On some Linyphiidae of China, mainly from Taibai Shan, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province (Arachnida: Araneae)
Author
Tanasevitch, Andrei V.
text
Zootaxa
2006
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277
311
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.273569
a1367ba3-36b0-4cd4-9ce4-213ef0e4d62f
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Shaanxinus rufus
sp. n.
Figs 51–56
Material
.
Holotype
: ♂ (
SMF
),
China
, Shaanxi Prov., S flanks of Taibai Shan, above Houshenzi, secondary broadleaved forest,
1300–1700 m
,
23.VI.1997
, leg. J. Martens & P. Jäger.
Paratypes
:
2 ♂
(
SMF
), same, above Houshenzi, secondary broadleaved forest,
1300–1700 m
,
19.VI.1997
, leg. J. Martens & P. Jäger; ♂ (
ZMMU
), same locality,
20.VI.1997
, leg. J. Martens & P. Jäger.
FIGURES 45–50.
Houshenzinus rimosus
gen. n.
sp. n.
, paratype. 48–50 male carapace (lateral, dorsal and frontolateral views, respectively, not to scale), 45, 46 left palp (45 retrolateral view, 46 prolateral view), 47 paracymbium (lateral view). Abbreviations: ED embolic division, SA suprategular apophysis.
FIGURES 51–58.
Shaanxinus rufus
gen. n.
sp. n.
, paratype (51–56), &
Shaanxinus anguilliformis
(Xia, Zhang, Gao, Fei, Rui & Kim, 2001)
comb. n.
(57, 58, after authors, not to scale). 55–58 male carapace (55 & 57 lateral view, 56 & 58 dorsal view), 51 right palp (retrolateral view), 52 palpal tibia and paracymbium (dorsal view), 53 suprategular apophysis (lateral view), 54 embolic division (ventral view). Abbreviations: E embolus, ED embolic division, R radix, SA suprategular apophysis.
Diagnosis
. The new species is closely related to
Shaanxinus anguilliformis
comb. n.
described from Hebei Province by
Xia
et al
. (2001)
as
Walckenaeria anguilliformis
Xia, Zhang, Gao, Fei, Rui &
Kim 2001
. The differences between these species are as follows: the new species is rather larger (length of
S
.
anguilliformis
ca 2.21–2.27, of
S
.
rufus
sp. n.
ca 3.00–3.20); the shape of the palpal tibia (dorsal view) and of the head elevation: in the new species the head elevation is narrowed distally, being rounded in
S
.
anguilliformis
, and the clypeus in
S
. a
nguilliformis
is much wider than in
S
.
rufus
n. sp.
(cf.
Figs 55, 56 & 57, 58
).
Etymology
: The specific name is derived from the Latin “
rufus
”, meaning red, referring to the reddish carapace; adjective.
Description
. Male. Total length––3.10. Carapace 1.55 long, 1.20 wide, brownish red. Head elevation large and high, directed anteriorly, narrowing distad, as in
Figs 55–56
. All eyes situated on this elevation. Chelicerae 0,45 long, frontal surface near base slightly convex and serrated. Legs reddish yellow. Leg I, 4.55 long (1.30+0.40+1.25+1.05+0.55), IV––4.25 long (1.15+0.30+1.10+1.20+0.50). Leg II, 5.35 long (1.60+0.40+1.65+1.15+0.55), much longer than leg I. Ti and Mt I–II slightly curved. Chaetotaxy 2.2.2.2. Mt I–IV each with a trichobothrium. TmI––0.82. Palp (
Figs 51–54
): Palpal tibia with a shallow and rounded hollow. Suprategular apophysis relatively short, flat, membranous apically and partly covering the embolic division. Radix with a large rounded outgrowth, its edge folded and forming a groove hiding distal half of embolus. Opisthosoma 1.70 long, 1.10 wide, pale grey, almost white, with two dorsal, median, wide, parallel, grey, interrupted stripes.
Female. Unknown.