Corinna rubripes
Creators: name: Rodrigues, Bruno V. B.
name: Bonaldo, Alexandre B.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Corinnidae
Corinna
Corinna rubripes

description: Key to species of the group rubripes
1 Males ............................................................................................... 2
- Females............................................................................................ 17
2(1) Tegular process absent (Figs. 90, 94, 101, 102); RTA with a ventro-apical incision (Figs. 91, 95, 99).................... 3
- Tegular process present (Figs. 43, 63, 70, 78), RTA otherwise.................................................. 4
3(2) Tegular apical margin with a pointed retrolateral projection; embolus not covered by conductor (Fig. 94)... C. maracas n. sp.
- Tegular apical margin without retrolateral projection; embolus partially covered by an apical groove of conductor (Figs. 90, 102)................................................................................... C. demersa n. sp.
4(2) Cymbium with tapered basal projection (Fig. 64, 68)............................................ C. caatinga n. sp.
- Cymbial projection absent............................................................................... 5
5(4) Prolateral surface of RTA with a median projection (Figs. 43, 45, 50, 54, 58, 83).................................... 6
- RTA without such projection............................................................................ 11
6(5) RTA median projection large (Figs. 50, 54, 58)............................................................... 7
- RTA median projection small (Figs. 43, 45, 83).............................................................. 9
7(6) Tegulum with a rounded apical projection (Fig. 50)............................................. C. aechmea n. sp.
- Tegulum otherwise..................................................................................... 8
8(7) Median process in the prolateral surface of RTA stout, sub-squared (Fig. 59); tegular process close to embolar base (Fig. 58)........................................................................................ C. zecarioca n. sp.
- Median process in the prolateral surface of RTA longer than wide (Fig. 55); tegular process far from embolar base (Fig. 54)......................................................................................... C. jecatatu n. sp.
9(6) Embolus short, bent in straight angle (Fig. 83)............................................... C. balacobaco n. sp.
- Embolus longer, gently bent............................................................................ 10
10(9) Tegular process curved prolateraly, FR1 restricted to middle of tegulum (Fig. 43)................... C. telecoteco n. sp.
- Tegular process directed apically, FR1 large, expanded to retro-apical sector of tegulum (Fig. 45)....... C.ziriguidum n. sp.
11(5) Apex of conductor extending retrolaterally (Bonaldo, 1996: fig. 16; 2000: fig. 119)................................ 12
- Apex of conductor not extending retrolaterally............................................................. 13
12(11) Apex of RTA pointed, conductor with a quadrangular basal process (Bonaldo, 1996: fig. 16).................. C. rubripes
- Apex of RTA obtuse, conductor without basal process (Bonaldo 2000: fig. 119)......................... ……. C. nitens
13(11) Embolus stout and spatulated, not covered by conductor (Fig. 87)....................... ................... C. vilanovae n. sp.
- Embolus filiform, partially covered by groove of conductor................................................... 14
14(13) RTA enlarged retrolaterally (Figs. 75, 79).................................................................. 15
- RTA otherwise....................................................................................... 16
15(14) Apex of RTA not projected ventrally, with small hyaline process, tegular process inserted closely to embolar base (Figs. 78, 79)....................................................................................... C. hyalina n. sp.
- Apex of RTA strongly projected ventrally, without hyaline process (Fig. 75); tegular process inserted far from embolar base (Fig. 74)............................................................................... C. vesperata n. sp.
16(14) Apex RTA rounded, directed prolateraly (Bonaldo, 2000: fig. 123)................................. ………. C. mourai
- Apex of RTA pointed, directed apically (Fig. 47)............................................... C. escalvada n. sp.
17(1) Epigynal plate projected posteriorly, beyond epigastric groove (Figs. 65, 109)........................................... 18
- Epigynal plate not projected posteriorly.................................................................... 21
18(17) Copulatory opening medially placed (Fig. 65)................................................. C. caatinga n. sp.
- Copulatory opening posteriorly placed.................................................................... 19
19(18) Copulatory ducts visible ventrally (Bonaldo, 1996: fig. 16)............................................. C. rubripes
- Copulatory ducts not visible ventrally.................................................................... 20
20(19) Copulatory opening placed in a small posterior atrium; posterior epigynal margin medially rounded (Bonaldo, 2000: fig. 121).............................................................................................. C. nitens
- Copulatory opening placed in undifferentiated area; posterior epigynal margin medially truncated (Fig. 109).. C. kuryi n. sp.
21(17) Copulatory opening inserted in a ventral triangular epigynal projection (Fig. 85).................... C. balacobaco n. sp.
- Triangular epigynal projection absent..................................................................... 22
22(21) Copulatory opening small, V-shaped and anteriorly placed, at the level of secondary spermathecae (Figs. 92, 96, 103)..... 23
- Copulatory opening otherwise (Figs. 52, 56, 60, 76, 80, 105, 107)................................................. 24
23(22) Copulatory ducts long, inverted T-shaped and visible ventrally, epigynal surface not grooved (Fig. 92)..... C. demersa n. sp.
- Copulatory ducts not visible ventrally, epigynal surface with wide longitudinal median groove (Fig. 96).... C. maracas n. sp.
24(22) Copulatory opening defined both anteriorly and posteriorly by well defined margins (Figs. 105, 107).................. 25
- Copulatory opening defined only posteriorly by a well defined margin......................................... 26
25(24) Secondary spermathecae separated from each other (Fig. 106); posterior margin of copulatory opening nearly straight (Fig. 105) C. loiolai n. sp.
- Secondary spermathecae touching each other (Fig. 108); posterior margin of copulatory opening procurved (Fig. 107)................................................................................................ C. regii n. sp.
26(24) Posterior margin of copulatory opening large, V-shaped (Figs. 76)................................ C. vesperata n. sp.
- Posterior margin of copulatory opening otherwise........................................................... 27
27(26) Secondary spermathecae separated from each other apically by more than one diameter (Figs. 61, 81)................. 28
- Secondary spermathecae touching each other (Bonaldo, 2000: fig. 125) or separated by less than one diameter (Figs. 53, 57).................................................................................................... 29
28(27) Secondary spermathecae globular (Fig. 60, 61)................................................ C. zecarioca n. sp.
- Secondary spermathecae oblong (Fig. 80, 81)................................................ C. tranquilla n. sp.
29(27) Secondary spermathecae touching each other........................................................ C. mourai
- Secondary spermathecae separated from each other......................................................... 30
30(29) Posterior margin of copulatory opening U- shaped (Fig. 52); PVP with lateral rounded protuberances on the internal margin (Fig. 53).............................................................................. C. aechmea n. sp.
- Posterior margin of copulatory opening straight (Fig. 56); PVP without lateral protuberances (Fig. 57)..... C. jecatatu n. sp.
description: Published as part of Rodrigues, Bruno V. B. & Bonaldo, Alexandre B., 2014, Taxonomic revision of the species group rubripes of Corinna Koch, 1842 (Araneae; Corinnidae), pp. 451-493 in Zootaxa 3815 (4) on pages 460-461, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3815.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/252676