Four new species of the genus Draconarius Ovtchinnikov, 1999 (Araneae, Agelenidae) from the Tibetan Plateau, China
Author
Li, Bing
Author
Zhao, Zhe
Author
Chen, Haifeng
Author
Wu, Zhiyan
Author
Li, Shuqiang
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-07-29
4648
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journal article
25534
10.11646/zootaxa.4648.1.7
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Draconarius baibaensis
Z. Zhao & S. Li
,
sp. n.
Figs 1
,
8
Type material.
Holotype
♀
(IZCAS-Ar39616):
Baiba Township
(
N29.79867º
,
E93.84720º
,
3191 m
),
Bayi County
,
Nyingchi City
,
Tibet
,
China
,
31. VII. 2012
,
Z.Y. Yao
and
Z. Zhao
leg.
Etymology.
The specific name refers to the
type
locality, Baiba Township; adjective.
Diagnosis.
Draconarius baibaensis
sp. n.
is most similar to
D. altissimus
(
Hu, 2001
)
. The epigyne of both species have a small atrium located posteriorly, and the epigynal teeth are pointed at the end, with spermathecal heads long and thin. However, the two species differ by the location of the epigynal teeth (medially in
D. baibaensis
sp. n.
in
Fig. 1A
and posteriorly in
D
.
altissimus
in fig.
43.1 in
Hu 2001
and fig. 112A in
Zhu
et al.
2017
) and the shape of the posterior margin of the atrium (rectangular in
D. baibaensis
sp. n.
in
Fig. 1A
and trapezoidal in
D. altissimus
in fig.
43.1 in
Hu 2001
and fig. 112A in
Zhu
et al.
2017
).
Description. Female (IZCAS-Ar39616).
Cephalothorax brown. The clypeus, endites, labium darker than carapace but colour of sternum and legs the same as carapace. Abdomen light-brown, covered by gray hairs. The colour of spinnerets same as carapace. Total length 11.29. Carapace 5.20 long, 3.61 wide. Abdomen 6.09 long, 3.96 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.12, ALE 0.21, PME 0.15, PLE 0.18; AME–AME 0.12, AME–ALE 0.11, AME–PME 0.13, ALE–PLE 0, PME–PME 0.14, PME–PLE 0.04. Leg measurements: I 15.39 (4.84, 4.99, 3.36, 2.20); II 13.86 (4.18, 4.49, 3.21, 1.98); III 12.78 (3.91, 3.80, 3.16, 1.91); IV 16.74 (4.97, 5.04, 4.49, 2.24). Epigyne: subequal to 2 times wider than long with 2 triangular teeth, pointed at end, medially situated and widely separated, hoods distinct, atrium small and located posteriorly, posterior margin of atrium 4 times wider than long; spermathecae 1.5 times longer than wide, anteriorly wider than posteriorly, spermathecal heads long and thin, originating medially from the spermathecae; the width of fertilization ducts subequal to its length (
Fig. 1
A–B).
Male.
Unknown.
Distribution.
Known only from
Tibet
,
China
(
Fig. 8
).