Tarodes lineatus Pocock, 1899

Gardzińska, Joanna, 2015, Revision of Tarodes Pocock, 1899 and Udvardya Prószyński, 1992 (Araneae: Salticidae), with descriptions of two new species of Udvardya from New Guinea, Zootaxa 4039 (3), pp. 445-455 : 446

Tarodes lineatus Pocock, 1899

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Tarodes lineatus Pocock, 1899: 116 , plate 11, fig. 13 (male holotype from New Britain, Papua New Guinea, A. Willey, BMNH 1898.12.5.59, examined); World Spider Catalog 2015.

Diagnosis. Carapace covered with pallid hairs, forming longitudinal median line on thoracic part and two bands below lateral eyes ( Fig. 1 ). Abdomen with blackish pattern on yellow background, as in Fig. 1 . Embolus relatively short, robust and distally pointed; retrolateral tibial apophysis very broad and forked ( Figs 6‒7 ).

Description. Male (holotype, Figs 1‒7 ). Spider about 6 mm long. Carapace brown, covered with whitish and yellowish hairs, more numerous posteriorly, on lateral margins and on the longitudinal bands ( Figs 1‒2 ). Eye surroundings black, except for brown AME, with sparse, fine whitish hairs. Mouth parts and sternum pale brown. Abdomen with anterior tuft of yellow hairs and weakly marked dorsal and ventral scuta ( Fig. 1 ). Spinnerets whitish. Legs I brown, others yellow. Legs I spination: tibia: pv 7, rv 6‒7, metatarsus: pv 3, rv 2. Leg formula: I-IV- II-III. Palpal organ: RSDL enlarged, occupying more than half of the bulb width, E and RTA as in diagnosis. Dimensions. CL 2.30, CW 1.60, CH 1.00, AEW 1.45, PEW 1.45, EFL 1.05, AL 3.20, AW 1.30, LI: 7.85 (1.00 + 1.15 + 1.55 + 1.05 + 1.75 + 1.00 + 0.35), LII: 3.98 (0.45 + 0.33 + 1.05 + 0.60 + 0.70 + 0.50 + 0.35), LIII: 3.58 (0.45 + 0.25 + 1.00 + 0.45 + 0.50 + 0.60 + 0.33), LIV: 4.98 (0.50 + 0.40 + 1.38 + 0.65 + 0.90 + 0.70 + 0.45).

Female. Unknown.

Distribution. Known only from type locality ( Fig. 52 ).

Figures

FIGURE 52. Distributional records of species of Tarodes (squares) and Udvardya (circles).

FIGURES 1 – 7. Tarodes lineatus Pocock, 1899, male holotype. 1 general appearance, dorsal view; 2 cephalothorax, lateral view; 3 same, fronto-lateral view; 4 cheliceral dentition, retrolateral view; 5 sternum; 6 palpal organ, ventral view; 7 same, retrolateral view. Scale bars: 1: 1 mm; 6: 0.1 mm.