Iranattus principalis (Wesolowska 2000)
- Dataset
- Phylogenomic placement and revision of Iranattus Prószyński, 1992 jumping spiders (Salticidae, Plexippini, Plexippina)
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Arachnida
- order
- Araneae
- family
- Salticidae
- genus
- Iranattus
- species
- Iranattus principalis
description
Description. ♂ (DDKM 21.089). Measurements: Carapace 2.2 long, 2.1 wide. Abdomen length 1.7; width 1.4. Leg measurements: I – 11.2 (3.4, 2.2, 2.4, 1.8, 1.3); II – 10 (2.8, 2, 2.4, 1.5, 1.2); III – 16.6 (6.3, 2.9, 3.2, 2.5, 1.7); IV – 10.1 (3.7, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.3). Leg formula III-IV-II-I. Carapace wider than abdomen. Ocular area shaped like an isosceles trapezoid, narrow at the anterior eye row and wide at the PLEs. PLEs on tubercles. Thoracic area slopes acutely downward behind ocular area. Ocular area anteriorly golden yellow, and remaining carapace dark brown. Lateral sides posteriorly and back sparsely covered with pale hairs. Clypeus narrow, yellowish-brown sparsely covered with hairs. Chelicerae vertical, narrow, yellowish brown. Palp (Figs 2 – 5, 8 – 11): Embolus medium-long, starting at 7 o’clock. RTA stout, short with blunt tip. Cymbium extends retrolaterally to form scoop-shaped apophysis. Tegulum prolaterally rounder; retrolaterally slightly angular at distal and proximal edges. Legs: III femur distinctly long. Femur golden yellow, distal segments yellowish-brown. Abdomen narrow, ovoid. Golden yellow with less prominent transverse pale bands. Spinnerets yellowish. ♀ (DDKM 21.090). Measurements: Carapace 5.1 long, 5.1 wide. Abdomen length 6.4; width 4.8. Leg measurements: I – 11.7 (3.8, 1.8, 2.7, 2.1, 1.3); II – 11.6 (3.3, 2.8, 2.4, 1.8, 1.3); III – 19.7 (6.9, 3.3, 4.7, 3.1, 1.8); IV – 11.4 (2.9, 2.1, 2.3, 2.6, 1.5). Leg formula III-I-II-IV. Carapace shape similar to male, width about same as abdomen. Brown, sparsely covered with pale hairs. Clypeus similar to male. Chelicerae similar to male. Legs similar to male. Abdomen ovoid, bulky, yellowish, covered with brown hairs, and more posteriorly. Spinnerets yellowish. Epigyne (Figs 6, 7, 12, 13): Medially located copulatory opening flanked by conical-shaped ECP.
description
Figs 2 – 7, 8 – 13, 14 – 19
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Larger than I. rectangularis, with an almost ovoid tegulum with a less prominent shoulder, RTA slightly bent near the tip (Figs 10, 11), and a multi-chambered spermatheca sandwiched between copulatory ducts dorsally and the epigynal plate ventrally.
distribution
Distribution. Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, and Cameroon.