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E22FE10954F759A588D19E0095542AC5.text	E22FE10954F759A588D19E0095542AC5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudopoda chengkouensis Zhang, Wang, Liu & Hu 2026	<div><p>Pseudopoda chengkouensis Zhang, Wang, Liu &amp; Hu sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 1, 2, 3, 10</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype male: China • Chongqing Municipality: Chengkou County, Lianfeng Village, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=108.7002&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=32.05" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 108.7002/lat 32.05)">Nacaigou</a>, 32.0500°N, 108.7002°E, elev. 1284 m, 4 April 2025, Qianle Lu &amp; Luyu Wang leg. (XTU, S 2025090017) . Paratypes • 1 male, 10 females, with same data as holotype (XTU, S 2025090004 – S 2025090011, S 2025090015 – S 2025090016, S 2025090026); 1 male, 2 females, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=108.7501&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=31.7335" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 108.7501/lat 31.7335)">Chuangziping</a>, Liaozi Township, Chengkou County, 31.7335°N, 108.7501°E, elev. 1376 m, 3 April 2025, Qianle Lu &amp; Luyu Wang leg. (XTU, S 2025090012, S 2025090014, S 2025090018) ; 1 female, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=109.0502&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=31.9169" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 109.0502/lat 31.9169)">Huajiaowan</a>, Heyu Township, Chengkou County, 31.9169°N, 109.0502°E, elev. 1926 m, 5 April 2025, Qianle Lu &amp; Luyu Wang leg. (XTU, S 2025090013) .</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The specific name is derived from the name of the type locality.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Male of Pseudopoda chengkouensis Zhang, Wang, Liu &amp; Hu, sp. nov. resembles that of P. yintiaoling Deng, Zhong, Irfan &amp; Wang, 2023 (cf. Fig. 1 and figs 33, 34, 38–40 in Deng et al. 2023) in having the RTA broad, with the ventral part with two distinct subtriangular marginal projections, but it can be distinguished from P. yintiaoling by the following: 1) distal part of E narrower, tapering to a pointed tip, with EP shorter, appearing as a small hump; 2) T ventrally in proximal half slightly bulged; and 3) distal part of vRTA shorter and sharper (distal part of E broad with round tip, with EP large, hook-shaped in prolateral view, T ventrally in proximal half strongly bulged, distal part of vRTA broad and round in P. yintiaoling). Female of P. chengkouensis Zhang, Wang, Liu &amp; Hu, sp. nov. is similar to that of P. kunmingensis Sun &amp; Zhang, 2012 (cf. Fig. 2 and fig. 9 B – D in Zhang et al. 2017) by the following: 1) posterior part of LL with bent in an arc, smooth; and 2) S twisted; however, it can be distinguished from P. kunmingensis by the following: 1) anterior margins of LL curved; and 2) S nearly round, covered by LL and FW in dorsal view (anterior margins of LL almost horizontal, S oval, posterior part freely visible in dorsal view in P. kunmingensis).</p><p>Description.</p><p>Male: Measurements: small-sized Heteropodinae . Body length 7.2, DS length 3.5, width 3.1, OS length 3.7, width 2.3. Eyes: AME 0.16, ALE 0.25, PME 0.19, PLE 0.23, AME – AME 0.15, AME – ALE 0.08, PME – PME 0.20, PME – PLE 0.30, AME – PME 0.26, ALE – PLE 0.23, CH AME 0.34, CH ALE 0.27. Chelicerae with 3 promarginal and 4 retromarginal teeth. Spination: Pp: 131, 101, 2110; legs: Fe I – II 323, III 322, IV 332; Pa I – III 101, IV 000; Ti I – II 2226, III – IV 2126; Mt I – II 2024, III 3025, IV 3036. Measurements of palp and legs: Pp: 5.3 (1.4, 0.8, 0.9, -, 2.2), I 13.8 (4.3, 1.4, 4.2, 2.8, 1.1), II 16.0 (4.7, 1.5, 4.9, 3.5, 1.4), III 10.7 (3.7, 1.0, 2.9, 2.2, 0.9), IV 13.0 (4.4, 0.6, 3.3, 3.4, 1.3). Leg formula: II - IV - I - III.</p><p>Palp (Fig. 1): as in diagnosis. T ventrally grooved, retrolaterally bulged, SD running submarginally along retrolateral margin of T. RTA arising basally from Ti. vRTA stout, basally broad, distally curved, and apically pointed; dRTA shorter, digitiform to triangular. C membranous, sheet-like, arising from T at 11: 30 o’clock position. E rising from approximately 10 o’clock position on T.