Pharta brevipalpus Simon 1903, comb. nov.
Creators: name: SURESH P. BENJAMIN
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2011
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Thomisidae
Pharta
Pharta brevipalpus

description: Pharta brevipalpus (Simon, 1903) comb. nov.
Fig 47 C
Epidius brevipalpus Simon, 1903: 730.
Cupa zhengi Ono and Song, 1986: 26, figs 1–7. Holotype and paratypes in NSMT and ASB; not examined. New synonymy. Sanmenia zhengi (Ono & Song, 1986). Song and Kim 1992: 142 (transferred from Cupa to Sanmenia).
Type material: Syntype: Male from Phuc-Son, northeastern Vietnam (MNHN 22113/1574), examined.
Synonymy. Both sexes of Sanmenia zhengi have been well-illustrated facilitating unambiguous identification. Characteristic is the presence of two apophyses of the tibia of which one is a wide apophysis furnished with short strong hairs (Fig 47 C; Ono 1995).
Diagnosis. Separated from all other species of the genus by the presence of two apophyses of the tibia, of which one is furnished with short strong hairs (Fig 47 C; Ono 1995).
Description. See Ono and Song (1986) and Ono (1988).
Distribution. China, Japan, Vietnam.
Other material examined (taxa denoted with * were included in the matrix)
* Aphantochilus rogersi O. P.-Cambridge, 1870. ECUADOR: Orellana: 1 female, Reserva Etnica Waorani, Transect Ent. 1km S. Onkone Gara Camp 25 June1994, TL. Erwin et al. (USNM). Panama: Canal Zone: 1 male, Colon, Humid forest, Canopy fogging, tree, 2–14 July 1979, E. Broadhead et al. (USNM).
* Aphantochilus taurifrons (O. P.- Cambridge, 1881) comb. nov. ECUADOR: Orellana: 2 males 1 female, Reserva Etnica Waorani, Transect Ent. 1 km S. Onkone Gara Camp, 25 June 1994, TL. Erwin et al. (USNM).
* Apyretina sp. MADAGASCAR: Antsiranana Province: 2 males 2 females, PN Mt. D’Ambre, 12° 32’ S 38°49.10’ E. 1100 m, 23–28 November 1993, J. Coddington et al. (USNM), Figs 52A–D, 53A–E, 54A–F, 55A–F, 56A–F.
Borboropactus sp. VIETNAM: Lam Dong Province: 7 females; Datanla Waterfall, ca. 5 km S of Da Lat, 11° 54’ 0 2.2’’N 108° 26’ 54.0’’E, 1300 m, evergreen hill forest, 5, 11–12 September 2003, P. Schwendinger (MHNG), Figs 6 C, 21A–F.
Borboropactus squalidus Simon, 1884. Female lectotype from Africa: no further details given (MNHN 5045/ 1572), Fig 20 C.
* Diaea subdola O. P.-Cambridge, 1885. SRI LANKA: Central Province: 2 males 2 females, Agrapathana, Agra Arboretum, 2003, S. P. Benjamin and M. Bahir (MHNG).
Epidius denisi Lessert, 1943. Female lectotype from DR CONGO: no more data given (MRAC 114110).
Epidius guineensis Millot, 1942. Lectotype from DR CONGO: Bamania: 1 male, 1962, R. P. Hulstaert, no more data given (MRAC 122567; Figs 33 B, 33C).
Epidius lyriger Simon, 1897. Lectotype from PHILIPPINES: Manila: 1 female, no more details given (MNHN 13705/1574).
* Epidius parvati Benjamin, 2000. SRI LANKA: Western province: 1 male 1 female. Colombo, Bellanwila- Attidiya, 14 August 1996, SP. Benjamin (AMNH), Fig 7 D.
* Mecaphesa asperata (Hentz, 1847). USA: Kansas: 1 male 1 female, ‘Cherokee co. 5 mi. N. 3.3 mi. E of Crestiline’, 7 May 1984, GF Hevel (USNM), Figs 57 A–E, 58A–F.
* Monaeses sp. SRI LANKA: Central Province: 1 male 1 female, Agrabopath forest reserve, 18–21 February 2007, 1660– 800 m, SP. Benjamin and Z. Jaleel (MHNG), Figs 9 A, 9B.
* Onocolus sp. ECUADOR: Orellana: 1 male 1 female, Reserva Etnica Waorani, Transect Ent., 1 km S Onkone Gara Camp, 25 June 1994, TL. Erwin et al. (USNM), Figs 8 A, 59A–G, 60A–F.
* Onomastus nigricauda Simon, 1900. SRI LANKA: Western province: 1 male 2 females, Kalutara district, Horane, Bodinagala, 19 July 1996, SP. Benjamin. Same locality, 5 males 6 females, 10 February.2007, leg. SP. Benjamin and Z. Jaleel. Sabaragamuwa province: 1 male, Ratnapura District, Morningside section, primary forest, 23 February2007, SP. Benjamin and Z. Jaleel (MHNG).
* Oxytate subvirens (Strand, 1907). SRI LANKA: North Western Province: 4 males 2 females, Kurunegala District, Kurunegala, Ethagala Mountains, ca. 300 m, 1–28 February 2007, hand collecting, leg. Z. Jaleel (USNM), Figs 61 A–E.
