Thirty-one new species of the spider genus Leclercera from Southeast Asia (Araneae, Psilodercidae)
Author
Chang, Wan-Jin
Author
Li, Shuqiang
text
ZooKeys
2020
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.913.48650
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.913.48650
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Leclercera duandai
sp. nov.
Figs 24
, 55K
, 58
Types.
Holotype
: ♀ (IZCAS), China, Tibet Autonomous Region, Nyingchi, Medog County, Beibung Village, around Jiagagou Bridge,
29°15.0670'N
,
95°11.7170'E
, elevation ca 805 m, 18.VI.2016, J. Wu leg.
Etymology.
The species name is a noun in apposition derived from the Chinese pinyin
"duandai"
(ribbon) and refers to the structure of the spermathecae resembling a ribbon knot (Fig.
24A
).
Diagnosis.
Females of
L. duandai
sp. nov. can be distinguished from other congeners by the unique orange coloration of the external genitalia and the spermathecae (Fig.
24A, B
) which resemble a pair of orange-coloured ribbon knots (vs. absence of orange coloration on the external genitalia or spermathecae in congeners).
Figure 24.
Leclercera duandai
sp. nov., female paratype.
A
Endogyne, dorsal view
B
female epigastric area, ventral view
C
female habitus, dorsal view
D
female habitus, ventral view. Abbreviation: SP = spermatheca.
Description.
Female.
Total length 2.88; carapace 0.96 long, 1.00 wide; abdomen 1.92 long, 0.80 wide. Carapace round and brown, with three longitudinal dark brown bands, median band 8 times wider than the lateral bands (Fig.
24C
). Chelicerae brown (Fig.
55K
). Clypeus light brown. Endites light brown, dark brown marginally. Labium dark brown. Sternum light brown, with longitudinal dark brown spots laterally. Abdomen elongated, dorsum with dark brown spots, with posterior dark brown stripes medially (Fig.
24C
), antero-ventrally with ovoid, orangish external genitalia, with scattered dark brown spots posteriorly (Fig.
24D
). Leg measurements: I-IV missing. Epigastric area (Fig.
24B
): an elliptical, orangish patch. Endogyne (Fig.
24A
): a pair of spermathecae resembling a ribbon knot, posterior receptacles with a pair of ovoid bodies with two-branched, upturned ends.
Male
. Unknown.
Distribution.
Known only from the type locality (Fig.
58
).