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Ordo: Araneae
Familia: Salticidae
Genus: Bavia
Name
Bavia exilis Cao & Li sp. n. – Wikispecies link – ZooBank link – Pensoft Profile
Type
Holotype ♂: CHINA, Yunnan, Mengla County, Xiaolongha Village, Xishuangbanna Nature Reserve: Biological diversity corridor (21°24.230'N, 101°36.262'E, 715 m), seasonal rainforest, 4 June 2012, Q. Zhao & Z. Chen leg.
Etymology
From Latin exilis (slender), in reference to the shape of the abdomen; adjective.
Diagnosis
Similar to Bavia aericeps, but RTA much larger (Fig. 7B) and embolus with retrolateral membranous margin (Fig. 7C). Compared to Bavia capistrata (Fig. 5B–D), the tibia lacks a distinct dorsal apophysis, and the embolus is not serrated.
Description
Male (holotype). Total length 6.65, CL 2.75, CW 1.75, AL 3.90, AW 1.10. Eye measurements: AME 0.60, ALE 0.21, PME 0.06, PLE 0.16, AER 1.52, PER 1.55, EFL 1.41. Clypeus 0.08 high. Legs: I 6.15 (1.75, 1.00, 1.55, 1.00, 0.85); II 4.00 (1.15, 0.70, 0.85, 0.70, 0.60); III 3.55 (1.00, 0.60, 0.65, 0.80, 0.50); IV 4.35 (1.25, 0.65, 0.90, 1.00, 0.55).
Carapace dark brown with central lighter trapezoid dorsally (Fig. 8A). Chelicerae brown. Maxillae and labium brown, light tips with greyish-brown hairs. Sternum yellowish. Abdomen elongate, slender and grey. Venter and spinnerets dark greyish. Legs I more robust and darker than others, legs II–IV yellowish. Spination of leg I: femur d1-0-0; tibia v2-2-2; metatarsus v2-0-2. Palp: tibia short, about 1/4 length of cymbium. Tibial apophysis bent, subequal to the length of tibia (Fig. 7B). Embolus short and pointed, with retrolateral membranous margin (Fig. 7C). Female. Unknown.
Distribution
Known only from the type locality.
Original Description
- Cao, Q; Li, S; Żabka, M; 2016: The jumping spiders from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China (Araneae, Salticidae) ZooKeys, (630): 43-104. doi
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