Two New Species Of The Genus Stenohya Beier From Yunnan, China (Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisiidae)
Author
Yang, J.
Author
Zhang, F.
Author
R, P.
text
Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
2013
2013-05-31
59
2
131
141
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5736141
2064-2474
5736141
Stenohya tengchongensis
sp. n.
(
Figs 1
–15)
Typematerial. Holotypemale (Ps.-
MHBU-YN11022701
),
China
,
YunnanProvince
,
TengchongCounty
,
WuheVillage
[
36°47′N
,
104°58′E
], alt.
1800 m
,
27 February 2011
, Zong- xuLileg.;
paratypes
:
onemale (Ps.-
MHBU-YN11022702
) andeightfemales (Ps.-MHBU- YN11022703-11022710), collected with the
holotype
.
Etymology. Thespecificnamereferstothetypelocality.
Diagnosis. Carapacesmoothwithabutterfly-shapedpatch; pedipalpal femurofmaleclaviform, whichiscylindricinfemale; malepedipalpalpatella granulated, whereasitissmoothinfemale; maleswithoutasetabetweenthe anterior and posterior eyes, females with one seta between the left eyes.
Descriptionofmale. Colourmostlybrown, pedipalpsandlegsyellow (
Fig. 1
). Setae ofbodystraightandacicular.
Carapace. Smooth, withabutterfly-shapedpatch, slightlyconvexspot, 1.50 times longerthanbroad, withatotalof 22 setae, including 6 onanteriormarginand 6 onposteriormargin; epistomesmall, triangular; 4 eyes, anteriorpairwithlens, posteriorpair representedbyeyespots; lateralmarginsslightlyconvex, curved (Fig. 2).
Abdomen. Pleuralmembranestronglygranulate. Tergalchaetotaxy: 8: 10: 11: 10: 11: 12: 12: 10: 12: 10: 15, includingatleast 2 tactilesetaeontergitesVI–XI; sternalchaetotaxy (IV–XI): 14: 18: 15: 13: 16: 14: 10: 9, sternites VI–VIII with 9–12 medial scattered glandular setae, almostequalinlengthtothemarginalones (Fig. 14); analconewith 2 dorsaland 2 ventralsetae. Anteriorgenitaloperculumwith 30 shortsetaeand 2 lyrifissures; posterior genitalsternitewith 16 setaemedially, 22 setaeontheposteriormargin, and 2 lyrifissures (Fig. 12).
Pedipalps. Apex of coxa rounded and with 5 setae. Trochanter 1.33–1.50, femur 4.14– 4.43, patella 2.40–2.75, chela (withpedicel) 3.31–3.64, chela (withoutpedicel) 3.06–3.29, hand (withoutpedicel) 1.38–1.50 timeslongerthanbroad, movablefinger 1.14–1.33 times longerthanhand (withoutpedicel). Venomapparatuspresentonlyinthefixedchelalfin- ger, venomductveryshort. Femurclaviformandprolateralfacewithfewtubercles; prola- teralfaceofpatellawithmoretubercles, claviform; chelalfingerslongandslender (Fig. 3). Fixedchelalfingerwith 8 trichobothria, movablefingerwith 4 (Figs 4–5);
eb
and
esb
situated on base of hand, grouped very closely with
ib
and
isb
;
est
,
et
and
it
grouped together distally;
ist
situatedmidwaybetween
isb
and
it
;
b
and
sb
situatedclosertoeachotherin basalhalf,
st
and
t
closetoeachotherindistalhalfofmovablefinger. Fixedchelalfinger with 95 almost equal-sized teeth, and all these teeth with two pointed tips; movable finger withabout 92 roundedandalmosttheequal-sizedteeth (Fig. 4).
