurius vulpinus Simon, 1901a: 585 , fig. 708; Simon, 1901b: 154 (female lectotype and female paralectotype from Quito, Ecuador, deposited in MNHN, not examined); Galiano, 1963: 363, pl. 19, fig. 16; Galiano, 1985: 10, figs. 1-7; WSC 2016.

Material examined. Colombia, Cundinamarca, Bogotá, Ciudad Universitaria Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 4.641944°N, 74.081944°W, 2600 m, 10 Sep 2002, 1♂, Estudiantes Biología Universidad Nacional (ICN-Ar 6660); same location and collectors, Sep to Nov 2003, 2♂, 4♀, 8 immatures (ICN-Ar 6247, 6418, 6640, 6663, 7175, 7180); same location, 19 Sep 2009, 1♂, 1♀, 2 immatures, E . Flórez & Grupo Cheliceros (ICN-Ar 7478-7479); same location, 25 Oct 2011, 1♀ juvenile, 1 immature, W . Galvis (ICN-Ar 6655); same location and collector, 20 May 2012, 1♀, 2 immatures (ICN-Ar 7250); same location, 15 Aug 2013, 1♂, 5♀, Grupo Cheliceros (ICN-Ar 7481-7482), Meta, La Macarena, June 1994, 1♀, A . Calixto(ICN-Ar 6235).

Diagnosis. Males of the species can be diagnosed by their short embolus, reduced ventral tibial apophysis (vTA) with a long RTA ( Figures 1-3 ). Females can be recognized by the presence of two posterior lateral copulatory pockets (lpo) in the epigyne ( Figures 4-6 ).

Distribution. Colombia (Cundinamarca, Meta) and Ecuador (Pichincha, Quito, Tungurahua) ( Figure 13 ). Specimens of both sexes were collected together on tree bark and in low scrubs in a highly intervened urban environment or in a conserved ecosystem. The record of H. vulpinus in the Meta department could not be georeferenced because of its doubtful locality, but could correspond to a locality in the Serranía de La Macarena at a high altitude. These localities represent the northernmost records for the genus. The known altitudinal range is 1800-2850 m.

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Figure 13. Known distribution of Hurius vulpinus Simon and Simonurius

Figures 1-8. Hurius vulpinus Simon (♂ ICN Ar-7482, ♀ ICN Ar-7250). 1, Left male palp, prolateral view. 2, Same, retrolateral view. 3, Same, ventral view. 4, Epigyne, ventral view. 5, Same, cleared, ventral view. 6, Same, cleared, dorsal view. 7, Female, habitus. 8, Male, habitus.