</p><p>Colouration (Fig. 3 A, B): DS yellow to orange-yellow, with dark-brown spots and distinct radial lines. Chelicerae, endites, palps, sternum, and legs yellow. Legs with scattered brown spots. OS dorsally pale yellow anteriorly, with brown to dark-brown patch medially and yellow transverse line posteriorly. OS ventrally pale yellow, with sparse, brownish spots. Spinnerets light brown.</p><p>Female: Measurements: small-sized Heteropodinae . Body length 8.3, DS length 3.8, width 3.4, OS length 4.5, width 3.2. Eyes: AME 0.19, ALE 0.28, PME 0.20, PLE 0.25, AME – AME 0.17, AME – ALE 0.10, PME – PME 0.24, PME – PLE 0.34, AME – PME 0.29, ALE – PLE 0.25, CH AME 0.36, CH ALE 0.32. Chelicerae with 3 promarginal and 4 retromarginal teeth. Spination: palp: 131, 101, 2101, 1014; legs: Fe I – III 323, IV 322; Pa I – IV 101; Ti I – IV 2126; Mt I – II 2024, III 3025, IV 3037. Measurements of palp and legs: Pp: 4.9 (1.5, 0.8, 0.9, -, 1.7), I 12.3 (3.6, 1.5, 3.3, 2.9, 1.0), II 14.2 (3.8, 1.6, 3.5, 4.1, 1.2), III 10.3 (3.2, 1.3, 2.6, 2.5, 0.7), IV 11.4 (3.7, 0.9, 2.8, 3.0, 1.0). Leg formula: II - I - IV - III.</p><p>Epigyne (Fig. 2): as in diagnosis. Epigynal field wider than long, with short AB. LL broad, anterior margins distinctly sclerotised, posterior parts broad. Vulva with broad FW extending anteriorly; S occupying most of posterior part of internal duct system. FD short, medially situated and posteriorly extending.</p><p>Colouration (Fig. 3 C, D): as in male.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Known only from the type locality (Fig. 10).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E22FE10954F759A588D19E0095542AC5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Zhang, He;Cao, Feifei;Wang, Lu-Yu;Liu, Jie;Hu, Changhao	Zhang, He, Cao, Feifei, Wang, Lu-Yu, Liu, Jie, Hu, Changhao (2026): Three new species of the genus Pseudopoda Jäger, 2000 (Araneae, Sparassidae, Heteropodinae) from China. ZooKeys 1292: 141-157, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1292.196539
0EB5B26E71275AB4B9622A632EC51A17.text	0EB5B26E71275AB4B9622A632EC51A17.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudopoda liyihangi Zhang, Wang, Liu & Hu 2026	<div><p>Pseudopoda liyihangi Zhang, Wang, Liu &amp; Hu sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 4, 5, 6, 10</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype male: China • Shaanxi Province: Hanzhong City, Liuba County, Huoshaodian Town, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=106.7735&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=33.6281" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 106.7735/lat 33.6281)">Taiziling Village</a>, 33.6281°N, 106.7735°E, elev. 2000–2100 m, 24 June 2025, Yihang Li leg. (XTU, S 2025060001) . Paratype • 1 female, with same data as holotype (XTU, S 2025060002) .</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The specific name is derived from the name of the collector of holotype.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Male of Pseudopoda liyihangi Zhang, Wang, Liu &amp; Hu, sp. nov. is similar to that of P. dao Jäger, 2001 (cf. Fig. 4 and fig. 49 a – c in Jäger 2001) in having long, filiform E with distal part forming a loop, but it can be distinguished from P. dao by the following: 1) E arising from T at 9 o’clock position; 2) ST visible in prolateral view; 3) SD straight in retrolateral view; and 4) RTA unbranched, narrower than Ti in retrolateral view (E arising from T at 8 o’clock position; ST invisible; SD curved; RTA branched, wider than Ti in retrolateral view in P. dao). Female of P. liyihangi Zhang, Wang, Liu &amp; Hu, sp. nov. is similar to that of P. qingxiensis Zhang, Jäger &amp; Liu, 2023 (cf. Fig. 5 A, B and fig. 203 A, C in Zhang et al. 2023) in having reticulate part of vulva and twisted S, but it can be distinguished from P. qingxiensis by median part of anterior margins of LL straight (anterior margins of LL V-shaped in P. qingxiensis).</p><p>Description.