First description of the female of Sinopoda serrata (Wang, 1990) (Araneae, Sparassidae)

Abstract The female of Sinopoda serrata (Wang, 1990) is described for the first time from Tiantangzhai National Forest Park, Hubei province, China. This species has been recorded from the region of Central China. Morphological descriptions and illustrations of this species are given.


Introduction
The spider genus Sinopoda Jäger, 1999 is distributed in East Asia and northern parts of South East Asia with 49 species described so far, 32 of which are known from China (Jäger 2012, Platnick 2013. The species Sinopoda serrata (Wang, 1990) was first described in Heteropoda Latreille, 1804, based on male specimens only from Mt. Lushan (Jiangxi Province, China) and Mt. Huangshan (Anhui Province, China) (Wang 1990). Jäger (1999) transferred this species to the genus Sinopoda. Recently, the authors examined specimens collected from Hubei Province and found that 2 females and 7 males seemed to be this species based on comparison with the type specimens. Based on the currently known specimens, this species is distributed in the region of Central China (Fig. 17). The aim of the current paper is to re-describe the male and report the female for the first time, providing detailed morphological illustrations and photos.

material and methods
Specimens were examined with an Olympus SZX16 stereomicroscope; details were further investigated with an Olympus BX51 compound microscope. All illustrations were made using an Olympus drawing tube. Male palp and epigyne were examined and illustrated after dissection from the spider bodies. Photos were made with a Canon G10 digital camera (14.7 megapixels) mounted on an Olympus SZX16 stereomicroscope. The digital images depicting the habitus and genital morphology were a composite of multiple images taken at different focal planes along the Z axis and assembled using the software package Helicon Focus 3.10. Most hairs and macrosetae were usually not depicted in the palp and epigyne drawings.
Leg measurements are shown as: total length (femur, patella, tibia, metatarsus, tarsus). Number of spines are listed for each segment in the following order: prolateral, dorsal, retrolateral, ventral (in femora and patellae ventral spines are absent and fourth digit is omitted in the spination formula).
Colouration in ethanol (Fig. 11): Yellowish-to slightly yellowish-brown. Dorsal prosoma yellowish-brown with petaline patterns, which are divided by the bright yellowish region between posterior eye row and posterior margin of carapace. Sternum, ventral coxae and femora, gnathocoxae, and labium pale yellowish-brown, gnathocoxae and labium proximally reddish-brown. Chelicerae yellowish-brown. Legs pale yellowish-brown with distal parts slightly darker, dorsal femora with dark pattern. Dorsal opisthosoma with two pairs of spots situated in the median part, with a pale yellow inverted triangle-shaped pattern near the spinnerets. Lateral parts of opisthosoma reddish-brown, Ventral opisthosoma with little dark patterns.  (Wang, 1990) in China.
Epigynal field wider than long. Lateral lobes (LL) fused, posteriorly with median incision. Epigynal pockets running from latero-posterior to medio-anterior, where copulatory openings are situated. Lateral furrows (LF) distinct, running to lateral margins of lateral lobes. Lobal septum (LS) wide, significantly short. Internal duct system significantly wider than long, its left part widely separated from right part. Glandular appendages (GA) small, extending not in posterior half of internal duct system. Posterior part of spermathecae (PP) strongly short, bulging slightly laterally. Fertilization ducts (FD) arising posterio-laterally. Membranous sac between fertilisation ducts unexpanded, almost square-shaped (9)(10).
Colouration in ethanol (Fig. 12) as in male.

Remarks.
There is a small difference between the holotype male and the new collected materials: the middle part of RTA slightly covered the cymbium from the ventral view in the new collected materials, but not in the holotype (Figs 2, 7, 14).