taxonID	type	description	language	source
03CF87911F141614A89BFF64FBCAFEB2.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. For diagnostic features of the genus, see Sebastian et al. (2015).	en	Prajapati, Dhruv A., Murthappa, Prashanthakumara S., Sankaran, Pradeep M., Sebastian, Pothalil A. (2016): Two new species of Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886 from India (Araneae: Salticidae: Aelurillina). Zootaxa 4171 (2): 321-334, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4171.2.5
03CF87911F141614A89BFF64FBCAFEB2.taxon	materials_examined	Type species. Stenaelurillus nigricauda Simon, 1886, by original designation.	en	Prajapati, Dhruv A., Murthappa, Prashanthakumara S., Sankaran, Pradeep M., Sebastian, Pothalil A. (2016): Two new species of Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886 from India (Araneae: Salticidae: Aelurillina). Zootaxa 4171 (2): 321-334, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4171.2.5
03CF87911F141610A89BFE0DFEA6FE7D.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype: male (ADSH 83503 Ci) from Wilson Hills in Dharampur, 20 ° 29 ' 41.52 " N, 73 ° 19 ' 52.19 " E, Gujarat, India, 456 m. alt., 30 October 2014, D. A. Prajapati leg., by hand from the ground; Paratypes: 1 male, 1 female (ADSH 83503 Cii), same data as holotype. Additional material examined. INDIA: Gujarat: Vansda, 20 ° 41 ' 37.27 " N, 73 ° 32 ' 09.07 " E, 227 m. alt., 30 October 2014, D. A. Prajapati leg., by hand from the ground, 1 female, 2 juvenile females (ADSH 83503 Ciii); Gujarat University Campus in Ahmedabad, 23 ° 02 ' 19.90 " N, 72 ° 32 ' 35.79 " E, 52 m. alt., 3 December 2014, D. A. Prajapati leg., by hand from the ground, 1 female (ADSH 83503 Civ).	en	Prajapati, Dhruv A., Murthappa, Prashanthakumara S., Sankaran, Pradeep M., Sebastian, Pothalil A. (2016): Two new species of Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886 from India (Araneae: Salticidae: Aelurillina). Zootaxa 4171 (2): 321-334, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4171.2.5
03CF87911F141610A89BFE0DFEA6FE7D.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Stenaelurillus gabrieli sp. nov. is similar to S. natalensis Haddad & Wesołowska (see Haddad & Wesołowska 2006: figs. 22 – 26, 28), but can be separated from the latter and all other congeners by the following combination of characters: males by the terminally bifurcated and thick embolus resembling the ‘ trunk’ of an elephant (Figs 2 C, arrow, 3 F), the short, sclerotized plate lying between the basal parts of embolus and terminal apophysis (Figs 2 C, 3 F), the single disto-dorsal and long median spine on the palpal femur (Fig 3 C, arrows) (this feature has not been recorded in any other described species, except S. albus, which has only a single disto-dorsal spine), the size and shape of terminal apophysis (Figs 2 A, C). Females are distinguished by the thick and S-shaped copulatory duct, and the size and position of epigynal pocket (Figs 4 A – B, 5 C – D).	en	Prajapati, Dhruv A., Murthappa, Prashanthakumara S., Sankaran, Pradeep M., Sebastian, Pothalil A. (2016): Two new species of Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886 from India (Araneae: Salticidae: Aelurillina). Zootaxa 4171 (2): 321-334, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4171.2.5
