Maripanthus jubatus Maddison, sp. nov.

Maddison, Wayne P., Beattie, Imara, Marathe, Kiran, Ng, Paul Y. C., Kanesharatnam, Nilani, Benjamin, Suresh P. & Kunte, Krushnamegh, 2020, A phylogenetic and taxonomic review of baviine jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae, Baviini), ZooKeys 1004, pp. 27-97 : 27

Maripanthus jubatus Maddison, sp. nov. Figs 11 , 202-214

Type material.

Holotype male (specimen NCBS-BN352, also known as AS19.4373) and paratype female (specimen NCBS-BN353, also known as AS19.4996), in NCBS collection, from India: Karnataka: Kodagu: Yavakapadi, Honey Valley area, buildings and roadside, 12.22°N, 75.66°E, 1100 m elev. 23-28 June 2019 W. Maddison & K. Marathe WPM#19-069.

Etymology.

Latin, meaning maned or crested, referring to the field of short black setae on the male ocular area. Other names: In WPM’s field or lab notebooks the informal code for this species was “CFMA2”.

Diagnosis.

Similar size and body form to M. draconis , but differs most notably in solid dark integument of the carapace and face. Male palp with dramatically long embolus and RTA.

Description.

Male (based on holotype, NCBS-BN352). Carapace length 3.9; abdomen length 4.8. Carapace (Figs 207-211 ) black, with scattered white scales on the top of the thorax. Front half of ocular area covered with vertical black setae, giving the appearance of a mane from in front (Fig. 210 ). Clypeus black, with long black setae. Chelicerae vertical, black. At least five retromarginal teeth. Palp black, but cymbium with white setae. Embolus long and swooping (Figs 202-204 ), beginning with a broad base over the tibia, proceeding prolaterally, then dorsally, then distally. RTA long and more or less straight. Femur lacks the ventral bump seen in M. draconis . Endite with small corner projection. Legs similar to those of M. draconis , with some segments of first legs dark, but differs in having the first femur pale honey darkening terminally to brown, and tarsus pale. Abdomen light brown mid-dorsally, darker laterally and with scattered cream coloured scales.

Female (based on paratype, NCBS-BN353). Carapace length 4.2; abdomen length 5.1. Carapace black except medium brown areas (yellow in alcohol) around fovea and along margin, covered with yellow cream scales in band along ventral margin, and dorsally on ocular area and anterior part of thorax (Figs 212-214 ). Clypeus covered with long cream-coloured setae. Chelicerae dark, covered with long cream setae. Three promarginal and five retromarginal teeth. Legs pale honey-coloured with various darker patches. Abdomen like that of male, but paler (Fig. 213 ). Epigyne (Fig. 205 ) similar to that of M. draconis , but with ECP split into a pocket on each side.

Natural history.

Found in dry hanging banana leaves.

Additional material examined.

All in NCBS collection. One male (specimen NCBS-BN354, also known as AS19.4403) from India: Karnataka: Kodagu: Yavakapadi, on top of car, 12.2408°N, 75.6547°E, 23 June 2019 K. Marathe WPM#19-068. One male one female (specimens NCBS-BN355 and NCBS-BN355) from India: Karnataka: Kodagu: near Madikeri, Rainforest Retreat, banana plantation, 12.480°N, 75.709°E, 30 June 2019 K. Marathe WPM#19-103.

Figures

Figures 4 - 35. Variation in traits among baviines 4, 5 oblique views of female prosoma 4 Bavia nessagyna (specimen IDWM. 20004; note convex front face of chelicerae, and typical thorax) 5 Indopadilla redunca (holotype IDWM. 20011; note concave front face of chelicerae, and thoracic bulges) 6 - 12 left male endite (9 also with chelicera) 6 Bavia nessagyna (holotype IDWM. 20005) 7 Indopadilla redunca (specimen SWK 12 - M 0009) 8 Stagetillus opaciceps (specimen JK. 08.08.19.0001) 9 Padillothorax semiostrinus (specimen JK. 20.06.20.001) 10 Padillothorax badut (specimen SWK 12 - 4688) 11 Maripanthus jubatus (specimen AS 19.4373) 12 Piranthus planolancis (specimen AS 19.5970) 13 - 20 carapace (all females except 15) 13 Bavia nessagyna (specimen IDWM. 20004) 14 Indopadilla redunca (holotype IDWM. 20011) 15 Stagetillus opaciceps male (specimen JK. 13.02.26.0017) 16 Stagetillus cf. opaciceps female (specimen MRB 079). 17 Padillothorax semiostrinus (specimen JK. 20.06.20.001) 18 Padillothorax mulu (from Mulu Nat. Pk.) 19 Maripanthus reinholdae (specimen SWK 12 - 1934) 20 Piranthus planolancis (specimen AS 19.5940) 21 - 28 Metatarsus of first leg, retrolateral view. All female except 24 male. All are of left legs except 23, 25, 28 which are of right leg, digitally flipped 21 Bavia nessagyna (specimen IDWM. 20004) 22 Indopadilla kahariana (specimen SWK 12 - 1876) 23 Stagetillus cf. opaciceps (specimen MRB 079) 24 Padillothorax semiostrinus (specimen SWK 12 - EP 0105) 25 Padillothorax mulu (specimen SWK 12 - EP 0105) 26 Maripanthus reinholdae (specimen SWK 12 - 1934) 27 Maripanthus draconis (from Gunung Belemut, Johor) 28 Piranthus planolancis (specimen AS 19.5940) 29 - 35 prolateral surface of male first leg femur. 29 Bavia cf. capistrata (specimen from Singapore) 30 Indopadilla kahariana (specimen from Lambir Hills Nat. Pk.) 31 Stagetillus opaciceps (specimen JK. 08.08.19.0001) 32 Padillothorax semiostrinus (specimen JK. 20.06.20.001) 33 Padillothorax badut (specimen SWK 12 - 4688) 34 Maripanthus draconis (specimen from Johor, Gunung Lambak) 35 Piranthus bakau (holotype). Scale bars: 0.1 mm (6 - 12, 21 - 35), 1.0 mm (4, 5, 13 - 20).

Figures 202 - 214. Maripanthus jubatus sp. nov. 202 male left palp, prolateral view (holotype NCBS-BN 352) 203 same, ventral view 204 same, retrolateral view 205 epigyne, ventral (specimen NCBS-BN 353) 206 vulva, dorsal 207 holotype 208 - 211 male NCBS-BN 354 212 - 214 female NCBS-BN 353. Scale bars: 0.1 mm.