<documentID-CLB-Dataset="5228"ID-DOI="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1052.68623"ID-GBIF-Dataset="8b1926fc-d8ad-4614-9442-eb90d5149543"ID-PMC="PMC8346460"ID-Pensoft-Pub="1313-2970-1052-1"ID-Pensoft-UUID="561A859F93615B63A1A2897EAA85CDF5"ID-PubMed="34393549"ID-ZooBank="71054A9DA5AA4B60A871391BFB0F0EB6"ModsDocID="1313-2970-1052-1"checkinTime="1627726593979"checkinUser="pensoft"docAuthor="Lin, Yejie, Yan, Xunyou, Li, Shuqiang, Ballarin, Francesco & Chen, Haifeng"docDate="2021"docId="92B263B3001E55C98FD6FAF5961073F1"docLanguage="en"docName="ZooKeys 1052: 1-23"docOrigin="ZooKeys 1052"docPubDate="2021-07-30"docSource="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1052.68623"docTitle="Macrothele emei Lin & Li 2021, sp. nov."docType="treatment"docUuid="9DDA3C10-942E-4ADB-8C17-E33E09CCF3BB"docUuidSource="ZooBank"docVersion="6"id="561A859F93615B63A1A2897EAA85CDF5"lastPageNumber="1"masterDocId="561A859F93615B63A1A2897EAA85CDF5"masterDocTitle="Five new species of Macrothele Ausserer, 1871 from China (Araneae, Macrothelidae)"masterLastPageNumber="23"masterPageNumber="1"pageNumber="1"updateTime="1732754675008"updateUser="ExternalLinkService">
<mods:affiliationid="923E37C690642B1E4EC63EE06A2F9544">Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Diversity, College of Life Science, Langfang Normal University, Langfang 065000, China</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="7BD342D6EA2C65208B12124163F6B73E">Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Diversity, College of Life Science, Langfang Normal University, Langfang 065000, China</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="19803639A45A38E8ABD1A337E73C17AE">Systematic Zoology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1 - 1 Minami-Osawa, 192 - 0397, Tokyo, Japan</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="15FE53A06B472F8E15180E816BECC749">Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Diversity, College of Life Science, Langfang Normal University, Langfang 065000, China</mods:affiliation>
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<figureCitationid="44A8506BD00720489D34A32819C5F2D7"captionStart="Figure 2"captionStartId="F2"captionText="Figure 2. Macrothele emei sp. nov., left palp, holotype A prolateral view B retrolateral view C bulb apophysis. Black arrows pointing to the conical spines; black arrow to inset pointing to the close up of rough-textured apophysis."figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1052.68623.figure2"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/571819"pageId="0"pageNumber="1">Figures 2</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="EA1B81140D99890E381ED13D87EBF770"captionStart="Figure 3"captionStartId="F3"captionText="Figure 3. Macrothele emei sp. nov., female genitalia, male holotype and female paratype A female genitalia, ventral view B male habitus, dorsal view C male habitus, ventral view D female habitus, dorsal view E female habitus, ventral view. Abbreviations: CD copulatory ducts, T terminus of receptacula."figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1052.68623.figure3"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/571820"pageId="0"pageNumber="1">, 3</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="17FE7944B2F8B11A47EFD404B84DCFF1"captionStart="Figure 13"captionStartId="F13"captionText="Figure 13. Prolateral view of embolic tips of six species of Macrothele A M. emei sp. nov. B M. limenghuai sp. nov. C M. nanning sp. nov. D M. gigas E M. hungae sp. nov. F M. hanfeii sp. nov."figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1052.68623.figure13"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/571830"pageId="0"pageNumber="1">, 13A</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="A99104B7A8C4A6C3FF94DF5E167AE95F"captionStart="Figure 14"captionStartId="F14"captionText="Figure 14. Retrolateral view of embolic tips of six species of Macrothele A M. emei sp. nov. B M. limenghuai sp. nov. C M. nanning sp. nov. D M. gigas E M. hungae sp. nov. F M. hanfeii sp. nov."figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1052.68623.figure14"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/571831"pageId="0"pageNumber="1">, 14A</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="0A15799C1EA673BFCD4FA394E56481A3"captionStart="Figure 16"captionStartId="F16"captionText="Figure 16. Distribution records of Macrothele species in East Asia 1 M. yani 2 M. arcuata 3 M. jingzhao 4 M. yunlingensis 5 M. undata 6 M. cangshanensis 7 M. yongshengensis 8 M. jinlin 9 M. bannaensis 10 M. yunnanica 11 M. menglunensis 12 M. multispine 13 M. limenghuai sp. nov. 14 M. emei sp. nov. 15 M. sanheensis 16 M. decemnotata 17 M. proserpina 18 M. monocirculata 19 M. raveni 20 M. guizhouensis 21 M. digitata 22 M. nanning sp. nov. 23 M. hanfeii sp. nov. 24 M. hunanica 25 M. hungae sp. nov. 26 M. holsti 27 M. palpator 28 M. taiwanensis 29 M. simplicata 30 M. yaginumai 31 M. gigas."figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1052.68623.figure16"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/571833"pageId="0"pageNumber="1">, 16</figureCitation>
: 1♂3♀ (IZCAS-Ar41851-Ar41854), same data as holotype; 1♀ (IZCAS-Ar41855), China, Sichuan Province, Mount Emei, east of Dapingshanzhuang, Yuanhong Cave,
, elevation ca 850 m, 29.IX.2016, Zhe Zhao & Xiaoqing Zhang leg.; 1♂1♀ (IZCAS-Ar41856-Ar41857), China, Sichuan Province, Mount Emei, Zhongfeng Old Temple to Shengshuige,
<paragraphid="C9294E28926DF5A0465478E961048710"pageId="0"pageNumber="1">The specific epithet refers to the type locality; noun in apposition.</paragraph>
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by the ratio of the length of the copulatory ducts after the second turn almost 1:2 and the second turn expanded (vs length ratio of the copulatory duct folds 1:3, second fold unexpanded in
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<figureCitationid="7B3AF120F55C07CDA71500523CB26FF3"captionStart="Figure 13"captionStartId="F13"captionText="Figure 13. Prolateral view of embolic tips of six species of Macrothele A M. emei sp. nov. B M. limenghuai sp. nov. C M. nanning sp. nov. D M. gigas E M. hungae sp. nov. F M. hanfeii sp. nov."figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1052.68623.figure13"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/571830"pageId="0"pageNumber="1">13A</figureCitation>
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). Maxillae with ca 153 cuspules. Palpal trochanter without lyral spines. Bulb nearly globose, with a ventral apophysis with a rough texture; embolus flat, slightly curved, needle-shaped, and expanded basally.
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<figureCitationid="2DFBB29446F469F8E569C5CCDD8A39DB"captionStart="Figure 3"captionStartId="F3"captionText="Figure 3. Macrothele emei sp. nov., female genitalia, male holotype and female paratype A female genitalia, ventral view B male habitus, dorsal view C male habitus, ventral view D female habitus, dorsal view E female habitus, ventral view. Abbreviations: CD copulatory ducts, T terminus of receptacula."figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1052.68623.figure3"httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/571820"pageId="0"pageNumber="1">3A</figureCitation>
) simple, with two turns. Receptacula directed anteriorly, turning laterally, then dorsally, finally medially; somewhat G-shaped. The length ratio of the duct after the lateral turn to the dorsal turn is 2:1.
