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A new jumping spider of the genus Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886 from India (Araneae: Salticidae: Aelurillina)
No full textCaleb, John T. D., Mathai, Manu Thomas (2016): A new jumping spider of the genus Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886 from India (Araneae: Salticidae: Aelurillina). Zootaxa 4103 (2): 185-188, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.25687
Figures 30-31 in Four new species of jumping spider (Araneae: Salticidae: Aelurillinae) with the description of a new genus from South India
No full textFigures 30-31. Phanuelus gladstone sp.nov. 30, Dorsal view of male. 31, Dorsal view ofPublished as part of Caleb, John T. D., Mungkung, Soriephy & Mathai, Manu Thomas, 2015, Four new species of jumping spider (Araneae: Salticidae: Aelurillinae) with the description of a new genus from South India, pp. 1-18 in Peckhamia 124 (1) on page 9, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.509297
FIGURES 7–18 in A new jumping spider of the genus Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886 from India (Araneae: Salticidae: Aelurillina)
No full textFIGURES 7–18. Stenaelurillus metallicus sp. nov. 7–11 male (7 dorsal, 8 ventral, 9 chelicerae, retrolateral, 10 abdomen, dorsal, 11 left palp, retrolateral), 12–18 female (12 dorsal, 13 ventral, 14 chelicerae, retrolateral, 15 epigyne, paratype NCBS-AR114, ventral, 16 epigyne, paratype NCBS-AR115, ventral, 17 vulva, dorsal, 18 same, cleared, dorsal. Scale bars: 1 mm (7, 8, 12, 13); 0.1 mm (9, 11, 14–17).Published as part of Caleb, John T. D. & Mathai, Manu Thomas, 2016, A new jumping spider of the genus Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886 from India (Araneae: Salticidae: Aelurillina), pp. 185-188 in Zootaxa 4103 (2) on page 187, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.25687
Stenaelurillus Simon 1886
No full text<i>Stenaelurillus</i> Simon, 1886 <p> <b>Type species:</b> <i>S. nigricaudus</i> Simon, 1886.</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis.</b> For diagnostic features and description, see Szűts & Scharff (2005) and Wesołowska (2013).</p>Published as part of <i>Caleb, John T. D. & Mathai, Manu Thomas, 2016, A new jumping spider of the genus Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886 from India (Araneae: Salticidae: Aelurillina), pp. 185-188 in Zootaxa 4103 (2)</i> on page 185, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/256878">10.5281/zenodo.256878</a>
Hersilia Audouin 1826
No full textHersilia Audouin, 1826 Type species: H. caudata Audouin Diagnosis. For diagnostic features and description, see Baehr & Baehr (1993) and Foord (2008)Published as part of Caleb, John T. D., Pravalikha, G. B., Johnson, Benaiah Ebenezer, Manyu, Mitemlu, Mungkung, Soreiphy & Mathai, Manu Thomas, 2017, Hersilia aadi Pravalikha, Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu, 2014 a junior synonym of Hersilia savignyi Lucas, 1836 (Araneae: Hersiliidae), pp. 396-400 in Zootaxa 4254 (3) on page 396, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4254.3.11, http://zenodo.org/record/54687
FIGURES 10–13 in Hersilia aadi Pravalikha, Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu, 2014 a junior synonym of Hersilia savignyi Lucas, 1836 (Araneae: Hersiliidae)
No full textFIGURES 10–13. Genitalia of H. savignyi Lucas, 1836. 10 left male palp, ventral view; 11 same, prolateral view; 12 epigyne, ventral view; 13 vulva, dorsal view. Abbreviations: CO, copulatory opening; E, embolus; LAP, latero-apical process of tegular apophysis; S, spermatheca. Scale bars: (10–13) 0.5 mm.Published as part of Caleb, John T. D., Pravalikha, G. B., Johnson, Benaiah Ebenezer, Manyu, Mitemlu, Mungkung, Soreiphy & Mathai, Manu Thomas, 2017, Hersilia aadi Pravalikha, Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu, 2014 a junior synonym of Hersilia savignyi Lucas, 1836 (Araneae: Hersiliidae), pp. 396-400 in Zootaxa 4254 (3) on page 399, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4254.3.11, http://zenodo.org/record/54687
Hersilia aadi Pravalikha, Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu, 2014 a junior synonym of Hersilia savignyi Lucas, 1836 (Araneae: Hersiliidae)
No full textCaleb, John T. D., Pravalikha, G. B., Johnson, Benaiah Ebenezer, Manyu, Mitemlu, Mungkung, Soreiphy, Mathai, Manu Thomas (2017): Hersilia aadi Pravalikha, Srinivasulu & Srinivasulu, 2014 a junior synonym of Hersilia savignyi Lucas, 1836 (Araneae: Hersiliidae). Zootaxa 4254 (3): 396-400, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4254.3.1
Phlegra prasanna Caleb, Mungkung & Mathai, 2015, sp. nov.
