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B Sinopoda bogil sp. nov. C Sinopoda bigibba sp. nov., from Taean-gun D, E Sinopoda pantherina sp. nov., from Geoje-si Chae, Lee & Kim, 2022 |
Abstract
The genus Sinopoda Jäger, 1999 is a group of huntsman spiders (Araneae: Sparassidae: Heteropodinae), and currently seven species have been reported in Korea. In this study, three new species are described from Korea, Sinopoda bigibba sp. nov., Sinopoda bogil sp. nov., and Sinopoda pantherina sp. nov.; Sinopoda jirisanensis Kim & Chae, 2013 is revalidated with neotype designation, and had been formerly synonymized with Sinopoda forcipata (Karsch, 1881). Additionally, all previous records of Sinopoda stellatops Jäger & Ono, 2002 and S. forcipata from Korea are deemed misidentifications of S. jirisanensis and S. bogil sp. nov., respectively.
Keywords: Biodiversity, huntsman spiders, Northeast Asia, revalidation, taxonomy
Family Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872
Subfamily Heteropodinae Thorell, 1873
Genus Sinopoda Jäger, 1999
Type species: Sarotes forcipatus Karsch, 1881
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| Live statements of Sinopoda spp. A, B Sinopoda bogil sp. nov. (A male, dorsal view B female, dorsal view) C Sinopoda bigibba sp. nov., dorsal view of paratype female from Taean-gun D, E Sinopoda pantherina sp. nov., from Geoje-si (D dorsal view of juvenile female E dorsal view of adult female). Scale bars: 5.0 mm (A, B). |
Sinopoda bigibba sp. nov.
Etymology: The specific epithet bigibba is a compound word of the prefix bi- for two and the Latin adjective gibbus, -a, -um meaning humped, derived from the form of female glandular appendages (Figs 1E, G, 2E).
Sinopoda bogil sp. nov.
Etymology: The specific epithet bogil is derived from the type locality, Is. Bogildo; noun.
Sinopoda pantherina sp. nov.
Etymology: The specific epithet pantherina is derived from the Latin adjective pantherinus, -a, -um, meaning leopard-like, originating from the coloration pattern of live specimens (Fig. 13D, E).
Junho Chae, Jun-Gi Lee and Sam-Kyu Kim. 2022. Taxonomic Study on Sinopoda Jäger, 1999 (Araneae, Sparassidae, Heteropodinae), with Three New Species from Korea. ZooKeys. 1114: 77-104. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1114.85493
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