* Philodromus rufus Walckenaer, 1826. USA: West Virginia: 3 females 5 males, Monongalia Co. WV University forest, Chestnut Ridge, Mixed Oak-Hardwood. Pitfall trap, 22–30 May 1989, DT. Jennings (USNM), Figs 62 A–G.
Phrynarachne sp. A. TANZANIA: Tanga: 2 males 1 female, E Usambara Mtns., 12 km SE Amani, kihuhwi- Zigi Forest Reserve, 5° 6.3’ S 38°40.6’ E, 400–450 m,. 2–4 November 1995, CE. Griswold, N. Scharff, D. Ubick (CAS).
* Phrynarachne sp. B. MADAGASCAR: Mahajanga: 3 males. Parc National Tsingy de Bemaraha. 3.4 km, 93°E of Bekopaka, Tombeau Vazimba, 6–10 November 2001, 19° 8’ 31’’ S 44°49’41’’ E, 50 m, EF28 beating low vegetation tropical dry forest, B. L. Fisher et al. (CAS), Figs 63 A–E, 64A–F.
* Pharta gongshan (Yang, Zhu and Song, 2006). PR CHINA: Fugong: 2 males, 2 females, LuMaDeng County, N 27.02529° E 98.86256°, 1200 m, 23 April 2004, Peng Guang-Xu (USNM), Figs 7 C, 8C, 47A, 47B, 47D– F, 49A–F, 50A–F, 51A–D.
* Sidymella angulata (Urquhart, 1885). NEW ZEALAND: South Island: 1 male, Marlborough Prov., Pelorus Bridg scenic Reserve, 26 February 2005, D. Silva and H. Wood (CAS CASENT 9023857), Figs 65A, B.
Stephanopis cambridgei Thorell, 1870. Holotype: 1 adult female, AUSTRALIA, Thorell’s collection (SMNH 1163), Figs 5 D, 5G.
* Stephanopis cambridgei Thorell, 1870. AUSTRALIA: Australian Capital Territory: 1 male 1 females, Black Mt. Canberra, 35° 18’S: 149° 0 8’E, 650 m, open Eucalyptus woodland, 7 August 1990, CE. Griswold and TC. Meikle (USNM). Western Australia: 1 male 1 female, Tinglewood near cabins, 6.98 km 5 0 N Walpole, disturbed Eucalyptus forest, S 34° 54’ 51.0’’ E 116° 43’ 50.9’’, 24 February 2006. G. Hormiga and L. Lopardo (GWU), Figs 66A–G, 67A–E.
* Stephanopis sp. CHILE: Region X: 2 females, Parque National Puyehue, Forest behind Cabanas de la Fundaction de las Raices, Between Rte 215 and Rio Gol Gol, ca. 3 km E Entre Lagos, S 40° 39’ 59.0’’ W 72° 10’ 19’’, 22–24 January 2003, beating vegetation, SE. Lew (CAS CASENT 9016500), Figs 68 A, 68B, 69A–F.
* Stiphropus lugubris Gerstäcker, 1873. KENYA: 3 males, Kakamega Forest, 0° 22’ N 34°50’ E, 2001–2003, canopy fogging, W. Freund (ZEmk Ar. 092), Figs 70A, 70B, 73 A–H. Remarks: the original material (a dried out sub-adult male) was collected by Baron Karl Klaus (Carl Claus) von der Decken on one of his expeditions to Mount Kilimanjaro (Gerstäcker 1873) and is lost (type depository unknown). Stiphropus lugubris is identified here based on the original description. The material is from the type locality.
* Strophius sp. PANAMA: Canal Zone: 5 male 2 females, Colon, humid forest, canopy fogging, tree, 2–14 July 1979, E. Broadhead et al. (USNM), Figs 70 C, 70D–F, 71A–F, 72A–F.
* Strigoplus sp. SRI LANKA: North Western Province: 2 males, Kurunegala District, Kurunegala, Ethagala Mountains, ca. 300 m, 1–28 February 2007, hand collecting, Z. Jaleel (USNM), Figs 74 A–F, 75A–F.
Thomisops sp. SRI LANKA: Central Province: 1 male 1female, Matale District, Riverstone, Knuckles range, ca. 1100 m, 0 7°31’42’’N, 80° 44’17’’E, 10 March 1998, hand collecting, SP. Benjamin (MHNG), Fig 7 E.
* Thomisus granulifrons Simon, 1906. SRI LANKA: Western Province: 1 male 1 female, Bellanwila-Attidiya, 1 February–30 March 1998, SP. Benjamin (USNM), Figs 7 A, 8D.
* Xysticus cristatus (Clerck, 1757). SPAIN: no further data, 1 male 1 female, (USNM), Figs 9 C, 9D.
* Xysticus fraternus Banks, 1895. USA: West Virginia: 4 males 2 females, Monongalia Co., WV University forest, Chestnut Ridge. Mixed Oak-Hardwood, pitfall trap, 22–30 May 1989, DT Jennings, (USNM), Figs 9 E, 9F.
description: Published as part of SURESH P. BENJAMIN, 2011, Phylogenetics and comparative morphology of crab spiders (Araneae: Dionycha, Thomisidae), pp. 1-108 in Zootaxa 3080 on pages 18-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1049440