</p><p>Male: Measurements: small-sized Heteropodinae . Body length 8.0, DS length 4.0, width 3.6, OS length 4.0, width 3.2. Eyes: AME 0.19, ALE 0.27, PME 0.17, PLE 0.25, AME – AME 0.21, AME – ALE 0.08, PME – PME 0.26, PME – PLE 0.35, AME – PME 0.23, ALE – PLE 0.29, CH AME 0.22, CH ALE 0.23. Chelicerae with 3 promarginal and 4 retromarginal teeth. Spination: Pp: –, 001, 3100; legs: Fe I – III 323, IV 234; Pa I – II 101, III 001, IV 000; Ti I 3156, II – III 2126, IV 4137; Mt I – II 2024, III 3025, IV 4047. Measurements of palp and legs: Pp: – (–, 0.6, 0.9, -, 2.1), I 19.1 (4.9, 1.5, 5.7, 5.2, 1.8), II 20.5 (5.4, 1.6, 6.0, 5.5, 2.0), III 15.5 (4.6, 1.3, 4.1, 4.0, 1.5), IV 17.0 (4.8, 1.0, 4.7, 4.7, 1.8). Leg formula: II - I - IV - III.</p><p>Palp (Fig. 4): as in diagnosis. T kidney-shaped. RTA simple, arising from basal part of Ti. C membranous, arising from T at 12 o’clock position. E projection absent, basal part wider than 8 × width of embolic tip, and gradually thinner until bottom part of embolic distal loop.</p><p>Colouration (Fig. 6 A, B): DS yellow, with black spots and radial lines. Chelicerae, endites, palps, sternum, and legs yellow, with brownish-purple spots. OS dorsally brownish purple, medially with 2 pairs of brown spots and posteriorly with yellow horizontal line. OS ventrally light brown, with brownish-purple spots. Spinnerets light brown.</p><p>Female: Measurements: medium-sized Heteropodinae . Body length 11.1, DS length 4.2, width 3.7, OS length 6.9, width 5.8. Eyes: AME 0.17, ALE 0.25, PME 0.16, PLE 0.24, AME – AME 0.24, AME – ALE 0.09, PME – PME 0.28, PME – PLE 0.40, AME – PME 0.24, ALE – PLE 0.32, CH AME 0.37, CH ALE 0.33. Chelicerae with 3 promarginal and 4 retromarginal teeth. Spination: palp: 131, 101, 3120, 3020; legs: Fe I – III 323, IV 331; Pa I 000, II 101, III – IV 000; Ti I – II 3136, III – IV 2126; Mt I – II 2024, III 3024, IV 4045. Measurements of palp and legs: Pp: 4.5 (1.4, 0.6, 1.0, -, 1.5), I 12.5 (3.5, 1.3, 3.5, 3.0, 1.2), II 13.0 (3.7, 1.4, 3.6, 3.1, 1.2), III 10.4 (3.2, 1.1, 2.7, 2.3, 1.1), IV 12.3 (3.8, 1.2, 3.1, 3.0, 1.2). Leg formula: II - I - IV - III.</p><p>Epigyne (Fig. 5): as in diagnosis. Epigynal field slightly wider than long. AB short. Anterior margins of LL curved, more sclerotised than the rest; posterior margins wide W-shaped. Vulva medially with heart-shaped, reticulate part. Internal duct system medially with a circle, posterior S twisted. FD posteriorly situated.</p><p>Colouration (Fig. 6 C, D): as in male, but OS dorsally and ventrally lighter.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Known only from the type locality (Fig. 10).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0EB5B26E71275AB4B9622A632EC51A17	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Zhang, He;Cao, Feifei;Wang, Lu-Yu;Liu, Jie;Hu, Changhao	Zhang, He, Cao, Feifei, Wang, Lu-Yu, Liu, Jie, Hu, Changhao (2026): Three new species of the genus Pseudopoda Jäger, 2000 (Araneae, Sparassidae, Heteropodinae) from China. ZooKeys 1292: 141-157, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1292.196539
AE467947AAAE5967898F57832D21E3C4.text	AE467947AAAE5967898F57832D21E3C4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudopoda maolanensis Zhang, Wang, Liu & Hu 2026	<div><p>Pseudopoda maolanensis Zhang, Wang, Liu &amp; Hu sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 7, 8, 9, 10</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype male: China • Guizhou Province: Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Libo County, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=107.9168&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.3502" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 107.9168/lat 25.3502)">Maolan National Nature Reserve</a>, 25.3502°N, 107.9168°E, elev. 560 m, 19 July 2025, Hailun Chen leg. (XTU, S 2025070001) . Paratypes • 1 male, 1 female, with same data as holotype (XTU, S 2025070002 – S 2025070003) .</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The specific name is derived from the name of the type locality.