First records and a new genus of comb-tailed spiders (Araneae: Hahniidae) from Thailand with comments on the six-eyed species of this family
Author
Rivera-Quiroz, Francisco Andrés
970DAA18-987A-4819-BE46-A3D399F77409
Department of Terrestrial Zoology, Understanding Evolution group, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR Leiden, The Netherlands. Institute for Biology Leiden (IBL), Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE Leiden, The Netherlands. Faculty of Science and Technology, Thammasat University, Rangsit, Pathum Thani, 12121 Thailand.
andres.riveraquiroz@naturalis.nl
Author
Petcharad, Booppa
E1480A4E-3FA8-441C-A803-515B8AE7860D
ponksee.b@gmail.com
Author
Miller, Jeremy A.
3B8D159E-8574-4D10-8C2D-716487D5B4D8
Department of Terrestrial Zoology, Understanding Evolution group, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR Leiden, The Netherlands. Institute for Biology Leiden (IBL), Leiden University, Sylviusweg 72, 2333 BE Leiden, The Netherlands. Faculty of Science and Technology, Thammasat University, Rangsit, Pathum Thani, 12121 Thailand.
jeremy.miller@naturalis.nl
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European Journal of Taxonomy
2020
2020-11-20
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51
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journal article
9470
10.5852/ejt.2020.724.1157
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Hahnia ngai
sp. nov.
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:
F9A7FE4B-77C4-4D9B-AFDB-A2FC6F5E0739
Figs 4
,
6
a–c
Diagnosis
Hahnia ngai
sp. nov.
can be easily separated from other members of this genus by the simplified female genitalia. Copulatory ducts show only slightly swollen areas with glandular insertions (
Figs
4g
,
6
b–c) but do not form a receptacle or secondary spermathecae (as seen in
Figs
5g
,
6
e–f).
Etymology
The species epithet is a derivation of the Thai
ngai
(simple), in reference to the relatively simple vulva without the well-formed secondary spermathecae commonly seen in other species of
Hahnia
.
Type material
Holotype
THAILAND
•
♀
;
Chiang Mai Province
,
Doi Suthep National Park
;
18º48.502′ N
,
98º53.528′ E
;
1409 m
a.s.l.
;
24–28 Jul. 2018
;
Booppa Petcharad
,
Jeremy Miller
and
F. Andrés Rivera-Quiroz
leg.;
montane evergreen forest with pine
;
Winkler extractor
;
RMNH.ARA.18415
(four legs used for DNA extraction).
Paratypes
THAILAND
•
1 ♀
;
Chiang Mai Province
,
Doi Inthanon National Park
;
18º35.268′ N
,
98º29.240′ E
;
2572 m
a.s.l.
;
24–28 Jul. 2018
;
Booppa Petcharad
,
Jeremy Miller
and
F. Andrés Rivera-Quiroz
leg.;
cloud forest
;
Winkler extractor
;
RMNH.ARA.18414
•
1 ♀
; same collection data as for preceding;
hand coll
.;
RMNH.ARA.18413
.
Description
Female
Carapace pear-shaped, reddish-brown, slightly darker in cephalic region; texture smooth (
Fig. 4c
). AME
0.04 mm
, ALE
0.06 mm
, PME
0.07 mm
, PLE
0.04 mm
, AME–AME
0.03 mm
, AMEALE
0.02 mm
, PME–PME
0.05 mm
, PME–PLE
0.03 mm
(
Fig. 4d
). Chelicerae with three promarginal and three retromarginal teeth (
Fig. 4e
). Legs pale brown, slightly darker on distal segments. Abdomen dark grey with light patches forming five to six chevron bands, oval, longer than wide (
Fig. 4c
). Tracheal spiracle near middle of abdomen (
Fig. 4a
).
Fig. 4.
Hahnia ngai
sp. nov.
, holotype, ♀ (RMNH.ARA.18415).
a–c
. Habitus.
a
. Ventral view.
b
. Lateral view.
c
. Dorsal view.
d
. Prosoma, anterior view.
e
. Chelicerae, posterior view.
f–g
. Epigynum.
f
. Dorsal view, cleared.
g
. Ventral view. Scale bars: a–c = 1.0 mm; d–e, g = 0.25 mm; f = 0.1 mm.
VULVA. Epigynal plate semitransparent, spermathecae well visible due to transparency. Copulatory openings close together, forming small semi-circular atrium (
Figs 4
f–g, 6c). Spermatheca sub-spherical with brownish-red coloration (
Fig. 4f
). Copulatory ducts very simple, slightly swollen centrally (
Figs 4f
,
6
b–c).
MEASUREMENTS (in mm). Total length 2.8, carapace 1.25 long, 0.91 wide; clypeus 0.09; chelicera 0.45 long, 0.25 wide; leg I: femur 0.95, patella 0.37, tibia 0.71, metatarsus 0.72, tarsus 0.55; leg II: femur 0.94, patella 0.34, tibia 0.72, metatarsus 0.68, tarsus 0.55; leg III: femur 0.89, patella 0.33, tibia 0.63, metatarsus 0.71, tarsus 0.51; leg IV: femur 1.12, patella 0.34, tibia 0.93, metatarsus 1.01, tarsus 0.62; leg formula IV-I-II-III; abdomen 1.65 long, 1.23 wide.
Distribution
Known from two localities in
Chiang Mai
,
Thailand
(
Fig. 8
): Doi Suthep National Park (
type
locality), and the neighboring Doi Inthanon National Park.