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<mods:titleid="99C54F4FFCF601E97A15EDE5ECD8CF6F">One new genus and two new species of the spider family Phrurolithidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Southwest China</mods:title>
<mods:affiliationid="E93A740EB6E8414929ACEE772DF3763F">College of Life Science, Jinggangshan University, Ji'an 343009, Jiangxi, China</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="B5B5239092AA35F5D4BCE8FCAA3D8D4D">College of Life Science, Jinggangshan University, Ji'an 343009, Jiangxi, China</mods:affiliation>
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<figureCitationid="875794A002F480D77E0C02C889E1795E"captionStart="Figure 3"captionStartId="F3"captionText="Figure 3. SEM micrographs of Edelithus shenmiguo sp. nov., male palp A femur, prolateral view B ventral view, detail of tegular end C femur, ventral view D retrolateral view E retrolateral view, detail of retrolateral tibial apophysis F retrolateral view, detail of tegulum G same, detail of tegular end H same, detail of tibial apophyses. Abbreviations: dTA - distal tegular apophysis, DTA - dorsal tibial apophysis, Em - embolus, FA - femoral apophysis, RTA - retrolateral tibial apophysis, SD - sperm duct, sTA - subdistal tegular apophysis."figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.89211.figure3"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/725882"pageId="0"pageNumber="71">3H</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="259672B60B9D8F027D0C777C46501BF2"captionStart="Figure 9"captionStartId="F9"captionText="Figure 9. SEM micrographs of Edelithus puer sp. nov., male A left leg I, white arrows to detail of prolateral spines, prolateral view B same, tarsal claws, prolateral view C left leg II, white arrow to detail of prolateral spine, prolateral view D same, detail of claw tuft setae E left leg III, detail of metatarsal preening brush, prolateral view F left leg IV, metatarsus-tarsus joint, prolateral view G same, detail of tarsal end, prolateral view H same, tarsus, detail of the tarsal organ, prolateral view, slightly dorsal I same, tarsal claw and claw tuft setae, prolateral view J left femur II, prolateral view. Abbreviations: CS - chemosensory seta, LO - lyriform organ, MPB - metatarsal preening brush, MTS - metatarsal dorsal stopper, SS - slit sensillum, TS - tenent setae."figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.89211.figure9"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/725888"pageId="0"pageNumber="71">9E</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="5E21D8902F3E82AD41CBCE8619C187F2"captionStart="Figure 10"captionStartId="F10"captionText="Figure 10. SEM micrographs of Edelithus puer sp. nov., male palp A prolateral view, slightly ventral B same, detail of embolus C ventral view D same, detail of subdistal tegular apophysis E femur, retrolateral view F retrolateral view G same, detail of retrolateral tibial apophysis H same, detail of tegular end I dorsal view. Abbreviations: DTA - dorsal tibial apophysis, Em - embolus, FA - femoral apophysis, rTA - retrolateral tegular apophysis, RTA - retrolateral tibial apophysis, sTA - subdistal tegular apophysis."figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.89211.figure10"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/725889"pageId="0"pageNumber="71">10I</figureCitation>
by the very small, widely separated copulatory openings without atrium (vs relatively large, slightly separated copulatory openings with distinct atrium) (Figs
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<figureCitationid="4CAFFBE40E9847251539A64847147801"captionStart="Figure 4"captionStartId="F4"captionText="Figure 4. Edelithus shenmiguo sp. nov., female A habitus, dorsal view B same, ventral view C same, lateral view D carapace, dorsal view, white arrow to cheliceral spine, black arrow to oval posterior median eyes without black annulations E same, ventral view F leg I, prolateral view, white arrows to prolateral spines on femur G Leg II, white arrow to prolateral spine on femur. Scale bars: 0.1 mm (A, B, D-G); 0.5 mm (C)."figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.89211.figure4"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/725883"pageId="0"pageNumber="71">4C</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="B68D083F18698135392832BF0F746495"captionStart="Figure 6"captionStartId="F6"captionText="Figure 6. Edelithus puer sp. nov., male A habitus, dorsal view B same, ventral view C same, lateral view D carapace, dorsal view, white arrows to cheliceral spines, black arrow to oval posterior median eyes without black annulations E endites, labium and sternum, ventral view F left leg I, prolateral view, black arrows to prolateral spines on femur G left leg II, black arrow to prolateral spine on femur. Scale bars: 0.1 mm (A, B, D-G); 0.5 mm (C)."figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.89211.figure6"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/725885"pageId="0"pageNumber="71">6D</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="965D98290E84AD6C3744AAE0C2E2DF30"captionStart="Figure 11"captionStartId="F11"captionText="Figure 11. Edelithus puer sp. nov., male A habitus, dorsal view B same, ventral view C same, lateral view D carapace, dorsal view, white arrow to cheliceral spine, black arrow to oval posterior median eyes without black annulations E same, ventral view F leg I, prolateral view, black arrows to prolateral spines on femur G leg II, prolateral view. Scale bars: 0.1 mm (A, B, D-G); 0.5 mm (C)."figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.89211.figure11"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/725890"pageId="0"pageNumber="71">11D</figureCitation>
