Poecilipta janthina

Raven, Robert J., 2015, & lt; strong & gt; A revision of ant-mimicking spiders of the family Corinnidae (Araneae) in the Western Pacific & lt; / strong & gt;, Zootaxa 3958 (1), pp. 1-258 : 178

Poecilipta janthina group

Diagnosis. Carapace and abdomen with sheen but no iridescense ( Fig. 98a–d ). Male embolus with slender spiralled tapering embolus (e.g., Fig. 100a ); epigyne with small copulatory fossae (e.g., Fig. 100c ); spermathecae M-shaped (e.g., Fig. 100d ).

Species included: Corinnomma formiciforme Rainbow, 1904 , P. kgari sp. nov., P. gloverae sp. nov., P. samueli sp. nov., P. janthina Simon, 1896 , P. lugubris sp. nov., P. mandjelia sp. nov., P. marengo sp. nov., P. micaelae sp. nov., P. qunats sp. nov., P. venusta Rainbow, 1904 , P. waldockae sp. nov., P. wallacei sp. nov. and P. yambuna sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURE 98. Poecilipta janthina species group, habitus, a–e. a, b, P. janthina Simon, 1896, male, QM S27949; b, pedicel, adjacent carapace and abdomen, dorsal view; c, P. qunats sp. nov.; d, P. samueli sp. nov., male.

FIGURE 100. Poecilipta janthina Simon, 1896. Male, QM S31517; a, b, palpal tibia, bulb and cymbium, ventral view (a), and retrolateral view (b). Holotype female, MNHP-18268, c, d: epigyne, external (c), and internal (d).