Corythalia bromelicola, Zhang, Jun-Xia & Maddison, Wayne P., 2012

Zhang, Jun-Xia & Maddison, Wayne P., 2012, New euophryine jumping spiders from the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryinae), Zootaxa 3476, pp. 1-54 : 32-35

Corythalia bromelicola sp. nov.

Figs 152 – 164

Type material. Holotype: male, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Barahona: Cachote-La Cienega Road, 18.0562° N, 71.1416° W, elev. 730 m, 20 July 2009, coll. W. Maddison, G. B. Edwards, J. Zhang, G. Ruiz, N. Corona, WPM#09-048 (UBC-SEM AR00055). Paratype: 1 female, same data as holotype (UBC-SEM AR00056).

Etymology. Refers to the habitat, bromeliads.

Diagnosis. Differs from other species by the larger and flatter body, the long legs, and the markings on the abdomen (Figs 152 – 159). Similar in palp to Corythalia broccai , but differs in the wider median septum of the epigynum (Fig. 163) and the shape of the vulva (Fig. 164).

Figures 152–157. Corythalia bromelicola sp. nov. 152 – 155 male holotype; 156 – 157 female paratype. Figures 152 – 157 are copyright © 2012 W. P. Maddison, released under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 3.0 license.

Figures 158–164. Corythalia bromelicola sp. nov. 158 male holotype, dorsal view; 159 female paratype, dorsal view; 160 male left palp, ventral view; 161 male carapace, dorsal view; 162 male left chelicera, back view; 163 epigynum, ventral view; 164 cleared epigynum, dorsal view. Scale bars: 158, 2.0 mm; 159, 1.0 mm; 160 – 164, 0.2 mm.

Description. Male (holotype, UBC-SEM AR00055). Carapace length 2.9; abdomen length 2.9. Chelicera (Fig. 162): red brown; with one bicuspid promarginal tooth and one retromarginal tooth. Palp (Fig. 160): yellow brown. Embolus short and slightly curved; retrolateral sperm duct loop reduced. Retrolateral tibial apophysis long and finger-like. Tibia and metatarsus of first leg with three pairs of ventral macrosetae each. Measurements of legs: I 8.7, II 6.2, III 6.6, IV 7.3. Abdomen with a mound in front of the spiracle opening. Color in alcohol (Fig. 158): carapace dark brown, with narrow white lateral margins and markings around PLEs composed of white scales; abdomen dark brown with a white medial marking and white margins; venter gray; legs gray brown.

Female (paratype, UBC-SEM AR00056). Carapace length 2.7; abdomen length 3.4. Chelicera: with one bicuspid promarginal tooth and one retromarginal tooth. First leg with three pairs of ventral macrosetae on tibia and metatarsus each. Measurements of legs: I 5.9, II 5.5, III 6.2, IV 6.8. Epigynum (Figs 163 – 164): window almost round, occupying about half of epigynal plate, with opening to copulatory duct at its posterior margin. Copulatory ducts with accessory gland near the opening; spermathecae small and oval, located right anterior to the window. Color in alcohol (Fig. 159): similar to that of the male except legs lighter in color.

Natural history. Specimens were found in bromeliads in cloud forest.

Figures 165–170. Corythalia coronai sp. nov. 165 – 168 male paratype; 169 – 170 female paratype. Figures 165 – 170 are copyright © 2012 W. P. Maddison, released under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 3.0 license.