Synagelides kongmingi Wang, Mi, Li & Xu, 2024, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Wang, Cheng
name: Mi, Xiaoqi
name: Li, Shuqiang
name: Xu, Xiang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Salticidae
Synagelides
Synagelides kongmingi

description: Synagelides kongmingi sp. nov.
Figs 31, 32, 47
Type material.
Holotype ♂ (TRU - JS 0777), China: • Sichuan Province, Bazhong City, Nanjiang County, Guangwu Township, Guangwushan-Nuoshuihe National Geopark (32°40.76'N, 106°46.11'E, ca 1010 m), 3. VI. 2022, A. L. He et al. leg. Paratypes • 1 ♂ 2 ♀ (TRU - JS 0778–0780), Sandaoguan Scenic Area (32°39.57'N, 106°44.36'E, ca 1470 m), 4. VIII. 2022, A. L. He et al. leg.
Etymology.
The specific name is a patronym in honor of a famous wise strategist Zhuge Kongming; noun (name) in the genitive case.
Diagnosis.
Synagelides kongmingi sp. nov. resembles that of S. tianquan Wang, Mi & Li, 2024 in having very similar habitus and copulatory organs, but differs in: 1) retrolateral cymbial apophysis (RCA) with a smooth edge in dorsal view (Fig. 31 D) vs a shallow incision on inner edge (Wang et al. 2024: fig. 18 D); 2) presence of a groove between the retrolateral cymbial apophysis and dorsal cymbial process (Fig. 31 D) vs absent (Wang et al. 2024: fig. 18 D); 3) spermathecae (S) transversely extending (Fig. 32 C, D) vs anteriorly extending at lateral portions (Wang et al. 2024: fig. 19 B); 4) accessory glands (AG) visible (Fig. 32 C, D) vs invisible (Wang et al. 2024: fig. 19 B).
Description.
Male (Figs 31, 32E, F, H, I). Total length 3.42. Carapace 1.53 long, 1.15 wide. Abdomen 1.84 long, 1.10 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.36, ALE 0.20, PLE 0.18, AERW 1.08, PERW 1.18, EFL 0.89. Legs: I 3.73 (1.18, 0.90, 0.90, 0.45, 0.30), II 2.54 (0.75, 0.43, 0.58, 0.50, 0.28), III 2.61 (0.75, 0.38, 0.60, 0.60, 0.28), IV 3.51 (1.00, 0.50, 0.88, 0.80, 0.33). Carapace mainly red-brown, covered with sparse, thin setae. Legs mainly yellow except enlarged femora I brown, with lateral stripes on femora, patellae, tibiae, and metatarsi II, III, IV, and four and two pairs of ventral spines on tibiae and metatarsi I, respectively. Dorsum of abdomen divided into brown, pale and dark portions, with pair of transverse, anterior, pale stripes bearing white setae, and longitudinal, central scutum extending through anterior 1 / 3; venter pale, without distinct markings.
Palp (Fig. 31 A – D): femur length / width ratio ca 1.8; patella ~ 1.5 × longer than wide in retrolateral view; tibia ~ 1 / 3 patellar length, with flat retrolateral apophysis (RTA) abruptly narrowed distally to blunt tip directed ca 11 o’clock position; cymbium length / width ratio ca 1.6, with flat prolateral and horn-shaped retrolateral apophyses, as well as sheet-shaped dorsal process (DCP); tegulum swollen; median apophysis (MA) irregular, slightly bent towards ventrally at median portion; embolus (E) flat, and curved into invert C-shape at base, and followed by slightly curved, thinner, whip-shaped portion.
Female (Fig. 32 A – D, G). Total length 3.42. Carapace 1.53 long, 1.15 wide. Abdomen 1.84 long, 1.10 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.36, ALE 0.20, PLE 0.18, AERW 1.08, PERW 1.18, EFL 0.89. Legs: I 3.33 (1.00, 0.75, 0.85, 0.43, 0.30), II 2.29 (0.65, 0.38, 0.53, 0.45, 0.28), III 2.54 (0.75, 0.38, 0.58, 0.55, 0.28), IV 3.44 (1.00, 0.45, 0.88, 0.78, 0.33). Carapace (Fig. 32 G) similar to that of male except paler. Dorsum of abdomen (Fig. 32 G) pale brown; venter pale.
Epigyne (Fig. 32 A – D) ~ 1.27 × wider than long; atrium (At) occupies anterior 1 / 3, separated by broad, longitudinal septum (Se) grooved medio-posteriorly and bearing invert cup-shaped anterior hood (H), with pair of lateral arc-shaped ridges (AR) antero-laterally; copulatory openings (CO) invisible; copulatory ducts (CD) strongly curved at proximal 1 / 3, and connected to antero-inner portions of spermathecae, with short, transversely extended, terminal accessory glands (AG); spermathecae (S) oval, separated by ~ 1 / 8 of their width.
Distribution.
Known only from the type locality in Sichuan, China (Fig. 47).
description: Published as part of Wang, Cheng, Mi, Xiaoqi, Li, Shuqiang & Xu, Xiang, 2024, Taxonomic notes of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae) from Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan, Xizang and Yunnan, China, pp. 205-277 in ZooKeys 1221 on pages 205-277, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1221.135640