Clynotis Simon, 1901

Richardson, Barry J., 2016, New genera, new species and redescriptions of Australian jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae), Zootaxa 4114 (5), pp. 501-560 : 523

Clynotis Simon, 1901

Type species: Icius severus L. Koch, 1879 (as Icius viduus L. Koch 1879 ), 611, by original designation.

Remarks. Clynotis severus is the only known Australian species remaining in this genus ( Davies & Żabka 1989). All other species are removed in this work to other genera, namely Pungalina semiferruginea comb. nov., P. albobarbata comb. nov. and P. semiatra comb. nov. The different genera can be most simply distinguished from each other on the basis of the very different structures of their epigynes [ Clynotis : Figs 83–85 ; Apricia : Figs 28–29 , 46–47 , 61–64 ; Pungalina : Figs 130–132 , 146–148 , 163–165 , 178–180 (see also Richardson 2013, figs 40–41)]. There is a single median atrium in Clynotis , unlike the paired atria in the other genera. In Clynotis , there are also two, long, very large, diverticula with bulbous ends leading from each spermatheca and insemination duct, one of these leads to the fertilization duct.

Maddison et al. (2008) placed Clynotis severus in a clade with another Australian genus, Sandalodes Keyserling, 1883 , on the basis of molecular data. However, the molecular association with Sandalodes is now considered doubtful (W. Maddison, pers. comm.).

Figures

FIGURES 77 – 86. Clynotis severus. 77 – 79 female (77 dorsal view, 78 lateral view, 79 ventral view); 80 male, ventral view; 81 – 84 syntypes (M. Żabka, pers. com.): (81 – 82) left male palp (81 ventral view, 82 retrolateral view); 83 – 84 female genitalia (83 dorsal view, 84 ventral view); 85 female genitalia, ventral view); 86 map showing known (red) and predicted (gray) distributions. Scale: 1 mm.

FIGURES 25 – 31. Apricia jovialis comb. nov. 25 – 27 left male palp (25 prolateral view, 26 ventral view, 27 retrolateral view); 28 – 30 female genitalia (28 dorsal view, 29 ventral view, 30 ventral view); 31 map showing known (red) and predicted (gray) distributions. Scale: palp 0.5 mm; epigyne (figs 28, 29) 0.2 mm, (fig. 30) 0.5 mm.

FIGURES 40 – 49. Apricia bracteata comb. nov. 40 – 42 left male palp (40 prolateral view, 41 ventral view, 42 retrolateral view), 43 – 44 left male palp, syntype (M. Żabka, pers. com.) (43 ventral view, 44 retrolateral view); 45 – 48 female genitalia (45 cleared, dorsal view, 46 dorsal view, 47 ventral view, 48 ventral view); 49 map showing known (red) and predicted (gray) distributions. Scale: palp 0.5 mm, epigyne 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 58 – 66. Apricia longipalpis sp. nov. 58 – 60 left male palp, holotype (58 prolateral view, 59 ventral view, 60 retrolateral view); 61 – 64 female genitalia paratype (61 dorsal view, 62 cleared, dorsal view, 63 ventral view, 64 ventral view); 65 comparison of short A. jovialis palp with greatly extended A. longipalpis palp; 66 map showing known (red) and predicted (gray) distributions. Scale: palp 0.5 mm, epigyne 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 125 – 133. Pungalina semiferruginea comb. nov. 125 – 127 left male palp (125 prolateral view, 126 ventral view, 127 retrolateral view); 128 – 129 left male palp, syntype (M. Żabka, pers. com.) (128 ventral view, 129 retrolateral view); 130 – 132 female genitalia (130 dorsal view, 131 ventral view, 132 ventral view); 133 map showing known (red) and predicted (gray) distributions. Scale: palp 0.5 mm, epigyne 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 142 – 149. Pungalina waldockae sp. nov. 142 – 145 left male palp paratype (142 prolateral view, 143 ventral view, 144 retrolateral view, 145 retrolateral tibial apophysis); 146 – 147 female genitalia, holotype (146 dorsal view, 147 ventral view); 148 female genitalia, ventral view; 149 map showing distribution. Scale: palp 0.5 mm, epigyne 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 158 – 166. Pungalina albobarbata comb. nov. 158 – 160 left male palp (158 prolateral view, 159 ventral view, 160 retrolateral view); 161 – 162 left male palp, syntypes (M. Żabka, pers. com.) (161 ventral view, 162 retrolateral view); 163 – 165 female genitalia, syntypes (M. Żabka, pers. com.) (163 ventral view, 164 dorsal view); 165 female genitalia, ventral view); 166 map showing known (red) and predicted (gray) distributions. Scale: palp 0.5 mm, epigyne 0.1 mm.

FIGURES 175 – 181. Pungalina plurilineata sp. nov. 175 – 177 left male palp (175 prolateral view, 176 ventral view, 177 retrolateral view); 178 – 180 female genitalia (178 dorsal view, 179 ventral view, 180 ventral view); 181 map showing known (red) and predicted (gray) distributions. Scale: male 0.5 mm, epigyne 0.2 mm.