03CF87911F141610A89BFE0DFEA6FE7D.taxon	description	Description. Male (holotype, Figs 1 A, 3 A – C): Prosoma blackish-brown with white marginal bands of nearly uniform thickness; antero-lateral sides of prosoma provided with additional white hairs; thoracic region dorsally with paired white longitudinal bands extending back from the PLE. Eye field black; anterior row of eyes encircled by tiny black hairs; anterior margin of eye field with thick dense bristles. Clypeus, chelicerae brownish, sparsely covered by long, white hairs. Cheliceral promargin with two teeth, one large and one small, and retromargin with one large tooth. Fangs short, yellowish-brown. Endites, labium, sternum brownish; maxillae with scopulae. Opisthosoma shield-shaped; dorsum blackish-brown with an anterior somewhat ‘ spectacle’ - shaped pattern and posterior two white spots and short, median, longitudinal patch, which together form an inverted triangle; lateral opisthosoma and venter brown with numerous black striae and patches of white hairs. Spinnerets blackish-brown. Leg segments brownish with black patches. Body length 5.66 (variation: 5.25 – 5.66, n = 2). Prosoma length 2.92, width (at the middle) 2.13, height (at the middle) 1.81. Opisthosoma length 2.74, width (at the middle) 2.03, height (at the middle) 1.78. Eye diameter: ALE 0.32, AME 0.56, PLE 0.25, PME 0.07. Eye interdistances: AME – AME 0.07, AME – ALE 0.06, ALE ‒ ALE 1.22, ALE – PME 0.28, PLE – PLE 1.48, PME – PME 1.65, PME – PLE 0.26. Clypeus height at ALE 0.30, at AME 0.20. Chelicera length 0.72. Measurements of palp and legs. Palp 2.08 [0.79, 0.27, 0.23, 0.79], I 4.63 [1.54, 0.83, 0.89, 0.73, 0.64], II 4.51 [1.59, 0.76, 0.84, 0.63, 0.69], III 6.55 [2.07, 0.77, 1.42, 1.48, 0.81], IV 6.82 [2.06, 0.78, 1.43, 1.72, 0.83]. Leg formula: 4312. Spination. Palp: 0 200, 0 0 0 0, 0 0 0 0, 0000; legs: femora I 0 500, II 0 710, III 2600, IV 0700; patellae I – II 1000, III – IV 0200; tibiae I – II 2004, III 2323, IV 3133; metatarsi I 3204, II 2024, III 3234, IV 2534; tarsi I – IV 0 0 0 0. Pedipalp (Figs 2 A – C, 3 D – F): palpal segments pale yellow; femur and patella with black blotches; femur with two dorsal spines; a short distal spine encircled by short black hairs, a long median spine; dorsally and prolaterally with long yellowish hairs (Fig 3 C); patella with black hairs dorsally, yellowish hairs ventrally; tibia laterally with long yellowish-white hairs; cymbium dorsally with yellowish-white hairs, laterally with long black hairs. Ventral tibial apophysis short with blunt end, directed at 1 o’clock position in ventral view (Figs 2 A, 3 D). Retrolateral tibial apophysis simple with broad base, pointed end, directed at 1 o’ clock position in ventral view, left palp (Figs 2 A, 3 D). Bulb yellowish-brown, with a retrolateral creamy-white region running from the base of the terminal apophysis up to the anterior curving of sperm duct (Figs 2 A – B); tegulum disto-medially provided with a short, sclerotized plate, lying between embolus and terminal apophysis (Figs 2 C, 3 F); proximal retrolateral lobe of tegulum not fused with tibia; embolus short, directed at 12 o’clock position in ventral view, with ‘ lip-like’ tip resembling the ‘ trunk’ of elephant (Figs 2 A, 2 C, 3 F); conductor apparently absent; terminal apophysis thick, short, nearly as long as the embolus, directed at 10 o’clock position in ventral view (Figs 2 A, 2 C, 3 F). Female (paratype, Figs 1 B, 5 A – B): In all details like male, except the following: Prosoma brown. Anterior row of eyes encircled by tiny white hairs. Clypeus pale yellow. Fangs reddish-brown. Sternum pale yellow. Opisthosoma oval; dorsum brown to blackish-brown, provided anteriorly with a pair of large irregular, pale yellow patches and three small patches lying below the larger patches that roughly forming a triangle; posterior spots are brown. Palpal segments dull yellow with black patches. Body length 7.02 (variation: 6.50 – 7.02, n = 3). Prosoma length 3.28, width (at the middle) 2.19, height (at the middle) 1.69. Opisthosoma length 3.74, width (at the middle) 3.01, height (at the middle) 2.70. Eye diameter: ALE 0.32, AME 0.57, PLE 0.26, PME 0.08. Eye interdistances: AME – AME 0.07, AME – ALE 0.06, ALE ‒ ALE 1.23, ALE – PME 0.45, PLE – PLE 1.47, PME – PME 1.65, PME – PLE 0.24. Clypeus height at ALE 0.64, at AME 0.24. Chelicera length 0.79. Measurements of palp and