Saaristattus tropicus Dmitri V. Logunov & Galina N. Azarkina 2008, sp.n.
Creators: name: Dmitri V. Logunov
name: Galina N. Azarkina
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2008
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Salticidae
Saaristattus
Saaristattus tropicus

description: Saaristattus tropicus sp.n.
Figs 10 ­19.
TYPES. Holotype ♂ (MHNG), West Malaysia, Kedah, Pulau Langkawi, Gunung Raya, 700­800 m a.s.l., 6°23̓N, 99°48̓E, 1­ 7.01.2005 ƖAS-04/29], A. Schulz. Paratypes: 5 ♀♀ (MHNG), together with the holotype.
ETHYMOLOGY. The species epithet is derived from the Latin ̒ tropicus ̓ meaning ̒tropical̓.
DIAGNOSIS. As that of the genus.
DESCRIPTION. Male (the holotype). Carapace 1.20 long, 0.90 wide, 0.55 high at PLE. Ocular area flat, 0.70 long, 0.85 wide anteriorly and 0.85 wide posteriorly; the 2nd eye row is in midway between AMEs and PLEs. Diameter of AME 0.30. Abdomen 1.10 long, 0.75 wide. Cheliceral length 0.30. Clypeal height 0.05. Length of leg segments: I 0.60 + 0.40 + 0.50 + 0.40 + 0.25; II 0.50 + 0.30 + 0.35 + 0.40 + 0.25; III 0.55 + 0.30 + 0.35 + 0.40 + 0.25; IV 0.70 + 0.30 + 0.55 + 0.55 + 0.30. Leg formula: IV, I, III, II. Leg spination: I: Tb v 2-2 -2; Mt v 2-2. II: Tb v 2-1 -2 ap; Mt rt 1- 1 ap, v-rt 1-1-1-2-1-1 ap. III-IV spineless. The general appearance as that of female, no special somatic features or modifications occur. Coloration. Carapace dark yellow, with brown sides and black eye field (Fig. 19). Clypeus is not marked, AMEs almost in contact with the anteriour edge of the carapace (Fig. 18). Cheeks and chelicerae dark brown. Maxillae and labium yellowish brown, with white tips. Sternum brown. Abdomen dark brown. Dorsum black, with scutum covering almost the entire dorsal surface; venter brown, with a small round scutum in front of the spinnerets. Book-lung covers and spinnerets dark brown. All legs are equally developed, without nay modification. All legs and palps yellow-brown. Palpal structure as in Figs 10 ­12; the well-developed cymbial pocket and the median apophysis present (arrowed in Figs 10 ­11), the embolus is strongly convoluted (three and a half coils; Fig. 12) and hidden in the cymbial pocket, the long and thin tibial apophysis presents and is bent ventrad.
Female (the paratype). Carapace 1.30 long, 0.90 wide, 0.55 high at PLE. Ocular area flat, 0.65 long, 0.90 wide anteriorly and 0.90 wide posteriorly; the 2nd eye row is in midway between AMEs and PLEs. Diameter of AME 0.25. Abdomen 1.25 long, 0.70 wide. Cheliceral length 0.30. Clypeal height 0.05. Length of leg segments: I 0.65 + 0.35 + 0.45 + 0.30 + 0.25; II 0.55 + 0.30 + 0.35 + 0.35 + 0.25; III 0.60 + 0.25 + 0.30 + 0.45 + 0.25; IV 0.70 + 0.30 + 0.50 + 0.55 + 0.25. Leg formula: IV, I, III, II. Leg spination: I: Tb v 2-2-2; Mt v 2-2. II: Tb v 2-2-2; Mt v 2-2 ap. III-IV spineless. The general appearance as that of male (Fig. 17). Coloration. Carapace dark yellow, with brownish margins. Eye field dark brown, almost black. Clypeus is not marked, AMEs almost in contact with the anteriour edge of the carapace. Cheeks dark brown. Chelicerae and sternum brown. Maxillae and labium yellowish brown, with white tips. Abdomen pale yellow to yellow. Dorsum grey to dark grey, with three yellow longitudinal stripes (Fig. 17). Book-lung covers and spinnerets grey. All legs are equally developed, without nay modification. All legs and palps brownish yellow. Palps without an apical claw. Epigyne and spermathecae as in Figs 14­16; the epigynal plate flat, with no median septum and epigynal pocket; the spermathecae is spiral (Fig. 15).
DISTRIBUTION. The type locality only.
description: Published as part of Dmitri V. Logunov & Galina N. Azarkina, 2008, Two new genera and species of Euophryinae (Aranei: Salticidae) from SE Asia, pp. 111-115 in Arthropoda Selecta 17 (1 - 2) on page 115, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10880117