Abstract
Draposa gen. nov. is proposed for eight wolf spider species from the Indomalayan Region, all of which were previously placed in the genus Pardosa: Draposa atropalpis (Gravely, 1924) comb. nov., D. lyrivulva (Bosenberg & Strand, 1906) comb. nov. (= Pardosa leucopalpis Gravely, 1924 syn. nov.), D. nicobarica (Thorell, 1891) comb. nov., D. oakleyi (Gravely, 1924) comb. nov., D. porpaensis (U. A. Gajbe, 2004) comb. nov., D. subhadrae (Patel & Reddy, 1993) comb. nov., D. tenasserimensis (Thorell, 1895) comb. nov., and D. zhanjiangensis (Yin, Wang, Peng & Xie, 1995) comb. nov. Species of Draposa share synapomorphies in the copulatory organs, inter alia a complex subpaleal sclerite in the terminal part of the male bulbus. The presence of D. lyrivulva in Japan is put in doubt and the species should be excluded from the list of spiders in that country. Draposa nicobarica (type species) and D. tenasserimensis are redescribed and illustrated for the first time from the type material. Draposa atropalpis is redescribed from material from India and Sri Lanka, D. lyrivulva and D. subhadrae (first record outside India) from material collected in Sri Lanka and D. oakleyi from material from India and Bangladesh.
Highlights
IntroductionThe world-wide spider family Lycosidae Sundevall, 1833 (wolf spiders) comprises 2367 currently recognised species, of which 526 species (with 22 additional intraspecific taxa) are assigned to the genus Pardosa C
The world-wide spider family Lycosidae Sundevall, 1833 comprises 2367 currently recognised species, of which 526 species are assigned to the genus Pardosa C
Species of the speciose and heterogeneous genus Pardosa sensu lato have been described from all continents except Antarctica
Summary
The world-wide spider family Lycosidae Sundevall, 1833 (wolf spiders) comprises 2367 currently recognised species, of which 526 species (with 22 additional intraspecific taxa) are assigned to the genus Pardosa C. Several of these species are placed in separate informal species groups, some of which are based on putative synapomorphies. Dondale (1986) defined this subfamily by two characters: 'terminal apophysis toothlike, situated retrolaterally on palea surface, with tip directed toward tip of embolus and of conductor' and 'conductor shaftlike, lying transversely along basal margin of palea' These characters certainly define the genus Pardosa sensu stricto [type species: Lycosa alacris C. For Pardosinae, the following characters in the male palp were emphasised: 'small depression in tegulum as bed for tip of resting embolus' and 'conductor consisting of thick well-sclerotised basal part of palea concealed by tegulum' These characters conform to genus Pardosa sensu stricto. It is obvious from details given in the original description that the latter species is a member of this new genus
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