legs. Palp 2.23 [0.82, 0.24, 0.45, 0.72], I 4.57 [1.63, 0.74, 0.79, 0.78, 0.63], II 4.6 [1.64, 0.78, 0.91, 0.67, 0.60], III 6.79 [2.36, 0.81, 1.48, 1.38, 0.76], IV 7.23 [2.19, 0.75, 1.46, 1.97, 0.86]. Leg formula: 4321. Spination. Palp: 0 100, 0 0 0 0, 0 0 0 0, 0201; legs: femora I – II 1600, III 2510, IV 0510; patellae I – II 1000, III – IV 1010; tibia I 2005, II 2004, III 4133, IV 3333; metatarsus I 2004, II 1024, III 2634, IV 2524; tarsi I – IV 0 0 0 0. Epigynum (Figs 4 A – C, 5 C – D): simple, represented by triangular sclerotized plate (Figs 4 A, 5 C). Copulatory openings large, obliquely placed, situated near the posterior epigynal margin (Figs 4 A, 5 C). Copulatory ducts thick, S-shaped with small, nearly spherical spermathecae (Figs 4 B – C, 5 D). Epigynal pocket narrow, elongated, reaching nearly up to the anterior epigynal margin (Figs 4 A, 5 C).	en	Prajapati, Dhruv A., Murthappa, Prashanthakumara S., Sankaran, Pradeep M., Sebastian, Pothalil A. (2016): Two new species of Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886 from India (Araneae: Salticidae: Aelurillina). Zootaxa 4171 (2): 321-334, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4171.2.5
03CF87911F141610A89BFE0DFEA6FE7D.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet is a patronym in honor of Padma Bhushan Fr. Gabriel Chiramel CMI, the founder of the Department of Zoology, for his great contributions to the Sacred Heart College, on the occasion of his 102 th birthday.	en	Prajapati, Dhruv A., Murthappa, Prashanthakumara S., Sankaran, Pradeep M., Sebastian, Pothalil A. (2016): Two new species of Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886 from India (Araneae: Salticidae: Aelurillina). Zootaxa 4171 (2): 321-334, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4171.2.5
03CF87911F13161CA89BF9B6FA65F84B.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype: male (ADSH 83503 Di) from Vijaynagar in Sabarkantha, 23 ° 59 ' 56.24 " N, 73 ° 16 ' 48.79 " E, Gujarat, India, 307 m. alt., 27 June 2014, D. A. Prajapati leg., by hand from the ground. Paratypes: 2 males, 3 females (ADSH 83503 Dii), same data as holotype, except 21 May 2016.	en	Prajapati, Dhruv A., Murthappa, Prashanthakumara S., Sankaran, Pradeep M., Sebastian, Pothalil A. (2016): Two new species of Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886 from India (Araneae: Salticidae: Aelurillina). Zootaxa 4171 (2): 321-334, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4171.2.5
03CF87911F13161CA89BF9B6FA65F84B.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Stenaelurillus digitus sp. nov. is similar to S. albus Sebastian et al., 2015 (see Sebastian et al. 2015: figs 1 – 3, 8 – 9) and to S. jagannathae Vidhel et al., 2015 (see Vidhel et al. 2015: figs 3 – 6, 9 – 11), but can be distinguished from all congeners by the following combination of characters: males can be easily distinguished from those of S. albus by its opisthosomal pattern (blackish opisthosoma without any pattern in S. albus); long and prolaterally bend embolus, directed at 11 o’clock position in ventral view (left palp) and not visible from retrolateral view (short and directed at 12 o’clock position in S. albus; straight and directed at 12 o’clock position and clearly visible in retrolateral view in S. jagannathae); VTA massive, triangular in shape (short and blunt in S. albus); RTA blunt, directed at 1 o’clock position in ventral view in left palp (pointed and directed at 1 o’clock position in S. albus and 12 o’clock position in S. jagannathae); depressed apical region of tegulum can be visible in retrolateral view (bulky in the case of S. jagannathae); proximal retrolateral lobe of tegulum significantly curved at retrolateral side (Figs 6 B, 7 D). Females can be distinguished by short and moderately broad epigynal pocket with two sclerotized lateral lobes, which form a “ w-shaped ” mark (Figs 8 A, 9 C); simple, linear copulatory duct (Fig 8 C); contiguous spermathecae (Figs 8 B, 9 D) (separated in S. jagannathae).	en	Prajapati, Dhruv A., Murthappa, Prashanthakumara S., Sankaran, Pradeep M., Sebastian, Pothalil A. (2016): Two new species of Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886 from India (Araneae: Salticidae: Aelurillina). Zootaxa 4171 (2): 321-334, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4171.2.5
