Twenty-eight new species of the spider genus Merizocera Fage, 1912 (Araneae, Psilodercidae) from South and Southeast Asia
Author
Chang, Wan-Jin
Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China & Southeast Asia Biological Diversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yezin, Nay Pyi Taw 05282, Myanmar & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Author
Yao, Zhiyuan
Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1631-0949
Author
Li, Shuqiang
Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3290-5416
lisq@ioz.ac.cn
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ZooKeys
2020
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.961.53058
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.961.53058
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Merizocera hponkanrazi Li
sp. nov.
Figures 9
, 10
, 53
Type material.
Holotype
: male (IZCAS), Roadside between Camp 2 and Camp 3 (
27°37.15'N
,
96°58.92'E
, elevation 2806 m), Hponkanrazi Wildlife Sanctuary, Putao,
Kachin State
,
Myanmar
, 16 December 2016, J. Wu leg.
Etymology.
The specific name refers to the type locality; noun in apposition.
Diagnosis.
Males resemble
M. krabi
sp. nov. but can be distinguished by the embolus longer than the tegular (Fig.
9B
) (vs. embolus length half the tegular (Fig.
17B
)), presence of notch at tegular tip (Fig.
9A
) (vs. absence of notch), bulb shortened pyriform (vs. elongated pyriform bulb).
Figure 9.
Merizocera hponkanrazi
sp. nov., holotype male.
A
Bulb, dorsal view
B
bulb, retrolatero-dorsal view
C
palp, prolateral view
D
palp, retrolateral view. Abbreviations: CO = conductor, CP = cymbial protrusion, EM = embolus, NO = notch.
Description.
Male
(holotype). Total length 1.56; carapace 0.71 long, 0.62 wide; abdomen 0.85 long, 0.71 wide. Carapace circular, brown, with dark brown radiating marks (Fig.
10A
). Fovea shallow. Thoracic region distinctly elevated medially. Clypeus, labium and sternum dark brown. Abdomen ovoid, dark brown (Fig.
10B
). Legs brown; measurements: I 5.43 (1.44, 0.25, 1.66, 1.33, 0.75), II 4.65 (1.28, 0.24, 1.41, 1.11, 0.61), III 3.46 (0.95, 0.20, 0.92, 0.85, 0.54), IV 4.83 (1.25, 0.22, 1.42, 1.21, 0.73). Palp (Fig.
9A-D
): tibia swollen proximally; cymbium with distal protrusion, length ratio of dorsal elongation and cymbium 1.13; bulb brown, pyriform, with embolus and conductor arising distally; embolus distinctly bent and 1.2 times longer than tegular; conductor with pointed tip, 1/6 length of embolus, adjacent to a notch.
Figure 10.
Merizocera hponkanrazi
sp. nov., holotype male.
A
Habitus, dorsal view
B
habitus, ventral view.
Female.
Unknown.
Distribution.
Known only from the type locality (Myanmar; Fig.
53
).