No full textPhlegra prasanna sp. nov. Caleb & Mathai (Figs. 47-56) Type material. Holotype: male, scrub jungle regions, Madras Christian College, Tamil Nadu, India (12°91′97.51″ N, 80°12′24.72″ E, 32m, 20 MAR 2014, coll. John Caleb T. D., NCBS-QA481). Paratypes: 1 male from same location (06 OCT 2014, coll. John Caleb T.D., NCBS-QA482) and 1 male, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India (14°45′10.50″ N, 78°79′38.68″ E, 138 m, 14 JAN 2015, coll. Samson, NCBS-AL062). Etymology. Specific epithet is a noun in apposition, a patronym after the first author's mother, Udaya Prasanna. Diagnosis. Species can be differentiated from other Phlegra species by the dark coloration of the body covered by metallic dark green iridescent hairs (Figs. 47, 50). Palp with long embolus (Figs. 53, 55), RTA with two peaks separated by a V-shaped depression (Figs. 54, 56). Description of male. Total length 4.11; carapace 2.32 long, 1.57 wide; abdomen 1.79 long, 1.03 wide. Cephalothorax dark, eye region covered with forward projecting hairs, inconspicuous pair of white stripes on the dorsal surface, eye field darker (Figs. 48, 51). Three white transverse stripes traverse across the clypeus extending into the cheek region. Anterior eyes surrounded by white scales anteriorly (Fig. 49). Chelicerae blackish, thick transverse stripe of white hairs at the proximal region. Sternum oval, covered with pale hairs (Fig. 52). Legs dark, proximal half of tarsus brownish yellow on all legs (Figs. 48, 49). Abdomen narrow, dark with greenish, iridescent hairs (Fig. 50). Palp with dark cymbium, long, slender embolus (Figs. 53, 55), RTA with two peaks separated by a V-shaped depression (Figs. 54, 56). Distribution. Chennai, India. 1 mm.Published as part of Caleb, John T. D., Mungkung, Soriephy & Mathai, Manu Thomas, 2015, Four new species of jumping spider (Araneae: Salticidae: Aelurillinae) with the description of a new genus from South India, pp. 1-18 in Peckhamia 124 (1) on pages 11-12, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.509297
Phanuelus Caleb, Mungkung & Mathai, 2015, gen. nov.
No full textPhanuelus gen. nov. Caleb & Mathai Type species. Phanuelus gladstone sp.nov. Etymology. The proposed name is for the late Dr. G. J. Phanuel (Professor, Dept. of Zoology, MCC) who worked extensively on the spiders of Madras in the early 1960s. His work has been of great significance for later workers. The name is masculine in gender. Diagnosis. Small spiders characterized by short, very high cephalothorax, high and reduced thoracic region; abdomen round, nearly spherical. Leg III distinctly longer. Two RTAs (compared to usually two RTAs, sometimes with one RTA in Aelurillus, and two peaks, separated by a V or U shaped slit in Phlegra). Differs from Langona Simon in lacking a bunch of stiff hairs projecting from the base near RTA. Differs from Stenaelurillus Simon due to the absence of an anterior tegular apophysis. Embolus longer and thinner than in Stenaelurillus. Epigynum highly sclerotized, convex surface, with copulatory openings postero-laterally (whereas these are antero-median in Aelurillus, or hidden in circular grooves in Phlegra). Description. Spiders with small body (3-4 mm), carapace short and very high, short longitudinal fovea in a rounded, pit-like shallow depression in the centre just behind PLE line midway (Figs. 26, 32). Carapace widest at beginning of posterior slope; posterior slope very steep. PME closer to PLE than ALE. Clypeus vertical, moderately high (Figs. 28, 36). Male chelicerae without any tooth. Leg III longer than leg IV (Figs. 27, 37). Abdomen small, rounded with pairs of white spots arranged in the median, lighter lateral regions seen on females (Figs. 26, 33). Male palp with enlarged bulbus, tegulum leathery, embolus thin, two RTA, one long and bent at tip which is inconspicuous, other conspicuous, short and thick (Figs. 38, 39). Epigynum highly sclerotized, copulatory openings laterally placed apart, with meandering copulatory ducts (Figs. 40, 43, 44). Affinities. Species show clear affinity to subfamily Aelurillinae in genital structures and general morphology.Published as part of Caleb, John T. D., Mungkung, Soriephy & Mathai, Manu Thomas, 2015, Four new species of jumping spider (Araneae: Salticidae: Aelurillinae) with the description of a new genus from South India, pp. 1-18 in Peckhamia 124 (1) on page 7, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.509297
Stenaelurillus metallicus Caleb & Mathai, 2016, sp. nov.
