Chalcoscirtus carbonarius Emerton

• Main Author: Cutler, Bruce
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 1990
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Arachnida; Araneae; Salticidae; Chalcoscirtus; Chalcoscirtus carbonarius; Yukon; Canada; Edith; Leech; Reeves; Magadan; Wilton; Aklavik; Swann; Cutler; Cut Bank; Beaver Creek; Dawson; glacier; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6282009; https://zenodo.org/record/6282009

Chalcoscirtus carbonarius Emerton (Figs. 4, 13-17, Map 1) Chalcoscirtus carbonarius Emerton, 1917: 271, fig. 23 (♂ ♀), holotype male from “ Simpson Summit, Banff ”, Alberta. Chalcoscirtus carbonarius: Swann & Robey, 1975: 101 -104, figs. 1 - 10 (♂, ♀)- Diagnosis: Males can be distinguished easily by the forked tibial apophysis (Fig. 15). The elongated copulatory tubes with a double curve are diagnostic of the female (Fig. 17). Male from Canada: Alberta: Waterton Lakes Natl. Park, Carthew Lakes, 1980-2200m, 27 July 1953, HWL (MCZ). Total length 2.7. Carapace 1.30 long, 0.90 wide. Eyefield 0.63 long. Eyerow I 0.94 wide, eyerow III 0.89 wide. Diameter median eyes row I 0.27, laterals row I 0.18, row II eyes 0.03, row III eyes 0.15. Distance eyerow II from eyerow I 0.17, eyerow II from eyerow III 0.15. Femur lengths leg I 0.73, II 0.67, III 0.73, IV 0.80. Leg order 4312. Opisthosoma 1.5 long, 0.9 wide. Chelicerae with 2 promarginal teeth, retromarginal teeth absent. Ventral spination: leg I metatarsus 2 serial each retrolateral and prolateral; tibia 3 serial each retrolateral and prolateral: leg II as leg I. Colour as in C. alpicola, but all tarsi dark yellow. Carapace width in 7 males, mean 0.65, range 0.58-0.70. Female, same locality as male: Total length 3.4. Carapace 1.50 long, 1.07 wide. Eyefield 0.65 long. Eyerow I 1.04 wide, eyerow III 1.02 wide. Diameter median eyes row I 0.29, laterals row I 0.20, row II eyes 0.03, row III eyes 0.17. Distance eyerow II from eyerow I 0.18, eyerow II from eyerow III 0.17. Femur lengths leg I 0.75, II 0.73, III 0.82, IV 1.00. Leg order 4312. Opisthosoma 2.0 long, 1.2 wide. Chelicerae as in male. Ventral leg spination: leg I as in male, but leg II tibia lacking prolateral, proximal spine. Colour as in female C. alpicola, but legs all brown. Carapace width in 40 females, mean 0.76, range 0.62-0.85. Material examined: CANADA: Alberta: Banff, Simpson Summit, 27 July 1916, N. B. Ganson, Emerton det. 1917 (6 ♀ ♀, MCZ);Jasper National Park, Mt Edith Cavell, 16 July 1981, C. D. Dondale, under stones (5 ♀ ♀, CNC);lodge, 118° 02 ’ W, 52° 41 ' N, 24 August 1965, Jean & Wilton Ivie (1 ♂, 1 ♀, AMNH);Waterton Lakes National Park, Carthew lakes, 1980-2200m, 27 July 1953, Levi, under stones (3 ♂♂, 21 ♀♀, 1 imm. ♂; MCZ);Alberta [no locality given] (1 ♀, AMNH);Yukon Territory: Dempster highway, km 132, 22 June 1981, C. D. Dondale, tundra and stony mountainside (2 ♀ ♀; CNC). U. S.A.: Alaska: Nunatuk [probably the Nunatuk Mt. in the St Elias Range139° 02 ' W, 59° 49 ’ N], 12 July 1949, Peter Wood (1 ♀; AMNH); Southeastern District, T3N, R5E, s. 28, NE¼: (144° 30 ' W, 62° 01 ' N), 1375 m, Mt Wrangell, Dadina Drainage, 20 July 1978, R. Saltmarch, under rocks in rock slide (4 ♀ ♀; BC); Montana: Fergus Co., Big Snowie Mts, 2600 m, 5 August 1961, B. Vogel (4 ♀ ♀; AMNH); Glacier National Park, Cracker Lake, 1830 m, 16 July 1953, rocks, Levi (1 ♂ —— missing, 1 ♀; AMNH); Cut Bank Pass, 2320 m, 15 August 1953, Levi (1 ♀; AMNH); Dawson Pass, 2290 m, 11 August 1953, Levi (1 ♂, 1 ♀; AMNH). Two additional records of immature Chalcoscirtus unable to be placed to species are: CANADA: North- west Territories: District of Mackenzie, Aklavik, 30 June 1956, R. E. Leech (CNC); Yukon Territory: 19 km SE of Beaver Creek Town, 140° 42 ' W, 62° 16 ’ N, 9 August 1968, W. Ivie (AMNH). Acknowledgements I should like to thank the following for providing information, specimens and access to material in collec- tions under their care, acronyms for collections follow names: Dr C. D. Dondale, Canadian National Collec- tion, Ottawa (CNC); Dr H. W. Levi, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University (MCZ); Mr W. Maddison, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University (WM); Dr Y Marusik, IBPN, Magadan, U. S. S. R.; Dr N. 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