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22 2 113 144 Proszynski for Inet.P65 Arthropoda Selecta 22(2): 113144 © ARTHROPODA SELECTA, 2013 Description of some Salticidae (Aranei) from the Malay Archipelago. III. Salticidae of Borneo, with comments on adjacent territories Îïèñàíèå íåêîòîðûõ Salticidae (Aranei) èç Ìàëàéñêîãî àðõèïåëàãà. III. Salticidae Áîðíåî, ñ êîììåíòàðèÿìè ïî ñîñåäíèì òåððèòîðèÿì Jerzy Prószyñski1, Christa L. Deeleman-Reinhold2 É. Ïðóøèíüñêèé1, Ê.Ë. Äåëåìàí-Ðåéíîëüä2 1 Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Wilcza 64, 00-679 Warszawa, Poland. E-mail: [email protected] 2 4619GA Ossendrecht, the Netherlands. E-mail: [email protected] 1 Ìóçåé è Èíñòèòóò Çîîëîãèè Ïîëüñêîé Àêàäåìèè Íàóê, óë. Wilcza 64, 00-679 Âàðøàâà, Ïîëüøà. 2 4619GA Ossendrecht, Íèäåðëàíäû. KEY WORDS: jumping spiders, new species, diagnostic characters, distribution, Borneo, Indonesia, Kali- mantan, Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak. ÊËÞ×ÅÂÛÅ ÑËÎÂÀ: ïàóêè-ñêàêóí÷èêè, íîâûå âèäû, äèàãíîñòè÷åñêèå ïðèçíàêè, ðàñïðîñòðàíåíèå, Áîðíåî, Èíäîíåçèÿ, Êàëèìàíòàí, Ìàëàéçèÿ, Ñàáàõ, Ñàðàâàê. ABSTRACT. This paper provides diagnostic draw- (#$), B. suhartoi sp.n. (#$), Cytaea semengohi sp n. ings for selected Oriental genera and species, to com- (#), C. sepakuensis sp.n. ($) , C. trusmadii sp.n. (#), plement the existing scanty literature. The following 16 Echeclus sokoli sp.n. (#$), Euryattus kinabalus sp.n. new species are described: Bavia kahariana sp.n. (#$), (#$), E. koomeni sp.n. (#$), E. pengi sp.n. (#), B. suhartoi sp.n. (#$), Cytaea semengohi sp.n. (#), Onomastus danum sp.n. (#$), Pancorius petoti sp.n. C. sepakuensis sp.n. ($), C. trusmadii sp.n. (#), Eche- ($), Poecilorchestes logunovi sp.n. (#), Sobasina clus sokoli sp.n. (#$), Euryattus kinabalus sp.n. (#$), platnicki sp.n. (#$), Stertinius onoi sp.n. (#$), Vai- E. koomeni sp.n. (#$), E. pengi sp.n. (#), Onomastus limia bakoensis sp.n. (#) è V. jianyuae sp.n. (#). danum sp.n. (#$), Pancorius petoti sp.n. ($), Poecil- Îäèí íîâûé âèä îïèñàí èç Íîâîé Ãâèíåè Euryattus orchestes logunovi sp.n. (#), Sobasina platnicki sp.n. ventralis sp.n. ($). Ïðèâåäåíî ïåðâîîïèñàíèå ñàìêè (#$), Stertinius onoi sp.n. (#$), Vailimia bakoensis Donoessus striatus Simon, 1902. Äîïîëíèòåëüíûå sp.n. (#) and V. jianyuae sp.n. (#). One new species ðèñóíêè äàíû ê 10 âèäàì: Bianor incitatus Thorell, is described from New Guinea Euryattus ventralis sp.n. 1890, Euryattus venustus (Doleschall, 1859), E. bleekeri ($). New female is added to Donoessus striatus Simon, (Doleschall, 1859), E. porcellus Thorell, 1881, E. venu- 1902. Complementary, comparative drawings are giv- stus (Doleschall, 1859), Onomastus complexipalpis en to 10 species: Bianor incitatus Thorell, 1890, Eury- Wanless, 1980, O. kaharian Benjamin, 2010, O. simoni attus venustus (Doleschall, 1859), E. bleekeri (Dole- ¯abka, 1985, Pancorius dentichelis (Simon, 1899) è schall, 1859), E. porcellus Thorell, 1881, E. venustus Vailimia masinei (Peckham et Peckham, 1907). Ðîä (Doleschall, 1859), Onomastus complexipalpis Wan- Orissania Prószyñski, 1992 ïðèçíàí ìëàäøèì ñèíî- less, 1980, O. kaharian Benjamin, 2010, O. simoni íèìîì Pancorius Simon, 1902. Ïðåäëîæåíà íîâàÿ ¯abka, 1985, Pancorius dentichelis (Simon, 1899), Vail- êîìáèíàöèÿ Pancorius daitaricus (Prószyñski, 1992) imia masinei (Peckham et Peckham, 1907). Genus name comb.n. (ex Orissania daitarica Prószyñski, 1992). Orissania Prószyñski, 1992 syn.n. is synonymised with Âîññòàíîâëåíà ïåðâîíà÷àëüíàÿ êîìáèíàöèÿ ó òð¸õ the genus name Pancorius Simon, 1902 and a new âèäîâ Plotius breviusculus Simon, 1902, P. celebensis combination Pancorius daitaricus (Prószyñski, 1992) Merian, 1911 è P. leopoldi Roewer, 1938. Ðàíåå îíè comb.n. ex Orissania daitarica Prószyñski, 1992 is ðàññìàòðèâàëèñü â ðîäå Euryattus. Äàíû êîììåíòà- established. Three nominal species of Plotius: P. ðèè î ïîäñåìåéñòâå Euophryinae. breviusculus Simon, 1902, P. celebensis Merian, 1911, P. leopoldi Roewer, 1938, are transferred back from Introduction Euryattus. Comments on subfamily Euophryinae are added. This is the third part of a series of papers dealing with Salticidae of the Malay Archipelago [Prószyñski ÐÅÇÞÌÅ.  ñòàòüå ïðèâåäåíû äèàãíîñòè÷åñêèå & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2010, 2012]. It defines a num- ðèñóíêè ðÿäà îðèåíòàëüíûõ ðîäîâ è âèäîâ. Îïèñàíî ber of new, or poorly known species, creating a com- 16 íîâûõ âèäîâ èç ðåãèîíà: Bavia kahariana sp.n. parative basis for further taxonomic studies. The pre- 114 J. Prószyñski, Ch.L. Deeleman-Reinhold Map 1. Borneo Island with collecting localities. 