No full text<i>Stenaelurillus metallicus</i> sp. nov. <p>Figs 1–22</p> <p> <b>Type material: Holotype:</b> Male (NCBS-AR103) from Madras Christian College (12.917659°N, 80.122859°E, alt. 32 m), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 21 June 2013, leg. John Caleb T.D. <b>Paratypes</b> (from same location): 1 male (NCBS- AR110), 21 June 2013; 1 male (NCBS-AR109), 18 July 2013; 1 male & 1 female (NCBS-AR104 & AR113), 5 September 2013; 1 female (NCBS-AR112), 11 November 2013; 1 male (NCBS-AR111), 21 April 2015, all leg. John Caleb T.D.; 4 males & 4 females (NCBS-AR105 to AR108 & AR114 to AR117), 30 January 2014, leg. Karthy.</p> <p> <b>Etymology.</b> The specific name, an adjective, refers to the shining spots with metallic sheen on the male abdomen.</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis.</b> The male differs from all known <i>Stenaelurillus</i> species by orangish abdomen, with a pair of dark spots (Fig. 1; usually darker abdomen with white spots in other species). The species seems to be closely related to <i>S. sarojinae</i> Caleb & Mathai, 2014 by the presence of a well-developed ventral femoral distal process in the male palp (Fig. 11), but differs in having a slightly bent, short and thick embolus, not accompanied by a terminal apophysis (compare Fig. 19 herein with fig. 80 in Caleb <i>et al.</i> 2015). The female resembles <i>S. sarojinae</i> in having a pair of white spots on the abdomen, but differs in having globular spermatheca (bean-shaped in <i>S. sarojinae</i>; compare Figs 18, 22 herein with fig. 30 in Caleb & Mathai 2014).</p> <p> <b>Description. Male</b> (holotype). Total length: 4.63; carapace: 2.37 long, 1.64 wide; abdomen: 2.26 long, 1.43 wide. Carapace dark, covered with reddish-brown hairs; a pair of thin longitudinal white stripes extending from behind the ALEs and ending at posterior slope. Posterior end of carapace blackish (Figs 1–2). AMEs surrounded by white orbital setae. Short white hairs clothe the facial region from above the anterior eyes to the clypeal region (Fig. 3). Broad patch of white hairs extend backwards on the lateral margins of the carapace. Outer edge of carapace lined by thin stripe of white hairs. Eye measurements: AME 0.36, ALE 0.21, PME 0.07, PLE 0.26, AME–AME 0.09; AME–ALE 0.12; PME–PME 1.22; PME–PLE 0.19. Sternum oval, darkly pigmented medially, yellowish along the margins (Fig. 8). Chelicerae unident (Fig. 9); labium and maxillae yellowish. Femur I with a black patch prolaterally (Fig. 3). Coxae of all legs with patch of dark pigmentation ventrally (Fig. 8). Leg measurements: I 3.99 (1.35, 0.82, 0.74, 0.58, 0.49); II 3.95 (1.37, 0.79, 0.72, 0.56, 0.51); III 5.87 (1.78, 0.84, 1.14, 1.32, 0.79); IV 5.71 (1.70, 0.80, 1.11, 1.32, 0.78). Leg spination: leg I: Fm d 0-1-1-5; Pt pr 