A new species of Hortipes (Araneae, Corinnidae), the first spider with an insertable retrolateral tibial apophysis on the male palp

  • Rudy Jocqué Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium
  • Jan Bosselaers Royal Museum for Central Africa B 3080 Tervuren Belgium
  • Arnaud Henrard Royal Museum for Central Africa B 3080 Tervuren Belgium
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2012.26
Keywords: genitalia, morphology, Corinnidae, Guinea, Mt Nimba

Abstract

Hortipes gigapophysalis (Araneae, Corinnidae) is a new species described from both sexes from montane forest on Mt Nimba, eastern Guinea. The species is remarkable for its long, whip-shaped retrolateral tibial apophysis (RTA) on the male palp. The structure apparently has an insertable function as the epigyne of the female contains a separate set of ducts starting from a central concavity that is unique in the genus. This duct system is apparently meant to receive the supple RTA. This type of structural arrangement has never previously been found in spiders.

Author Biography

Rudy Jocqué, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium

Department of Zoology

Former head of invertebrate section

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Published
2012-10-31
How to Cite
Jocqué, R., Bosselaers, J., & Henrard, A. (2012). A new species of Hortipes (Araneae, Corinnidae), the first spider with an insertable retrolateral tibial apophysis on the male palp. European Journal of Taxonomy, (26). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2012.26
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No. 26 (2012): A new species of Hortipes (Araneae, Corinnidae), the first spider with an insertable retrolateral tibial apophysis on the male palp
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