Chelicera. Palmwith 6 setae, movablefingerwith 1 submedialseta (Fig. 6); fixed fingerwith 10 teeth; movablefingerwith 7 teeth; serrulaexteriorwith 38 lamellae; serrula interiorwith 32 lamellae; galeaelongatedanddividedintotwomainbranches, onebranch secondarilydividedinto 2 terminalbranchlets, theotherdividedinto 3 (Fig. 8); rallumof 8 blades, 7 bladeswithanteriorly-directedspinules, thebasalmostbladewithoutspinules, andabouthalfofthelengthoftheothers, distalmostbladedistinctlyshorterthanthesec- ondone (Fig. 7).
Legs. Leg I (Fig. 10): trochanter 1.22–1.30, femur 4.50–5.17, patella 2.43–2.57, tibia 4.20–4.40, basitarsus 2.75–3.25, telotarsus 4.00–4.50 times as long as deep. Leg IV (Fig. 11): trochanter 2.13–2.30, femur + patella 3.07–3.50, tibia 5.43–5.86, basitarsus 3.40–3.60, telotarsus 5.00–6.40 times as long as deep. Basitarsus IV with 2 tactile setae (TS 0.87, 0.17), telotarsusIVwith 1 tactilesetae (TS 0.61). Subterminaltarsalsetabifurcate; aroliumnotdivided, shorterthantheslenderandsimpleclaws.
Dimensions (length/breadthordepth, inmm). Bodylengthca. 2.85–3.30. Carapace 1.00–1.20/0.75–0.80; diameter of anterior eye 0.10; diameter of posterior eye 0.09. Pedipalps: trochanter 0.40–0.60/0.30–0.40, femur 1.45–1.55/0.35, patella 1.10–1.20/0.40–0.50, chela (with
Figs 2–15.
Stenohya tengchongensis
sp. n.
male(Figs 2–8, 10–12, 14), female (Figs 9, 13, 15). 2, carapace, dorsalview; 3, rightpedipalp; 4, chela, retrolateralview; 5, chela, prolateralview; 6, rightchelicera, dorsalview; 7, rallum; 8, galea, male; 9, galea, female; 10, rightlegI; 11, rightlegIV; 12, genitalarea, male, ventralview; 13, genitalarea, female, ventralview; 14, sternitesVI–VIIIwithmedialdiscalsetae, male; 15, sternitesVI–VIIIwith 2 medialsetae, female. Scale bars: 1.0 mm (Fig. 3),
0.5 mm
(Figs 2, 6, 10–14),
0.4mm
(Figs 4, 5, 15),
0.05 mm
(Figs 7–9). pedicel) 2.55–2.65/0.70–0.80, chela (withoutpedicel) 2.30–2.45/0.70–0.80, handlength (with- outpedicel) 1.10, movablefingerlength 1.25–1.40. Chelicera 0.65–0.68/0.38–0.40, movable finger length 0.48–0.50. Leg I: trochanter 0.23–0.28/0.20–0.26, femur 0.68–0.78/0.15, patella 0.43–0.45/0.18, tibia 0.53–0.55/0.13, basitarsus 0.28–0.33/0.10, telotarsus 0.40–0.45/0.10. Leg IV: trochanter 0.43–0.58/0.20–0.25, femur + patella 1.15–1.23/0.35–0.38, tibia 0.95–1.03/0.18, basitarsus 0.43–0.45/0.13, telotarsus 0.63–0.80/0.13.
Fig. 1.
Stenohyatengchongensis
sp. n.
Holotypemale (left) andparatypefemale (right). Ha- bitus, dorsal view.
Descriptionoffemale. Mostlythesameasholotype, exceptasfollows. Carapace 1.18–1.24 timeslongerthanbroad, withatotalof 23 setae, including 6 setaeonanterior marginand 6 setaeonposteriormargin, 1 setasituatedbetweenthelefttwoeyes, butnone in the other side. Tergal chaetotaxy: 8–10: 7–9: 10–13: 11–15: 12–14: 13–16: 11–14: 10–14: 11– 14: 12–15: 10–14, includingatleast 2 tactilesetaeontergitesVI–XI. Anteriorgenitalsternite with 23 setae and 2 lyrifissures; posterior genital sternite with 26 scattered setae and 2 lyrifissures (Fig. 13). Chaetotaxy of sternites IV–XI: 26: 20: 19: 19: 20: 18: 15: 14, sternites VI–VIII withapairofmedialdiscalglandularsetae, clearlylongerthanmarginalones (Fig. 15).
