Weygoldtia davidovi
Creators: name: Miranda, Gustavo Silva de
name: Giupponi, Alessandro P. L.
name: Prendini, Lorenzo
name: Scharff, Nikolaj
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Amblypygi
Charinidae
Weygoldtia
Weygoldtia davidovi

description: Weygoldtia davidovi (Fage, 1946)
Fig. 150; Table 10
Sarax davidovi Fage, 1946b: 76–77, figs 2, 3a, 4.
Sarax davidovi – Harvey 2003: 8. — Miranda et al. 2018a: 24–25, 31.
Weygoldtia davidovi – Miranda et al. 2018a: 25–27, figs 2–4.
Diagnosis
Based on Miranda et al. (2018a), W. davidovi may be separated from W. consonensis sp. nov. by the following combination of characters: prominent carina ventral to lateral eyes; ventral sac cover present; straight carina projecting anteriorly from lateral carina; pedipalp femur with two or three large setiferous tubercles anterior to spine 1; pedipalp tibia with spine between spine I and distal margin; tibia of leg I with 25 articles, tarsus I with 45 articles (unique among Charinidae); leg IV distitibia with six or seven trichobothria in sc series and seven or eight trichobothria in sf series.
Etymology
Patronym honoring Konstantin Davidoff (Fage 1946b).
Type material
Syntypes CAMBODIA • 1 ♀, 2 juv.; Ream; [10°35′02.75″ N, 103°38′35.34″ E]; Mar. 1939; Mission Dawydoff, 1938–39 leg.; MNHN.
LAOS • 1 juv.; Xiangnabouli, Pak Lay; [18°13′50.03″ N, 101°24′30.12″ E]; Jan. 1939; Mission Dawydoff, 1938–39 leg.; MNHN.
VIETNAM [as Annam] • 3 ♂♂; PhanRang; Mar.–Apr. 1939; Mission Dawydoff, 1938–39 leg.; MNHN • 2 ♀♀, 1 ex.; Ba Ngoi; [11°54′27.23″ N, 109°07′21.37″ E]; Oct. 1938; Mission Dawydoff, 1938–39, Indochine; MNHN • 2 ♂♂, 3 juv.; Bac Liêu, Giaray [GiaRai]; [09°15′36.51″ N, 105°22′31.11″ E]; Dec. 1938 – Mar.1939; Mission Dawydoff, 1938–39 leg.; MNHN • 1 ♂; Sóc Traeng; [09°36′09.01″ N, 105°58′25.95″ E]; Nov. 1938; Mission Dawydoff, 1938–39 leg.; MNHN.
Additional material
VIETNAM • 1 ♀; Khan Hoa Province, Ninhoa [Ninh Hòa]; [12°30′38.89″ N, 109°09′52.35″ E]; Mar. 1939; Mission Dawydoff, 1938–39 leg.; MNHN • 3 juv.; Khanh Hoa Province, Nhatrang [Nha Trang]; [12°14′20.28″ N, 109°11′12.49″ E]; Jun. 1939; Mission Dawydoff, 1938–39 leg.; MNHN • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; Apr. 1939; Collection Dawydoff, 1938–39 leg.; MNHN • 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; Vung Ro Bay, at the foot of [Cape] Varella; [12°52′48.29″ N, 109°26′39.29″ E]; Jun. 1939; Mission Dawydoff, 1938–39 leg.; MNHN • 1 ♀; Bin Thuan Province, Ham Thuan Nam District, Ta Kou Mountain Nature Reserve, Ta Kou Mountain (Nui Ta Kou), trail above pagoda; 10°49′01.9″ N, 107°53′49.3″ E; 592 m a.s.l.; 23 Jun. 2012; L. Prendini and S.F. Loria leg.; rocky ravine on opposite side of summit, primary rainforest with dense stands of bamboo in rocky ravine below summit of inselberg surrounded by farmland, moderate to dense canopy with sparse to moderate understorey, brownish-grey sandy/clayey-loam soil with sandstone outcrops and scattered boulders, moderate leaf litter layer, moist soil, specimen taken from under stone; AMCC [LP 11375] • 1 juv.; Bin Thuan Province, Ham Thuan Nam District, Ta Kou Mountain Nature Reserve, Ta Kou Mountain (Nui Ta Kou), trail below guesthouse and upper cable station; 10°48′47.1″ N, 107°53′24.7″ E; 23 Jun. 2012; 356 m a.s.l.; L. Prendini and S.F. Loria leg.; primary rainforest with bamboo, moderate canopy cover with sparse to moderate understorey, many sandstone outcrops, dense leaf-litter layer on steep slope alongside path, greyish sandy-loam soil, UV light detection on cool, still, dark, humid night, specimen taken in burrow of Heterometrus silenus (Simon, 1884); AMCC [LP 11376] • 1 ♂; Ninh Thuan Province, Ninh Hai District, Nui Chua National Park; 11°42′31.90″ N, 109°11′12.70″ E; 98 m a.s.l.; 24 Jun. 2012; L. Prendini and S.F. Loria leg.; dry deciduous forest on rocky granite/sandstone hills near coast, dry, coarse granitic sandy-loam soil, specimen collected under stone; AMCC [LP 11377].
Description
See Miranda et al. (2018a).
Measurements
See Table 10.
Distribution
Known from Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.
Natural history
Found under rocks and fallen tree trunks in tropical rainforest.
Remarks
The species was recently redescribed by Miranda et al. (2018a).
description: Published as part of Miranda, Gustavo Silva de, Giupponi, Alessandro P. L., Prendini, Lorenzo & Scharff, Nikolaj, 2021, Systematic revision of the pantropical whip spider family Charinidae Quintero, 1986 (Arachnida, Amblypygi), pp. 1-409 in European Journal of Taxonomy 772 on pages 233-235, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.772.1505, http://zenodo.org/record/5536410