Bavia insularis Malamel, Sankaran & Sebastian, 2015, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Malamel, Jobi J.
name: Sankaran, Pradeep M.
name: Sebastian, Pothalil A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Salticidae
Bavia
Bavia insularis

description: Bavia insularis sp. nov.   
Figs 1–2, 4–20  
 Type material: Holotype: Male (ADSH 856501) from Pathiramanal Island, 9o37'07.11''N, 76o23'04.95''E, Alappuzha, Kerala, India, 0 m alt., 27 March 2015, M.S. Pradeep & M.J. Jobi leg., from foliage by hand. Paratypes: 3 males, 6 females (ADSH 856502), same data as holotype.   
  Additional material examined: INDIA, Kerala:  Ernakulam, Karukutty, 10o13'37.11''N, 76o22'30.08''E, 22 m alt.: 2 males, 2 females (ADSH 856503), Simi leg., 22 January 2013, by hand. Kottayam, Edappady in Palai, 9o42'35.62''N, 76o42'48.42''E, 27 m alt.: 2 females (ADSH 856504), 18 February 2013, M.S. Pradeep leg., from Colocasia sp. foliage, by hand. Trivandrum, Kallara near Kilimanoor, 9o42'21.45''N, 76o28'35.59''E, 14 m alt.: 1 male (ADSH 856505), 21 February 2015, Karthika leg., by hand.   
 Diagnosis. Males are most similar with those of B. thorelli Simon, 1901, but can be recognized for having a broad RTA with sinuous tip (Fig 17; B. thorelli with narrow, pointed RTA, as in Żabka 1988, fig 53). Females are similar to those of B. annamita Simon, 1903, but can be distinguished by a deep, medial pocket and by the indistinct spermathecae (Figs 18–19; pocket shallow and wide and spermathecae distinctly globular in B. annamita, as in Żabka 1988, fig 51).   
 Description. Male (holotype, Figs 1, 4, 6–8, 12–17). Prosoma brownish-black. Iridescent scales on prosoma and leg I. Clypeus, chelicerae, fangs, labium, maxillae brownish-black. Sternum yellowish-brown with brown margin. Chelicerae with four promarginal and five short, fused retromarginal teeth (Fig 7). Leg I robust, brownish-black; distal half of patella and entire tibia and metatarsus provided ventrally with bunch of black hairs, the ones on tibia prominent; tibia and metatarsus bear paired heavy ventral spines (Fig 8); all other legs yellowish. Opisthosoma long, tubular, black, provided dorso-laterally with longitudinal, discontinuous band of chalk-white spots (Fig. 4). Spinnerets black. Body length 8.35. Prosoma length 3.30, width (at the middle) 2.78. Opisthosoma length 5.05, width (at the middle) 1.82.   
Eyes diameter: AME 0.74. ALE 0.32. PME 0.11. PLE 0.32. Eye interdistances: AME–AME 0.04. AME–ALE 0.05. ALE–PME 0.44. PME–PLE 0.43. PME–PME 1.76. PLE–PLE 1.79. Clypeus height at AME 0.36, at ALE 0.95 (Fig. 6). Length of chelicerae 1.07. Measurements of palp and legs: Palp 3.38 [1.38, 0.70, 0.41, 0.89], I 10.41 [2.88, 1.68, 2.81, 2.01, 1.03], II 6.32 [2.00, 1.10, 1.27, 1.29, 0.66], III 5.56 [1.83, 0.97, 0.81, 1.30, 0.65], IV 7.24 [2.33, 1.00, 1.41, 1.82, 0.68]. Leg formula: 1423. Pedipalp as in Figs 12–17.  
Female (paratype, Figs 2, 5, 9–11, 18–20). In all details like male except the followings: Prosoma brownish. Clypeus, chelicerae, fangs, labium, maxillae, spinnerets brownish. Chelicerae with four promarginal and six retromarginal teeth (Fig 10). Leg I robust, brownish; tibia and metatarsus bear paired heavy ventral spines (Fig 11). Opisthosoma long, tubular, greenish-gray; provided dorsally with characteristic pattern (Fig 5); dorso-laterally with longitudinal, continuous band of chalk-white spots. Body length 8.41. Prosoma length 3.29, width (at the middle) 2.66. Opisthosoma length 5.12, width (at the middle) 1.94. Eyes diameter: AME 0.70. ALE 0.30. PME 0.12. PLE 0.43. Eye interdistances: AME–AME 0.06. AME–ALE 0.08. ALE–PME 0.31. PME–PLE 0.28. PME–PME 1.66. PLE–PLE 1.69. Clypeus height at AME 0.19, at ALE 0.77 (Fig. 9). Length of chelicerae 0.87. Measurements of palp and legs: Palp 2.45 [0.99, 0.50, 0.31, 0.65], I 7.23 [2.13, 1.26, 1.76, 1.40, 0.68], II 5.44 [1.76, 0.99, 1.08, 1.05, 0.56], III 4.89 [1.60, 0.89, 0.73, 1.10, 0.57], IV 6.59 [2.15, 0.93, 1.27, 1.68, 0.56]. Leg formula: 1423. Epigyne as in Figs 18–20.  
 Variation. Male: Body length 6.54–8.35 (n = 7). Female: Body length 8.07–8.41 (n = 10)   
 Etymology. The specific epithet is a Latin adjective and refers to the nature of the type locality of the new species (insula = island).
description: Published as part of Malamel, Jobi J., Sankaran, Pradeep M. & Sebastian, Pothalil A., 2015, First record of the jumping spider genus Bavia Simon, 1877 from India, with the description of a new species, pp. 596-599 in Zootaxa 4007 (4) on pages 597-599, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4007.4.11, http://zenodo.org/record/244712