): AER straight and PER procurved in dorsal view, AME clearly smaller than other eyes, PME with indistinct black pigment around eye cups, smaller than ALE and PLE, nearly separated by their diameter. Chelicera (Figs
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<figureCitationid="30906C067D9475650DEDE63F65FC3E74"captionStart="Figure 4"captionStartId="F4"captionText="Figure 4. Edelithus shenmiguo sp. nov., female A habitus, dorsal view B same, ventral view C same, lateral view D carapace, dorsal view, white arrow to cheliceral spine, black arrow to oval posterior median eyes without black annulations E same, ventral view F leg I, prolateral view, white arrows to prolateral spines on femur G Leg II, white arrow to prolateral spine on femur. Scale bars: 0.1 mm (A, B, D-G); 0.5 mm (C)."figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.89211.figure4"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/725883"pageId="0"pageNumber="71">4A</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="4A64D2ECA9A800DA74D7B76521C5BCDA"captionStart="Figure 6"captionStartId="F6"captionText="Figure 6. Edelithus puer sp. nov., male A habitus, dorsal view B same, ventral view C same, lateral view D carapace, dorsal view, white arrows to cheliceral spines, black arrow to oval posterior median eyes without black annulations E endites, labium and sternum, ventral view F left leg I, prolateral view, black arrows to prolateral spines on femur G left leg II, black arrow to prolateral spine on femur. Scale bars: 0.1 mm (A, B, D-G); 0.5 mm (C)."figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.89211.figure6"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/725885"pageId="0"pageNumber="71">6D</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="48AB7AD27B5D21823850C49AB911828E"captionStart="Figure 11"captionStartId="F11"captionText="Figure 11. Edelithus puer sp. nov., male A habitus, dorsal view B same, ventral view C same, lateral view D carapace, dorsal view, white arrow to cheliceral spine, black arrow to oval posterior median eyes without black annulations E same, ventral view F leg I, prolateral view, black arrows to prolateral spines on femur G leg II, prolateral view. Scale bars: 0.1 mm (A, B, D-G); 0.5 mm (C)."figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.89211.figure11"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/725890"pageId="0"pageNumber="71">11D</figureCitation>
) with one frontal strong spine, three promarginal and two retromarginal teeth. Legs without annulations and stripes. Femora I-IV with one dorsal spine each (Figs
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<figureCitationid="05BD2479375AD6EAF32544B2DECFD197"captionStart="Figure 4"captionStartId="F4"captionText="Figure 4. Edelithus shenmiguo sp. nov., female A habitus, dorsal view B same, ventral view C same, lateral view D carapace, dorsal view, white arrow to cheliceral spine, black arrow to oval posterior median eyes without black annulations E same, ventral view F leg I, prolateral view, white arrows to prolateral spines on femur G Leg II, white arrow to prolateral spine on femur. Scale bars: 0.1 mm (A, B, D-G); 0.5 mm (C)."figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.89211.figure4"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/725883"pageId="0"pageNumber="71">4F, G</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="6A825A74D0CB8E4E91B701B62D7A9BCA"captionStart="Figure 6"captionStartId="F6"captionText="Figure 6. Edelithus puer sp. nov., male A habitus, dorsal view B same, ventral view C same, lateral view D carapace, dorsal view, white arrows to cheliceral spines, black arrow to oval posterior median eyes without black annulations E endites, labium and sternum, ventral view F left leg I, prolateral view, black arrows to prolateral spines on femur G left leg II, black arrow to prolateral spine on femur. Scale bars: 0.1 mm (A, B, D-G); 0.5 mm (C)."figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.89211.figure6"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/725885"pageId="0"pageNumber="71">6F, G</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="C6AF826CED463EE30268CB0E8BF898AF"captionStart="Figure 8"captionStartId="F8"captionText="Figure 8. SEM micrographs of Edelithus puer sp. nov., male A eyes and chelicerae, dorsal view, white arrows to cheliceral spines B chelicerae, endites, and labium, ventral view C chelicera, prolateral view D same, ventral view E same, ventral view, close-up, white arrows to details of teeth. Abbreviations: PES - promarginal escort seta, PRS - promarginal rake setae, RES - retromarginal escort seta, SS - slit sensillum, WS - whisker setae."figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.89211.figure8"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/725887"pageId="0"pageNumber="71">8A, C</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="F074E2B3D5D82C4B7BF8E4AF1750090A"captionStart="Figure 11"captionStartId="F11"captionText="Figure 11. Edelithus puer sp. nov., male A habitus, dorsal view B same, ventral view C same, lateral view D carapace, dorsal view, white arrow to cheliceral spine, black arrow to oval posterior median eyes without black annulations E same, ventral view F leg I, prolateral view, black arrows to prolateral spines on femur G leg II, prolateral view. Scale bars: 0.1 mm (A, B, D-G); 0.5 mm (C)."figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.89211.figure11"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/725890"pageId="0"pageNumber="71">11F, G</figureCitation>
), femur I with three prolateral spines, and femur II with one prolateral spine or none, tibiae I and II with six pairs of ventral spines; metatarsi I and II with tour pairs of ventral spines. Scutum (Figs