Pedipalps. Trochanter 1.63–1.83, femur 4.00–4.13, patella 2.63–2.67, chela (withpedicel) 3.44–4.50, chela (without pedicel) 3.25–4.25, hand (without pedicel) 1.63–1.92 times longerthanbroad, movablefinger 1.08–1.17 timeslongerthanhand (withoutpedicel). Femurcylindricandprolateralfacewithsmalltubercles; patellaandchelalhandsmooth. Fixedchelalfingerwith 81–89 almostequalteeth, andalltheseteethwithtwopointedtips; movablefingerwithabout 83–91 roundedandalmostequal-sizedteeth.
Chelicera. Serrulaexteriorwith 32–35 lamellae; serrulainteriorwith 36–41 lamellae; galeaelongatedanddividedintotwomainbranches, eachbranchsecondarilydividedinto 3 terminalbranchlets (Fig. 9); rallumof 8 blades.
Legs. Leg I: trochanter 1.40–1.50, femur 4.43–4.50, patella 3.00–3.14, tibia 3.80–4.83, basitarsus 3.00–3.40, telotarsus 3.75–4.00 times as long as deep. Leg IV: trochanter 2.09– 2.23, femur + patella 3.79–3.58, tibia 4.80–5.29, basitarsus 4.25–5.20, telotarsus 7.67–7.75 times as long as deep.
Dimensions (length/breadthordepth, inmm). Bodylengthca. 3.10–4.90. Carapace 1.15–1.30/0.98–1.05; diameter of anterior eye 0.10; diameter of posterior eye 0.09. Pedipalps: trochanter 0.55–0.65/0.30–0.40, femur 0.80–1.65/0.30–0.40, patella 1.05–1.20/0.40–0.45, chela (withpedicel) 2.70–2.75/0.60–0.80, chela (withoutpedicel) 2.55–2.60, handlength (without pedicel) 1.15–1.30, movablefingerlength 1.35–1.40. Chelicera 0.65–0.68/0.45–0.48, movable finger length 0.45–0.48. Leg I: trochanter 0.30–0.35/0.20–0.25, femur 0.68–0.78/0.15–0.18, pa- tella 0.45–0.55/0.15–0.18, tibia 0.48–0.73/0.13–0.15, basitarsus 0.30–0.43/0.10–0.13, telotarsus 0.38–0.50/0.10–0.13. Leg IV: trochanter 0.58–0.73/0.28–0.33, femur + patella 1.08–1.33/0.30– 0.35, tibia 0.93–1.20/0.18–0.25, basitarsus 0.43–0.65/0.10–0.13, telotarsus 0.58–0.78/0.08–0.10.
Remarks.
S. tengchongensis
sp. n.
canbeeasilyseparatedfromthefive known
Stenohya
species
in
China
as follows, it differs from
S. chinacavernicola
by having 4 distinct eyes (while having 2 or none eyes in
S. chinacavernicola
); from
S. curvata
bynospineatthebaseofmalechelahand (whilehavinga spineatthebaseofmalechelahandin
S. curvata
); from
S. xiningensis
bythe contiguousteethofthemovablechelafinger (whilethedentitionofthemov- ablechelafingerisspaceapartin
S. xiningensis
); from
S. huangi
bymovable chelafingerhavingmoreteeth (morethan 90) (whilemovablechelafinger having about 30 teeth in
S. huangi
); from
S. pengae
by the less slender pedipalp.
Thenewspeciesisspecialfortheclaviformfemurinmale, whichiscylindricinother
Stenohya
species.
Theothercharacteristheabsenceofseta betweentheanteriorandposterioreyesinmale. Thoughwehavenoideaof itsfunction, almostallpseudoscorpionshavethisseta.