03CF87911F13161CA89BF9B6FA65F84B.taxon	description	Description. Male (holotype, Figs 1 C, 7 A – B): In all details like the males of S. gabrieli sp. nov., except for the following: prosoma antero-laterally without additional white hairs. Fovea less prominent, located medially between PLEs. Thoracic region with few scattered bristles. Dorsum of opisthosoma anteriorly with a thick transverse white band; posteriorly with three white spots, which together form an inverted triangle (Fig. 7 A). Body length 3.95. Prosoma length 2.04, width (at the middle) 1.63, height (at the middle) 0.98. Opisthosoma length 1.91, width (at the middle) 1.40, height (at the middle) 0.60. Eye diameter: ALE 0.26, AME 0.40, PLE 0.20, PME 0.08. Eye interdistances: AME – AME 0.03, AME – ALE 0.03, ALE ‒ ALE 0.90, ALE – PME 0.31, PLE – PLE 1.05, PME – PME 1.23, PME – PLE 0.21. Clypeus height at ALE 0.46, at AME 0.19. Chelicera length 0.76. Measurements of palp and legs. Palp 1.48 [0.51, 0.24, 0.20, 0.53], I 3.07 [1.05, 0.41, 0.70, 0.44, 0.47], II 2.95 [1.09, 0.35, 0.63, 0.45, 0.43], III 4.57 [1.49, 0.69, 0.91, 1.04, 0.44], IV 4.60 [1.32, 0.58, 0.95, 1.23, 0.52]. Spination. Palp 0 100, 0 0 0 0, 0 0 0 0, 0000; femora I 0 700, II 0 800, III 2600, IV 0500; patellae I 0 0 10, II 1000, III – IV 0200; tibiae I 2005, II 2124, III 2323, IV 2523; metatarsi I 2014, II 1314, III 2613, IV 2514; tarsi I – IV 0 0 0 0. Pedipalp (Figs 6 A – D, 7 C – E): palpal femur with single dorsal spine. Ventral tibial apophysis massive, triangular, directed at 2 o’ clock position in ventral view (Figs 6 B, 7 D). Retrolateral tibial apophysis simple with less prominent base, with blunt tip (Figs 6 C, 7 E). Retrolateral creamy-white region of tegulum extends up to the base of proximal retrolateral lobe of tegulum (Figs 6 B, 7 D); tegulum lacks disto-median sclerotized plate; proximal retrolateral lobe of tegulum with a sharp baso-retrolateral curve, with narrow distal part; embolus long with prolateral bend resembling the ‘ thumb finger’, its tip directed at 11 o’clock position in ventral view in left palp (Figs 6 D, 7 D); terminal apophysis short, originated apico-medially, directed at 12 o’clock position in ventral view in left palp (Figs 6 D, 7 D). Female (paratype, Figs 1 D, 9 A – B): In all details like male, except for the following: variation in colour and opisthosomal pattern. Body length 7.11. Prosoma length 3.09, width (at the middle) 2.38, height (at the middle) 1.79. Opisthosoma length 4.02, width (at the middle) 3.54, height (at the middle) 3.10. Eye diameter: ALE 0.33, AME 0.50, PLE 0.31, PME 0.10. Eye interdistances: AME – AME 0.09, AME – ALE 0.05, ALE ‒ ALE 1.23, ALE – PME 0.26, PLE – PLE 1.43, PME – PME 1.59, PME – PLE 0.20. Clypeus height at ALE 0.51, at AME 0.28. Chelicera length 0.79. Measurements of palp and legs. Palp 2.01 [0.64, 0.25, 0.43, 0.69], I 4.27 [1.50, 0.70, 0.91, 0.62, 0.54], II 4.24 [1.61, 0.63, 0.84, 0.65, 0.51], III 6.99 [2.26, 0.99, 1.52, 1.62, 0.60], IV 7.01 [2.02, 0.82, 1.52, 1.88, 0.77]. Leg formula: 4312. Spination. Palp 0 0 0 0, 0 0 0 0, 0 0 0 0, 0211; femora I 1510, II 1520, III 2510, IV 0510; patellae I – II 1000, III – IV 1010; tibiae I – II 2005, III – IV 2523; metatarsi I 0 104, II 2004, III 1714, IV 2624; tarsi I – IV 0 0 0 0. Epigynum (Figs 8 A – C, 9 C – D): simple, slightly bulging, which can be seen in lateral view (Fig. 8 C); copulatory openings large; copulatory ducts simple, thin and linear, with highly sclerotized, spherical and contiguous spermathecae (Figs 8 A – C, 9 C – D); epigynal pocket moderately broad, short, with two sclerotized lateral lobes that form a “ w-shaped ” mark (Figs 8 A, 9 C).	