0-1-0; Tb pr 1-1, v 1-1 -2ap; Mt pr 1-1, v 2-2 ap; leg II: Fm d 0-1-1-5, pr 0-1-0; Pt pr and rt 0-1-0; Tb pr 1- 1-1, rt 0-1-0, v 1-1 -2ap; Mt pr 1-1, rt 1-1, v 2 -0-2ap; leg III: Fm d 0-1-1-5, pr 0-1-0; Pt pr and rt 0-1-0; Tb d 1-2-2, pr 1- 1, rt 1-0-1, v 0-1-2ap; Mt d 1-2-1-2, pr 1-1, rt 1-1-1, v 0-0-2ap; leg IV: Fm d 0-1-1-4, pr 0-1-0; Pt pr and rt 0-1-0; Tb d 1- 2-2, pr 1-1, rt 1-1, v 1-2 ap; Mt d 2-2-2, pr 1-1, rt 1-0-1, v 0-1-2ap. Abdomen with dark orange hairs on the sides, paler mid-dorsally with whitish hairs making indistinct chevron shaped markings; a pair of large spots with metallic luster present on the dorsum; a pair of indistinct black spots present laterally further behind. Abdomen outlined laterally by a fringe of long white hairs; spinnerets moderately long, black (Figs 1, 7, 10). Palp covered with short pale yellowish hairs; embolus short, thick and slightly bent, not accompanied by anterior terminal apophysis; RTA single with a broad base tapering toward the tip, slightly curved (Figs 19–20).</p> <p> <b>Female</b> (paratype NCBS-AR112). Total length 4.85; carapace: 2.15 long, 1.68 wide; abdomen: 2.70 long, 2.01 wide. Eye measurements: AME 0.39, ALE 0.20, PME 0.07, PLE 0.22, AME–AME 0.06; AME–ALE 0.10; PME–PME 1.25; PME–PLE 0.19. Leg measurements: I 3.58 (1.30, 0.60, 0.61, 0.48, 0.59); II 3.65 (1.29, 0.65, 0.60, 0.54, 0.58); III 6.19 (1.97, 0.94, 1.29, 1.18, 0.81); IV 5.65 (1.67, 0.80, 1.17, 1.24, 0.77). Leg spination: leg I: Fm d 0-1-1-5; Pt pr 0-1-0; Tb pr 1-1, v 1-1 -2ap; Mt pr 0-2, v 2-1 ap; leg II: Fm d 0-1-1-5, pr 0-1-0; Pt pr 0-1-0; Tb, pr 1-1, v 1-1 -2; Mt d 1-2, pr 0-1, v 2- 1 ap; leg III: Fm d 0-1-1-5, pr 0-1-0; Pt pr and rt 0-1-0; Tb d 1-2-2, pr 1-1, rt 1-1, v 0-1-2ap; Mt d 1-1-2, pr 1-2, rt 1-1-2ap, v 0-1-2ap; leg IV: Fm d 0-1-1-4; Pt pr and rt 0-1-0; Tb d 1-2-2, pr 1-1, rt 1-1, v 1-2 ap; Mt d 2-1-2, pr 1-1, rt 1-1, v 0-1- 2ap. Coloration pattern as in male, but differs in the following: general body color dull reddish-brown (Figs 4, 12).</p> <p>Anterior eyes outlined by reddish-brown setae on the upper half and lower half with white orbital setae (Fig. 6). A pair of white spots present on the abdomen (Figs 4, 12). Epigyne placed on a poorly sclerotized plate; copulatory ducts short, leading to the lower chambers (Figs 15, 16, 21); spermathecae globular (Figs 17, 18, 22).</p> <p> <b>Distribution.</b> Known only from type locality.</p>Published as part of <i>Caleb, John T. D. & Mathai, Manu Thomas, 2016, A new jumping spider of the genus Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886 from India (Araneae: Salticidae: Aelurillina), pp. 185-188 in Zootaxa 4103 (2)</i> on pages 185-188, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/256878">10.5281/zenodo.256878</a>
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