Philodromus subaureolus Bösenberg & Strand, 1906

Zhang, Jianshuang, Zhang, Chengwen & Zhong, Yang, 2025, On small huntsman spiders (Araneae, Philodromidae) occurring in Guizhou and Hubei provinces, China, ZooKeys 1240, pp. 327-368 : 327-368

Philodromus subaureolus Bösenberg & Strand, 1906

Figs 1, 2E, F , 10 , 11 , 23 A, B

Philodromus subaureolus Bösenberg & Strand, 1906: 270, pl. 13, fig. 307 (♀); Braun 1965: 413, figs 95–99 (♂ ♀, S of P. aureolus japonicola); Song et al. 1979: 19, fig. 13 C (♂); Paik 1979: 439, figs 90–102 (♂ ♀); Song 1988: 134 (S of P. amitinus); Song and Zhu 1997: 197, fig. 140 A – C (♂ ♀); Song et al. 1999: 477, figs 271 N, 272 I, 274 A (♂ ♀); Yin et al. 2012: 1250, fig. 672 a – d (♂ ♀); Kim and Lee 2017: 79, fig. 45 A – D, pl. 16 (♂ ♀); Long et al. 2022: 118, figs 1 G, H, 4 A – F (♂).

Philodromus aureolus japonicola : Bösenberg and Strand 1906: 268, pl. 7, fig. 93, pl. 10, fig. 160 (♂ ♀); Yaginuma 1960: 102, fig. 87 (♀).

Philodromus amitinus : Chamberlin 1924: 22, pl. 5, fig. 38 (♀).

Philodromus japonicola : Yaginuma 1962: 43 (elevated from subspecies of P. aureolus ). 2

Material examined.

China: Guizhou Province: • 1 ♀, Guiyang City, Huaxi District, Gao po Miao Town, Soupo Village ; 26.26°N, 106.83°E, 1358 m a. s. l.; 21 May 2022; H. Yu et al. leg . • 1 ♂, Guiyang City, Huaxi District, Gao po Miao Town, Sanchahe Village ; 26.27°N, 106.80°E; 1162 m a. s. l.; 20 May 2022; H. Yu et al. leg . • 1 ♂ ( YHGY 254 used for sequencing, GenBank accession numbers in Table 1 ), Guiyang City, Huaxi District, University Town ; 26.38°N, 106.65°E; 1173 m a. s. l.; 9 June 2023; Q. Jiang et al. leg . • 1 ♂, Guiyang City, Yunyan District, Luchongguan Forest Park ; 26.63°N, 106.70°E; 1310 m a. s. l.; 4 June 2022; H. Yu et al. leg . • 1 ♂, Guiyang City, Wudang District, Panlongshan Forest Park ; 26.74°N, 106.88°E; 1172 m a. s. l.; 2 June 2022; H. Yu et al. leg . • 1 ♂, Guiyang City, Wudang District, Xinpu Buyi Town, Xiangzhigou Scenic Area, Guodijing canyon ; 26.79°N, 106.91°E; 1059 m a. s. l.; 31 May 2022; H. Yu et al. leg . • 3 ♀, Guiyang City, Wudang District, Pianpo Buyi Town ; 26.66°N, 106.93°E; 1308 m a. s. l.; 8 August 2021; H. Yu et al. leg . • 1 ♀, Guiyang City, Wudang District, Baoli Park ; 26.63°N, 106.75°E; 1310 m a. s. l.; 5 June 2017; H. Yu et al. leg . • 3 ♂, 3 ♀ (1 ♀, YHGY 253 used for sequencing, GenBank accession numbers in Table 1 ), Tongren City, Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve, Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, Guantai Mountain ; 27.98°N, 108.69°E; 1025 m a. s. l.; 20 July 2021; H. Yu et al. leg. ; Hubei Province: • 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Xianning City, Jiugongshan National Nature Reserve ,, Yunzhonghu Scenic Area ; 29.39°N, 114.65°E; 480 m a. s. l.; 3 July 2020; Q. Lu et al. leg . • 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Qizimeishan National Nature Reserve, Xuanen County, Shadaogou Town, Meijiaya Village ; 29.71°N, 109.76°E; 1155 m a. s. l.; 12 August 2019; H. Yu et al. leg . • 1 ♀, Yichang City, Zigui County, Guizhou Town, Jiuling Mountain ; 31.03°N, 110.81°E; 150 m a. s. l.; 12 June 2019; H. Yu et al. leg .