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<figureCitationid="36B3276DF26EE068DC90A0AE1B06279A"captionStart="Figure 6"captionStartId="F6"captionText="Figure 6. Edelithus puer sp. nov., male A habitus, dorsal view B same, ventral view C same, lateral view D carapace, dorsal view, white arrows to cheliceral spines, black arrow to oval posterior median eyes without black annulations E endites, labium and sternum, ventral view F left leg I, prolateral view, black arrows to prolateral spines on femur G left leg II, black arrow to prolateral spine on femur. Scale bars: 0.1 mm (A, B, D-G); 0.5 mm (C)."figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.89211.figure6"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/725885"pageId="0"pageNumber="71">6A</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="4EFE8CBF8F2AAFD777C82B7312473C1F"captionStart="Figure 4"captionStartId="F4"captionText="Figure 4. Edelithus shenmiguo sp. nov., female A habitus, dorsal view B same, ventral view C same, lateral view D carapace, dorsal view, white arrow to cheliceral spine, black arrow to oval posterior median eyes without black annulations E same, ventral view F leg I, prolateral view, white arrows to prolateral spines on femur G Leg II, white arrow to prolateral spine on femur. Scale bars: 0.1 mm (A, B, D-G); 0.5 mm (C)."figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.89211.figure4"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/725883"pageId="0"pageNumber="71">4A</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="DE06FB5D8C9AB89D2FAF2011B4613D21"captionStart="Figure 11"captionStartId="F11"captionText="Figure 11. Edelithus puer sp. nov., male A habitus, dorsal view B same, ventral view C same, lateral view D carapace, dorsal view, white arrow to cheliceral spine, black arrow to oval posterior median eyes without black annulations E same, ventral view F leg I, prolateral view, black arrows to prolateral spines on femur G leg II, prolateral view. Scale bars: 0.1 mm (A, B, D-G); 0.5 mm (C)."figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.89211.figure11"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/725890"pageId="0"pageNumber="71">11A</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="21D7F2E6B4CB7537676CCD285CF7780E"captionStart="Figure 3"captionStartId="F3"captionText="Figure 3. SEM micrographs of Edelithus shenmiguo sp. nov., male palp A femur, prolateral view B ventral view, detail of tegular end C femur, ventral view D retrolateral view E retrolateral view, detail of retrolateral tibial apophysis F retrolateral view, detail of tegulum G same, detail of tegular end H same, detail of tibial apophyses. Abbreviations: dTA - distal tegular apophysis, DTA - dorsal tibial apophysis, Em - embolus, FA - femoral apophysis, RTA - retrolateral tibial apophysis, SD - sperm duct, sTA - subdistal tegular apophysis."figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.89211.figure3"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/725882"pageId="0"pageNumber="71">3</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="5D7C628A24AC76B2DB103E082C3E9922"captionStart="Figure 9"captionStartId="F9"captionText="Figure 9. SEM micrographs of Edelithus puer sp. nov., male A left leg I, white arrows to detail of prolateral spines, prolateral view B same, tarsal claws, prolateral view C left leg II, white arrow to detail of prolateral spine, prolateral view D same, detail of claw tuft setae E left leg III, detail of metatarsal preening brush, prolateral view F left leg IV, metatarsus-tarsus joint, prolateral view G same, detail of tarsal end, prolateral view H same, tarsus, detail of the tarsal organ, prolateral view, slightly dorsal I same, tarsal claw and claw tuft setae, prolateral view J left femur II, prolateral view. Abbreviations: CS - chemosensory seta, LO - lyriform organ, MPB - metatarsal preening brush, MTS - metatarsal dorsal stopper, SS - slit sensillum, TS - tenent setae."figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.89211.figure9"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/725888"pageId="0"pageNumber="71">9</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="04BE84F6555E28BD7770214A902EBE4E"captionStart="Figure 10"captionStartId="F10"captionText="Figure 10. SEM micrographs of Edelithus puer sp. nov., male palp A prolateral view, slightly ventral B same, detail of embolus C ventral view D same, detail of subdistal tegular apophysis E femur, retrolateral view F retrolateral view G same, detail of retrolateral tibial apophysis H same, detail of tegular end I dorsal view. Abbreviations: DTA - dorsal tibial apophysis, Em - embolus, FA - femoral apophysis, rTA - retrolateral tegular apophysis, RTA - retrolateral tibial apophysis, sTA - subdistal tegular apophysis."figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1117.89211.figure10"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/725889"pageId="0"pageNumber="71">10</figureCitation>
): femur with a weak ventral extension; tibia with two well-developed apophyses, retrolateral apophysis very thick, as long as or shorter than tibia, dorsal apophysis hook-shaped, shorter than the retrolateral one; tegulum with a leaf-shaped subdistal apophysis and a blunt retrolateral apophysis; embolus short, shorter than subdistal tegular apophysis, with a round sperm pore, touching subdistal tegular apophysis.
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) with a pair of small copulatory openings, located posteriorly or subposteriorly; median septum absent or located posteriorly; bursae large, covering nearly 1/2 of epigynal plate, anteriorly located.
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