Japanese spiders of the genus Pseudopoda (Araneae: Sparassidae)

[摘要] Three new species of Pseudopoda, P. tatsumii n. sp. (♂♀), P. kenmun n. sp. (♂♀), and P.tokunoshimana n. sp. (♂♀), are described from Amami-oshima Is. and Tokunoshima Is., Japan, and a synopsisof Japanese species of the genus is provided. Four of the Japanese species cannot be distinguished based solely on general appearance, although can be separated by male palpal morphology, particularly the embolus. Theepigynes are somewhat variable and insufficiently distinct to enable reliable species discrimination. The threespecies on Amami-oshima Island are parapatric, with unexpectedly narrow distribution ranges.

[学科分类] 动物科学

[关键词] Amami;new species;Okinawa;Tokunoshima