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Male of Pseudopoda maolanensis Zhang, Wang, Liu &amp; Hu, sp. nov. is similar to that of P. titan Zhao &amp; Li, 2018 (cf. Fig. 7 A – E and figs 28, 29 A, B in Jiang et al. 2018) in having digitiform dRTA, broad embolic base, and embolic tip bend almost 90 ° in ventral view, but it can be distinguished from P. titan by the following: 1) EP with irregular margin; and 2) RTA arising from median part of Ti, vRTA almost 1.5 × wider than dRTA (EP triangular; RTA arising from basal part of Ti, vRTA almost 3.5 × wider than RTA in P. titan). Female of P. maolanensis Zhang, Wang, Liu &amp; Hu, sp. nov. is similar to that of P. rufosulphurea Jäger, 2001 (cf. Fig. 8 A, B and fig. 50 j, k in Jäger 2001) in having laterally uncovering S in dorsal view, but it can be distinguished from P. rufosulphurea by the following: 1) posterior part of LL almost parallel to anterior part, LL touching each other; and 2) anterior part of FW wider than posterior part (LL separated, posterior margins almost parallel to anterior margins; anterior part of FW narrower than posterior part in P. rufosulphurea).</p><p>Description.</p><p>Male: Measurements: small-sized Heteropodinae . Body length 9.9, DS length 4.8, width 4.5, OS length 5.1, width 3.4. Eyes: AME 0.23, ALE 0.25, PME 0.23, PLE 0.27, AME – AME 0.14, AME – ALE 0.04, PME – PME 0.34, PME – PLE 0.42, AME – PME 0.22, ALE – PLE 0.22, CH AME 0.26, CH ALE 0.27. Chelicerae with 3 promarginal and 4 retromarginal teeth. Spination: Pp: 131, 101, 1130; legs: Fe I – IV 323; Pa I – IV 101; Ti I 2226, II 2326, III 2125, IV 2126; Mt I 1014, II 2014, III 2024, IV 3234. Measurements of palp and legs: Pp: 7.9 (2.8, 0.9, 1.4, -, 2.8), I 30.5 (8.1, 2.1, 9.2, 8.3, 2.8), II 31.8 (8.6, 1.9, 9.7, 8.8, 2.8), III 22.7 (6.8, 1.7, 6.7, 5.8, 1.7), IV 26.2 (7.7, 1.6, 7.1, 7.5, 2.3). Leg formula: II - I - IV - III.</p><p>Palp (Fig. 7 A – E): as in diagnosis. Apical part of T with a projection. RTA branched, dRTA almost 1.5 × longer than vRTA. Prolateral distal Ti with a small projection. C membranous, arising from T at 12 o’clock position. E arising from T at 9: 30 o’clock position, basal part of E broad, medially with an edge, EP irregular.</p><p>Colouration (Fig. 9 A, B): DS orange, with brown radial lines. Chelicerae yellow, with brown lines. Endites and sternum pale yellow. Palps and legs yellow, with brown spots. Dorsal part of OS brownish purple, anteriorly with yellowish-brown longitudinal line and posterior part with two yellow spots, venter yellowish brown, with brownish purple spots. Spinnerets yellowish brown.</p><p>Female: Measurements: medium-sized Heteropodinae . Body length 10.8, DS length 5.0, width 4.6, OS length 5.8, width 3.9. Eyes: AME 0.23, ALE 0.30, PME 0.23, PLE 0.29, AME – AME 0.20, AME – ALE 0.12, PME – PME 0.30, PME – PLE 0.37, AME – PME 0.28, ALE – PLE 0.25, CH AME 0.26, CH ALE 0.24. Chelicerae with 3 promarginal and 4 retromarginal teeth. Spination: Pp: 131, 101, 3120, 3030; legs: Fe I – III 323, IV 321; Pa I – IV 101; Ti I 2126, II 2226, III 2125, IV 2126; Mt I 2014, II 1014, III 2024, IV 3037. Measurements of palp and legs: Pp: 6.7 (1.9, 0.6, 1.7, -, 2.5), I 23.6 (6.4, 2.0, 7.0, 6.2, 2.0), II 24.3 (6.9, 1.7, 7.2, 6.2, 2.3), III 18.3 (5.5, 1.5, 5.0, 4.7, 1.6), IV 21.9 (6.8, 1.8, 5.7, 5.7, 1.9). Leg formula: II - I - IV - III.</p><p>Epigyne (Fig. 8): as in diagnosis. Epigynal field slightly wider than long. AB obvious. Anterior margins of LL wide V-shaped, posterior margins widely W-shaped. FW V-shaped. Interdistance between S almost as wide as interdistance between CO. FD posteriorly situated.</p><p>Colouration (Fig. 9 C, D): as in male, but generally darker. OS dorsally brown, with two pairs of black spots. OS ventrally with shield-shaped, dark-brown medial marking.</p><p>Variation.</p><p>Palpal dRTA of paratype male almost as wide as vRTA, and almost 2 × longer than vRTA (Fig. 7 F).</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Known only from the type locality (Fig. 10).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AE467947AAAE5967898F57832D21E3C4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Zhang, He;Cao, Feifei;Wang, Lu-Yu;Liu, Jie;Hu, Changhao	Zhang, He, Cao, Feifei, Wang, Lu-Yu, Liu, Jie, Hu, Changhao (2026): Three new species of the genus Pseudopoda Jäger, 2000 (Araneae, Sparassidae, Heteropodinae) from China. ZooKeys 1292: 141-157, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1292.196539
