Gelotia zhengi Cao & Li, 2016

Hoang, Quang D., , Quoc T. Phan, Vo, & Van M., 2024, First record of Gelotia Thorell, 1890 (Araneae: Salticidae) from Vietnam with description of a new species, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 72, pp. 294-302 : 301-302

Gelotia zhengi Cao & Li, 2016

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Gelotia zhengi Cao & Li , in Cao, Li & Żabka, 2016: 78, figs. 24A–D, 25A–B (males); Wang & Li, 2020: 41, figs. 9A–D, 10A–G, 17G, 18G, 19G (male, females).

Marterial examined. Male (VNMN-ARA-SAL-117), female (VNMN-ARA-SAL-95), VIETNAM, Dong Nai Prov., Tan Phu Dist. , (11.4063°N, 107.4370°E), 121m a.s.l., 21 November 2021, coll. Q.D. Hoang. Male (VNMN-ARA- SAL-226) , VIETNAM, Dak Lak Prov., Krong Bong District, Chu Yang Sin National Park (12.2686°N, 108.2305°E), 893m a.s.l., 14 May 2022, coll. Q.D. Hoang.

Description. For both sexes, see Cao et al. (2016) and Wang & Li (2020). Habitus and copulatory organs from Vietnamese specimens as illustrated in Figs. 5–6.

Variation. There are slight differences with the illustration of the female by Wang & Li (2020), as the copulatory ducts are slightly wider and longer than those of the specimens from China ( Fig. 6D and fig. 10C in Wang & Li, 2020). The male is perfectly matched to the illustrations by Cao et al. (2016) and Wang & Li (2020).

Distribution. China (Yunnan Prov.) and Vietnam (Dong Nai, Dak Lak Prov.). The species is probably found in

Malaysia, as indicated by two Facebook posts (https:// www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10158373523431441 &set=a.10150395133571441, Nicky Bay; https://www. facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219423322027121&set= gm.625020444714442, Paul Ng). The conformation of the RTA observed in the posts closely resembles the illustrations of Gelotia zhengi , but further examination of the specimens is needed to confirm this.