Epeus albus Prószyński, 1992

Figs 7–9

Epeus albus Prószyński, 1992b: 171, figs 20–21, 25 (♀).

Lyssomanes chilapataensis Biswas & Biswas, 1992: 386, figs 14–16 (♀).

Epeus chilapataensis – Logunov 2004: 75.

Epeus tener – Patoleta et al. 2020: 8, fig. 2a–g. (♂, misidentification).

Epeus daiqini – Sibi et al. 2023: 80, figs 1a–f, 2a–e. (♂ ♀, misidentification).

Epeus albus – Sudhin et al. 2024a: 448, figs 1a–h, 2a–e, 3a–f, 4a–f, 5a–e (♂ ♀, synonym of E. chilapataensis).

Diagnosis and description

See Sudhin et al. (2024a).

Material examined

INDONESIA – Jambi Province • 1 ♂; Batang Hari, Bajubang, Sungkai; 1°51′28.4″ S, 103°18′27.5″ E; elev. 53 m; 3 Jun. 2013; leg. J. Drescher; canopy fogging in oil palm plantation; GOET 2013_HO3.2_ AraSalt103N_001 (to be transferred to MZB) • 1 ♂; Batang Hari, Bajubang, Pompa Air; 1°52′44.6″ S, 103°16′28.4″ E; elev. 68 m; 17 May 2013; leg. J. Drescher; canopy fogging in rubber plantation; GOET 2013_HR2.1_AraSalt103N_001 (to be transferred to MZB) • 2 ♀♀; Batang Hari, Bajubang, Sungkai; 1°51′36.5″ S, 103°18′00.6″ E; elev. 41 m; 2 Jun. 2013; leg. J. Drescher; canopy fogging in rubber plantation; GOET 2013_HR3.2_AraSalt103N_001, 2013_HR3.2_AraSalt103N_002 (to be transferred to MZB) .

Distribution

India, Thailand, Sumatra: Jambi Province (new record).

Natural history

All specimens were collected by canopy fogging in oil palm and rubber monoculture plantations and are considered arboreal.

Remarks

The male specimen of Epeus tener (Simon, 1877) recorded by Patoleta et al. (2020: fig. 2a–g) from Thailand does not appear to match with the illustration provided by Prószyński (1984: figs 13–15) of a specimen from Java and instead should belong to Epeus albus judging by the shape of the RTA, which has a truncated tip (vs rounded in E. tener).