Misumenoides naginae, Biswas & Roy, 2008

Biswas, Bijan & Roy, Rakhi, 2008, Description Of Six New Species Of Spiders Of The Genera Lathys (Family: Dictynidae), Marpissa (Family: Salticidae), Misumenoides (Family: Thomisidae), Agroeca (Family: Clubionidae), Gnaphosa (Family: Gnaphosidae) And Flanona (Family: Lycosidae) - From India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 108 (1), pp. 43-57 : 48-50

3. Misumenoides naginae sp. novo

( Figs. 7-9 )

General: Cephalothorax brownish yellow, legs yellowish brown, abdomen creamy in colour. Total length 8.50 mm. Carapace 3.00 mm. long, 2.50 mm. wide; abdomen 6.00 mm. long, 5.00 mm. wide.

Cephalothorax: Cephalothorax slightly longer than wide, scanty hair present. C~phalic region slightly high. Eyes are round, black, both rows recurved. Posterior row of eyes are strongly recurved than the anterior row. Eyes are ringed with white tubercle. Anterior and posterior lateral eyes are situated on prominent white tubercles. Ocular quad wide than long. Clypeus high, margin provided with seven spines directed forwardly. Posterior median region of cephalothorax is slightly yellowish in colour and slightly high than the laterals. Presance of number of "red-dots" with hair on cephalic region. Sternum heart-shaped, pointed behind with fine hair. Legs are long and stout. Legs formulae are 2134. Tibiae of I and 11 with six pairs of spine-like projections and metatarsus with seven pairs of ventral spines.

Abdomen: Round, sac-like in appearance. Dorsum of the abdomen ornamented with number of red-dots having spiny projections from it. Posterior end of abdomen slightly pointed than the anterior. Middle part of ventral side of abdomen with chalk-white dots. Epigyne with characteristic features.

Type species: Holotype female preserved in rectified spirit (70%). Registration number is 5586/18 .

Type-locality: Haridwar , Garwall Hills, Uttaranchal, India, 26.x.2003, coIl. Bijan Biswas.

Distribution: India: Haridwar, Uttaranchal.

Remarks: Misumenoides naginae Sp. novo is closely related to Misumenoides shulIi Tikader but it can be distinguished from it as follows (1) Ocular area with deep brown patch present on Misumenoides shulli Tikader but there is no such Misumenoides naginae Sp. novo (2) Posteromedian of cephalothorax yellowish in colour in Misumenoides naginae Sp. novo but in Misumenoides shulli Tikader there is no such colour. (3) Epigyne and internal genitalia are also structurally different.

Figures

Figs. 7 - 9.: (Misumenoides naginae) sp. novo \ 1 7. Dorsal view (legs are omitted) 8. Epigyne 9. Internal genitalia