Pseudocorinna septemaculeata, SIMON, 1910

Jocqué, Rudy & Bosselaers, Jan, 2011, Revision of Pseudocorinna Simon and a new related genus (Araneae: Corinnidae): two more examples of spider templates with a large range of complexity in the genitalia, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 162 (2), pp. 271-350 : 315-316

PSEUDOCORINNA SEPTEMACULEATA SIMON, 1910 ( FIGS 35E , 40 )

Pseudocorinna septemaculeata Simon (1910: 387) .

Type material: Holotype: female: EQUATORIAL GUINEA: Bioko ( MNHN 24986 ) (examined).

Other material: 1 ♀: CAMEROON: Southwest Province, Fako Division., Limbe Subdiv., 1.4 km north-east of Etome , c. 400 m, 04°02′58.58″N, 09°07′31.43″E, 13–19.i.1992, Larcher, Hormiga, Coddington, Griswold, Wanzie ( CAS) .

Male palp ( Fig. 35A, B ): RTA pointing downward, broad, parallel-sided, tip obliquely truncated with distal margin slightly serrated, inferior tip rounded. PTA fairly long, inserted far backward. Embolus large, with broad base, strongly tapered to pointed tip, curved. MA cup-shaped, membranous. FC small, situated at onset of narrow part of embolus. Proximal part of tegulum very broad, with frontal extension with rounded and pointed parts; PAPT large, pointed, retrolateral side sinuous. RAPT thin rod pointing forward.

Diagnosis: Females of P. septemaculeata are recognized by the epigyne with a semicircular posterior depression preceded by a procurved fold.

Description: Female (holotype, MNHN 24986). Total l 3.95.

Carapace greyish brown, covered by tiny warts forming a network with polygonal meshes. Carapace l: 1.85; w: 1.50. Sternum pale yellow brown, warted, l: 0.95; w: 1.05. Abdomen greyish brown, without do scutum. Legs pale brown, covered by fine warts.

Leg spination: fe: I pl 0-0-2; IV do 0-0-1; ti: I ve 2-2-2-2-2-2-2; II ve 2-2-2-2-2-2-2; III pl 0-1-0; IV pl 0-1-0 plv 0-0-1; mt: I ve 2-2-2-2; II ve 2-2-2-2; III pl 0-1-0 ve 0-2-0; IV pl 1-0-0 rl 1-0-0 ve 2-0-2.

Epigyne ( Fig. 35E ): posterior margin shallowly concave; centre with small, shallow, semicircular depression; anterior part with central longitudinal groove; anteriorly with small, curved fold on either side.

Male unknown.

Known geographical distribution: Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon ( Fig. 40 ).

Figures

Figure 35. Pseudocorinna rutila Simon, male lectotype (A, B) and female paralectotype (MNHN) (C, D), and Pseudocorinna septemaculeata Simon, female holotype (MNHN) (E). A, B, right male palp, retrolateral and ventral views; C, epigyne, ventral view; D, cleared epigyne, dorsal view; E, epigyne, ventral view. Scale bars: A–C, E = 1 mm; D = 0.5 mm. CAPT, central apophysis of posterior part of tegulum; E, embolus; FC, functional conductor; MA, median apophysis; PAPT, prolateral apophysis of posterior part of tegulum.

Figure 40. Distribution of Pseudocorinna okupe sp. nov. (O), Pseudocorinna perplexa sp. nov. (Z), Pseudocorinna personata sp. nov. (A), Pseudocorinna septemaculeata Simon (), Pseudocorinna ubicki sp. nov. (Δ), and Pseudocorinna victoria sp. nov. (•).