en	Prajapati, Dhruv A., Murthappa, Prashanthakumara S., Sankaran, Pradeep M., Sebastian, Pothalil A. (2016): Two new species of Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886 from India (Araneae: Salticidae: Aelurillina). Zootaxa 4171 (2): 321-334, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4171.2.5
03CF87911F13161CA89BF9B6FA65F84B.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet is a noun in apposition due to the finger-like embolus (Latin digitus = finger).	en	Prajapati, Dhruv A., Murthappa, Prashanthakumara S., Sankaran, Pradeep M., Sebastian, Pothalil A. (2016): Two new species of Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886 from India (Araneae: Salticidae: Aelurillina). Zootaxa 4171 (2): 321-334, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4171.2.5
03CF87911F1F161EA89BF95CFD77FECF.taxon	description	New records: INDIA: Kerala: Ernakulam, Cherukadu in Bhoothathankettu Forest Reserve (10 ° 08 ' 22.48 " N, 76 ° 40 ' 02.14 " E; 37 m. alt.): 1 male and 2 females, 21 April 2015; Illithodu (10 o 11 ' 55.94 '' N, 76 o 33 ' 00.57 '' E; 24 m. alt.): 2 females, 5 June 2015; Kodanad elephant training centre (10 ° 10 ' 57.72 " N, 76 ° 31 ' 01.41 " E; 16 m. alt.): 1 male and 1 female, 22 April 2015; Karimala peak, Parambikulam Tiger Reserve (10 ° 22 ’ 00.5 ” N, 76 ° 44 ’ 47.4 ” E; 1287 m. alt.): 3 males and 5 females, 27 October 2015. Karnataka: Shimoga, Kuvempu University Campus in Shankaraghatta (13 ° 44 ' 06.04 " N, 75 ° 37 ' 52.10 " E; 662 m. alt.): 1 male and 2 females, 19 August 2015. All collected by D. A. Prajapati and deposited in ADSH.	en	Prajapati, Dhruv A., Murthappa, Prashanthakumara S., Sankaran, Pradeep M., Sebastian, Pothalil A. (2016): Two new species of Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886 from India (Araneae: Salticidae: Aelurillina). Zootaxa 4171 (2): 321-334, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4171.2.5
03CF87911F1F161EA89BF95CFD77FECF.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India (Kerala, Karnataka).	en	Prajapati, Dhruv A., Murthappa, Prashanthakumara S., Sankaran, Pradeep M., Sebastian, Pothalil A. (2016): Two new species of Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886 from India (Araneae: Salticidae: Aelurillina). Zootaxa 4171 (2): 321-334, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4171.2.5
03CF87911F1E161EA89BFA85FCE2F982.taxon	description	New records: INDIA: Kerala: Ernakulam, Cherukadu in Bhoothathankettu Forest Reserve (10 ° 08 ' 22.48 " N, 76 ° 40 ' 02.14 " E; 37 m. alt.): 1 male and 3 females, 23 April 2015; Hill Palace Campus in Thrippunithura (9 ° 57 ′ 09.50 ″ N, 76 ° 21 ′ 50.09 ″ E; 29 m. alt.): 1 male, 28 May 2015; Palakkad, Sungam Range in Parambikulam Tiger Reserve (10 ° 31 ' 22. 8 " N, 76 ° 50 ' 16.8 " E; 400 m. alt.): 10 males and 15 females, 28 October 2015.	en	Prajapati, Dhruv A., Murthappa, Prashanthakumara S., Sankaran, Pradeep M., Sebastian, Pothalil A. (2016): Two new species of Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886 from India (Araneae: Salticidae: Aelurillina). Zootaxa 4171 (2): 321-334, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4171.2.5
03CF87911F1E161EA89BFA85FCE2F982.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu), Sri Lanka.	en	Prajapati, Dhruv A., Murthappa, Prashanthakumara S., Sankaran, Pradeep M., Sebastian, Pothalil A. (2016): Two new species of Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886 from India (Araneae: Salticidae: Aelurillina). Zootaxa 4171 (2): 321-334, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4171.2.5