1 Kalimantan: Kaharian; 2 Kalimantan: Sepaku; 3 Kalimantan: Pa- langkaraya; 4 Kalimantan: 40 km NW of Palangkaraya; 5 W Sarawak: Semenggoh Arboretum; 6 Sarawak: Matang Reserve; 7 W Sarawak: Bako National Park; 8 W Sabah: National Park Kinabalu; 9 W Sabah: Trus Madi Commercial Forest Reserve; 10 E Sabah: Sukau-Bukit Tomanggong Besar, 11 E Sabah: Sukau; 12 E Sabah, Danum Valley Field Centre; 13 E Sabah, Danum Valley Conservation Area. Êàðòà 1. Îñòðîâ Áîðíåî è ìåñòà ñáîðà. requisite for extensive taxonomic studies is the prepa- tries by bureaucratic bans on collecting in natural habi- ration of complete documentation of the diagnostic tats, many of which are destined for imminent destruc- characters for all relevant species. This is far from tion anyway. Some improvement of the situation may accomplished for the Malay Archipelago, for instance be expected from the broader application of new docu- 140 nominal species were reported from Borneo (351 mentation methods, such as the photographic plates by from all Indonesia), of which only 35 have diagnostic P. Koomen presented in this paper (Figs 4147, 56 drawings for both sexes (88 in Indonesia), and 31 have 78), being a sample of a total of 140 similar plates no drawings of any kind. That means that only one showing 47 species, shown in Prószyñski [2012]. Pho- quarter of the species can be recognized and classified, to-documentation could be produced by numerous pho- but that classification is unsure in many cases. Existing tographers/amateur naturalists, which may facilitate a diagnostic drawings of Salticidae in the literature, are quick increase in our knowledge of the fauna. summarized in the Internet database Monograph of The genera and species are classified provisionally, Salticidae (Araneae) of the World by Prószyñski [2012: pending revisions of related genera, especially their online, a summary of all previous versions since 1995]. insufficiently studied type specimens. The faunal rela- Also, our knowledge of the geographical distribu- tionships between larger islands and groups of smaller tion within this highly diverse tropical fauna, resulting islands cannot be resolved yet, although some hints are from intensive speciation, is very incomplete. The discernible even from the preliminary data. present state of knowledge of the Malayan Archipelago An untapped source of taxonomic information are fauna is a result of some 150 years of collecting and photographs of Salticidae, available now on the Inter- describing, with gloomy forecasts for the future devel- net, some of which are used in this paper to draw opment of research, seriously hampered in some coun- attention to particularly interesting species. The au- Description of some Salticidae (Aranei) from the Malay Archipelago. III. 115 thors realize the limited sample sizes of the described all other species of each genus, shown in Prószyñski material, but assume that it will promote future taxo- [2012]. There was no possibility to study morphologi- nomic research. cal variation within species. Furthermore, appearance of specimens is changed as a result of their long preser- vation, so careful comparisons with fresh specimens Materials and methods will be required in the future. All measurements are in mm, approximate because taken from drawings. De- The research was done on specimens singled out scriptions and remarks on particular taxa are presented from the collection of C.L. Deeleman-Reinhold in this paper in an alphabetic order. (CDML), donated to the Nationaal Natuurhistorische Museum (Naturalis) (formerly Rijksmuseum van Nat- Taxonomic survey uurlijke Historie) in Leiden, the Netherlands, but phys- ically still stored in her home in Ossendrecht. The holotypes are marked in the collection by red chips, Genus Bavia Simon, 1877 paratypes by blue chips. Specimens studied in this paper are kept in the Type species Bavia aericeps Simon, 1877, widely following collections: distributed in SE Asia and Pacific Islands. BCPK Sabah spider collection of P. Koomen, REMARKS. Simon [1901: 469] classified this ge- Leeuwarden, the Netherlands (to become part of the nus into a heterogeneous group of genera Baviae, char- Borneensis Collection of the Universiti Malaysia Sa- acterized by the presence of multiple minute teeth ac- bah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah-Malaysia). companied with numerous hairs on the inner posterior cheliceral margin and the body shape; several of these CDML Collection of C.L. Deeleman-Reinhold, genera have already been reclassified into the subfami- donated to Rijksmuseum Leiden, but physically still ly Euophryinae. The genus contains 20 described spe- stored in her home in Ossendrecht (2011). cies, six of which having no diagnostic drawings of any MCZ Museum of Comparative Zoology, Har- kind, there are also several species pending formal vard University. taxonomic description. These are relatively large spi- NHRS Natural History Museum, Stockholm. ders (about 10 mm long), characterized by a broad Collectors names abbreviations: D-R C.L. Deele- carapace and long, narrow abdomen, pointed posteri-
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