Anarrhotus fossulatus Simon, 1902

Jose, Athira, Tripathi, Rishikesh & Sudhikumar, Ambalaparambil Vasu, 2023, First records of the genera Anarrhotus Simon, 1902 and Gelotia Thorell, 1890 from India (Araneae: Salticidae), Peckhamia 299 (1), pp. 1-7 : 2-3

Anarrhotus fossulatus Simon, 1902

Figures 1A–G , 3

Anarrhotus fossulatus Simon, 1902: 421 (J).

Anarrhotus fossulatus Pro ̕szyn̕ski, 1984: 401, figs 3–4 (J).

Anarrhotus fossulatus Pro ̕szyn̕ski, 2017: 26, fig. 11B (J).

Anarrhotus fossulatus Hoang et al., 2022: 479 , figs 1–7 (J).

Type material. Holotype J from SINGAPORE, Simon leg., repository MNHN (14233), not examined. (Illustrations of this species given in Pro̕szyn̕ski, 1984: 401, figs. 3–4 and Hoang et al., 2022: 479, figs. 1–7 are diagnostic and were used for comparison.

Other material examined. 1 J (NRC-AA-4015) from INDIA: Assam: Guwahati: Nilachal hills: near Kamakhya Temple (26°10'06.6"N, 91°42'24.1"E; 721 m alt.), 09 November 2022, R . Tripathi leg., from bark, by hand.

Diagnosis. For diagnosis of the species, see Hoang et al., 2022.

Supplementary description. Male ( Figures 1A–D ). For description of the species, see Hoang et al., 2022. Body length 9.89. Carapace 4.44 long, 3.49 wide. Abdomen 5.46 long, 2.75 wide. Ocular area 1.95 long, 2.32 wide. Eye sizes and ocular distance: AME 0.88, ALE 0.43, PME 0.13, PLE 0.42; AME–AME 0.05, AME– ALE 0.06, PME–PME 2.33, ALE–ALE 1.91, PME–PLE 0.51, PLE–PLE 2.28, ALE–PME 0.53, ALE-PLE 1.19. Length of chelicerae 1.70 long. Clypeus height at AMEs 0.22. Sternum 1.69 long, 1.21 wide. Length of pedipalp and legs: pedipalp 3.10 [1.18, 0.44, 0.34, 1.14], I 12.17 [3.26, 2.04, 3.38, 2.30, 1.19], II 8.30 [2.57, 1.38, 2.12, 1.34, 0.89], III 8.91 [2.89, 1.26, 1.81, 1.96, 0.99], IV 8.96 [2.71, 1.12, 2.01, 2.21, 0.91]. Leg formula: 1432. Spination of pedipalp: femur pld 1 do 2, patella pl 2 do 1, tibia pld 1 do 2 rl 1, tarsus/cymbium pl 2 do 2 rl 1 rld 1; legs: femur I pld 1 do 3 rld 1, II pl 1 pld 1 do 3 rld 2, III pld 1 do 3 rld 1, IV do 3 rld 2; patellae I–II pl 1, III–IV pl 1 rl 1; tibia I–II plv 3 rlv 3, III–IV pl 1 pld 2 plv 2 do 2 rl 2 rld 1 rlv 1, metatarsus I–II plv 2 rlv 2, III–IV pl 2 pld 1 plv 2 rl 1 rld 1 rlv 2; tarsi I–IV 0. Pedipalp ( Figures 1 E-G):

segments brown. RTA short, trapeze-shaped. Embolus short, distolaterally originating, with a retrolateral curvature, with narrow claw-like tip, directed at 1 o’ clock ventrally. Tegulum slightly bulged, protraction of the posterior lobe protruding prolaterally at 9 o’clock ventrally, sperm duct running along the retrolateral end.

Female. Unknown.

Distribution. India (present data), Malaysia, Singapore (the type locality) and Vietnam ( Figure 3 ; Hoang et al., 2022; WSC, 2023).

prolateral). Scale bars: A, B & D 2 mm; C 1 mm; E–G, 0.2 mm.

Figures

Figure 1. Anarrhotus fossulatus Simon, 1902. A, Habitus, dorsal. B, Same, lateral. C, Same, frontal. D, Leg I, prolateral. E–G, Left pedipalp (E ventral, F retrolateral, G

Figure 3. Current distribution map for the genera Anarrhotus Simon, 1902 and Gelotia Thorell, 1890.