Diagnosis and description.

See Paik (1979), Song and Zhu (1997), Yin et al. (2012), and Kim and Lee (2017). Habitus as in Figs 10 A – C , 11 A – C . Male palp as in Fig. 10 D – F , epigyne as in Fig. 11 D, E .

Distribution.

Mongolia, China (Zhejiang, Chongqing, Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Hebei, Gansu, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Shandong, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Guizhou; distribution records in Hubei and Guizhou in Fig. 23 ), Korea, Japan.

Comments.

The species was reported as a new record for Guizhou by Long et al. (2022) based on materials from several districts in Guiyang City. New specimens examined also indicate its distribution in the Fanjingshan Nature Reserve in Guizhou Province (Fig. 23 A ). Many earlier studies, such as Song and Zhu (1997), Song et al. (1997), and Song et al. (1999) et al., recorded that this species was distributed in Hubei Province. However, only Song et al. (1997) specify its distribution in Jiuling Mountain (located within the current Yichang City), while the other studies did not provide specific distribution points or coordinates. Our recent survey, which included a re-investigation of the Jiuling Mountain area, shows that this species is distributed in at least three locations in Hubei Province: Jiuling Mountain, Qizimei Mountain, and Jiugong Mountain (Fig. 23 B ). This species is widely widespread in China (occurring in several provinces across the country), so it is likely that there are more distribution points for this species within the province. This will require further investigation to clarify.

Figures

Figure 1. Sample collection locations for this project. Hubei Province 1 Jiugongshan National Nature Reserve 2 Hubei University of Science and Technology 3 Jiuling Mountain 4 Qizimei Mountain National Nature Reserve; Guizhou Province 5 Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve 6 Mayanghe National Nature Reserve 7 Xishui National Nature Reserve 8 Guiyang City, Kaiyang County 9 Guiyang City, Wudang District 10 Guiyang City, Yunyan District 11 Guiyang City, Huaxi District.

Figure 2. Living specimens of some Philodromidae species treated in this paper A, B Philodromus auricomus (♂ ♀) C, D Philodromus guiyang (♂) E, F Philodromus subaureolus (♂ ♀). Photographs by Q. Lu (Shenzhen).

Figure 10. Philodromus subaureolus, male, habitus (A – C) and left palp (D – F) A dorsal view B ventral view C lateral view D prolateral view E ventral view F retrolateral view. Abbreviations: aSDL = ascending part of sperm duct loop; Con = conductor; Cy = cymbium; dRTA = dorsal branch of RTA; dSDL = descending part of sperm duct loop; Em = embolus; EmB = embolic base; EmT = embolic tip; IR = intertegular retinaculum; pCon = prolateral part of conductor; RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis; SD = sperm duct; tCon = tip of conductor; Te = tegulum; vRTA = ventral branch of RTA; VTA = ventral tibial apophysis. Scale bars: 1 mm (equal for A – C); 0.2 mm (equal for D – F).

Figure 11. Philodromus subaureolus, female, habitus (A – C) and epigyne (D, E) A dorsal view B ventral view C lateral view D ventral view E dorsal view. Abbreviations: A = atrium; cCD = course of copulatory duct (red line); CD = copulatory duct; CO = copulatory opening; FD = fertilisation duct; GM = glandular mound; MS = median septum; R = receptaculum; rMS = rim of median septum (teal green line); rSEF = rim of sclerotised epigynal fold (blue line); SEF = sclerotised epigynal fold. Scale bars: 1 mm (equal for A – C); 0.2 mm (equal for D, E).

Figure 23. Distribution records of the philodromid species in Guizhou Province (A) and Hubei Province (B).