Pamirosa transalaica, Fomichev & Omelko, 2025

Fomichev, Alexander A. & Omelko, Mikhail M., 2025, Three new species of Pamirosa Fomichev, Omelko & Marusik, 2024 (Araneae: Lycosidae) from Kyrgyzstan, extending the known range of Artoriinae in Central Asia, Zootaxa 5618 (2), pp. 249-266 : 254-259

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5618.2.4

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15217876

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8C467B71-4703-D83A-3CC9-FC8B6AD808DE

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scientific name

Pamirosa transalaica
status

sp. nov.

Pamirosa transalaica sp. nov.

Figs 7–9 View FIGURES 1–9 , 14–15 View FIGURES 10–15 , 18 View FIGURES 16–18 , 25–27 View FIGURES 19–27 , 34–36 View FIGURES 28–36 , 41–42 View FIGURES 37–42 , 49–51 View FIGURES 43–51 , 56–59 View FIGURES 52–59 , 63–65 View FIGURES 60–65 , 68–72 View FIGURES 66–70 View FIGURES 71–72

Type material. KYRGYZSTAN: Osh Region: holotype ♂ ( ISEA, 001.9557 ), Trans-Alay Mountain Range, 2 km ESE of Bardobo border outpost, 39°29.894’N, 73°17.455’E, large boulder scree with snow, 4100 m, 17.VII.2024, A.A. Fomichev GoogleMaps ; paratypes: 2♂ ( ISEA, 001.9558 ), 1♀ ( ISEA, 001.9559 ), 3♂ ( ZMMU) together with the holotype GoogleMaps .

Etymology. The specific name is derived from Trans-Alay Mt. Range, adjective.

Diagnosis. The male of P. transalaica sp. nov. differs from those of all congeners, except P. archalturica sp. nov. by unmodified tip of cymbium (cf. Figs 8 View FIGURES 1–9 , 15 View FIGURES 10–15 , 18 View FIGURES 16–18 and 2 View FIGURES 1–9 , 11 View FIGURES 10–15 , 16 View FIGURES 16–18 , Fomichev et al. 2024: figs 5, 7, 9). The male of the new species can be distinguished from that of P. archalturica sp. nov. by a semicircular retrolateral process of tegular apophysis (RP) (vs. hook-shaped; cf. Figs 50 and 47 View FIGURES 43–51 ) and by distal part of embolus (DE) lacking a cone-shaped process, with its apical part making two complete loops (vs. DE with cone-shaped process and shortened and hooked tip of embolus; cf. Figs 40 and 42 View FIGURES 37–42 ). The female of P. transalaica sp. nov. differs from that of P. alaica sp. nov. by a trapezoidal fovea (Fo) (vs. triangular; cf. Figs 57–59 and 53–55 View FIGURES 52–59 ) and by converging heads of receptacles (RH) (vs. parallel; cf. Figs 63–64 and 60–61 View FIGURES 60–65 ). The female of the new species can be distinguished from that of P. kudratbekovi by circular posterior part of the receptacles (Re) (vs. screw-shaped; cf. Figs 63–65 View FIGURES 60–65 and Fomichev et al. 2024: figs 36–38). For a more detailed list of differences between P. transalaica sp. nov. and other Pamirosa species see Table 11 View TABLE 11 .

Description. Male (holotype). Total length 8.45. Carapace: 4.25 long, 3.3 wide. Opisthosoma: 4.25 long, 2.85 wide. General appearance as in Fig. 7 View FIGURES 1–9 . Coloration. Carapace dark brown, almost black. Eye field black. Clypeus, chelicerae, labium and sternum dark brown. Endites and coxae brown with yellow spots. Palps brown, distal part of cymbium yellow. Legs dark brown, without annulations. Opisthosoma dark gray, with contrasting white cardiac mark. Spinnerets dark gray. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.11, ALE 0.11, PME 0.41, PLE 0.34, AME–AME 0.17, AME–ALE 0.10, PME–PME 0.36, PLE–PLE 1.14. Width of anterior eye row 0.77, 2 nd row 1.01, 3 rd row 1.49. Clypeus height at AME 0.14. For legs measurements see Table 7 View TABLE 7 . For legs spination see Table 8 View TABLE 8 .

Male palp as shown in Figs 8–9 View FIGURES 1–9 , 14–15 View FIGURES 10–15 , 18 View FIGURES 16–18 , 25–27 View FIGURES 19–27 , 34–36 View FIGURES 28–36 , 41–42 View FIGURES 37–42 , 49–51 View FIGURES 43–51 . Femur 2.7 times longer than tibia, with 3 dorsal and 2 prolateral spines. Patella 1.3 times longer than tibia, with 1 prolateral spine. Tibia 3 times shorter than cymbium, with 2 dorsal spines. Cymbium length/width ratio 1.5. Tip of cymbium wide and thick, unmodified. Subtegulum (St) ovoid in retrolateral view. Tegulum circular, length/width ratio 0.8. Retrolateral ridge (RR) slightly curved retrolaterad. Conductor (Cn) oval in ventral view. Prolateral outgrowth of tegulum (PO) with parallel lateral edges. Tegular apophysis (TA) extends 1/4 beyond conductor. Prolateral process of tegular apophysis (PP) almost rectangular in prolateral view. Retrolateral process of tegular apophysis (RP) semicircular. Proximal part of embolus (PE) almost circular, with slightly indented retro-posterior margin. Basoembolic apophysis (BA) with more developed posterior lobe (PL). Terminal apophysis (Tr) with clow-like tip. Dorsal process of embolic division (DP) trapezoidal in dorsal view. Distal part of embolus (DE) tightly twisted, making two loops.

Female. Total length 11.0. Carapace: 4.5 long, 3.6 wide. Opisthosoma: 6.25 long, 4.05 wide. General appearance as in Fig. 56 View FIGURES 52–59 . Coloration as in male, but cardiac mark less contrasting. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.10, ALE 0.19, PME 0.43, PLE 0.36, AME–AME 0.17, AME–ALE 0.13, PME–PME 0.39, PLE–PLE 1.21. Width of anterior eye row 0.93, 2 nd row 1.09, 3 rd row 1.53. Clypeus height at AME 0.20. For legs measurements see Table 9 View TABLE 9 . For legs spination see Table 10 View TABLE 10 .

Epigyne and internal genitalia as shown in Figs 57–59 View FIGURES 52–59 , 63–65 View FIGURES 60–65 . Fovea (Fo) trapezoidal, 3 times wider than long. Copulatory ducts (CD) not touching each other, form approximately 2 turns around fertilization ducts (FD). Posterior part of receptacles (Re) circular. Heads of receptacles (RH) kidney-shaped, converging.

Distribution. Known only from the type locality ( Figs 71–72 View FIGURES 71–72 ).

ZMMU

Zoological Museum, Moscow Lomonosov State University

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Lycosidae

SubFamily

Artoriinae

Genus

Pamirosa

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