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 meiacantha
sp. n.
(
Figs 16
–28)
Typematerial. Holotypemale (Ps.-
MHBU-YN11022801
),
China
,
YunnanProvince
,
LongyangDistrict
,
NankangYakou
[
24°50′N
,
98°46′E
], alt.
2100 m
,
28 February 2011
, LuyuWangleg.;
paratypes
:
twofemales (Ps.-
MHBU-YN11022802-11022803
), samedataasfor
holotype
.
Etymology.ThespecificnameisderivedfromtheLatinadiective “
meiacantha
”, refers tothesmallerspineonthebaseofmovablefinger.
Diagnosis. Pedipalpalmovablefingerslender, 1.91 timeslongerthan hand (withoutpedicel); malechelalhandwithaventralspinenearthebaseof thefinger, whichisabsentinthefemale.
Descriptionofmale. Colourmostlybrown, legsandabdomenyellow (
Fig. 16
).
Fig. 16.
Stenohyameiacantha
sp. n.
Holotypemale (left) andparatypefemale (right). Habitus, dorsal view.
Carapace. Smooth, withatotalof 23 setae, including 6 onanteriormarginand 4 on posteriormargin (Fig. 17); epistomesmallandtriangular; 4 eyes, anteriorpairwithlens, posteriorpairrepresentedbyeyespots; lateralmarginsslightlyconvex; 1.42 timeslonger thanbroad.
Abdomen. Pleuralmembranestronglygranulated. Tergalchaetotaxy: 6: 8: 10: 10: 6: 8: 12: 8: 8: 8: 6, includingatleast 2 tactilesetaeontergitesVI–XI; sternalchaetotaxy (IV–XI): 18: 26: 27: 26: 22: 18: 17: 12, sternites VI–VIII with a cluster of medial scattered glandular setae, almostequalinlengthtothemarginalones; analconewith 2 dorsaland 2 ventral setae. Anteriorgenitaloperculumwith 17 smallsetaeand 2 lyrifissures; posteriorgenital sternitewith 11 setaemedially, 23 setaeontheposteriormargin, and 2 lyrifissures (Fig. 27).
Pedipalps. Apex of coxa rounded and with 5 setae. Trochanter 1.40, femur 3.75, patella 4.58, chela (withpedicel) 2.35, chela (withoutpedicel) 2.22 timeslongerthanbroad, movablefinger 1.91 timeslongerthanhand (withoutpedicel). Venomapparatuspresentonly infixedchelalfinger, venomductveryshort. Prolateralfaceoffemurwithfewtubercles andnotstraight, depressedatthebase; prolateralfaceofpatellasmooth (Fig. 18); chelal fingerslongandslender, palmwithmoretubercles (Fig. 19); handonventralsidenearbase ofmovablefingerwithasmallthorn- likeprojectionpointingdistallydownwards (Fig. 21). Fixedchelalfingerwith 8 trichobothria, movablefingerwith 4 (Fig. 20):
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
situatedclosertoeachotherinbasal half,
st
and
t
closetoeachotherindistalhalfofmovablefinger. Fixedchelalfingerwith 92 almostequal-sizedroundedteeth; movablefingerwithabout 78 teeth, ofwhichthe 5 distal teetharepointedandtheremainingteetharerounded.
Chelicera. Palmwith 7 setae, movablefingerwith 1 submedialseta (Fig. 22); fixed fingerwith 14 teeth; movablefingerwith 5 teeth; serrulaexteriorwith 42 lamellae; serrula interiorwith 36 lamellae; galeaelongatedanddividedintotwomainbranches, onebranch secondarilydividedinto 2 terminalbranchlets, theotherdividedinto 3 (Fig. 23); rallumof 9 blades, allbladeswithanteriorly-directedspinules, thebasalmostbladeshortandsmall, andabouttwothirdsofthelengthoftheothers, distalmostbladeslightlyshorterand thickerthanthesecondone (Fig. 24).
Legs. LegI (Fig. 25): trochanter 1.09, femur 4.71, patella 2.75, tibia 4.33, basitarsus 4.75, telotarsus 4.75 times as long as deep. Leg IV (Fig. 26): trochanter 2.00, femur + patella 3.93, tibia 5.11, basitarsus 3.50, telotarsus 6.40 times as long as deep. Telotarsus IV with 1 tactilesetae (TS 0.67). Subterminaltarsalsetabifurcate; aroliumnotdivided, shorterthan theslenderandsimpleclaws.
Dimensions (length/breadthordepth, inmm). Bodylengthca. 4.35. Carapace 1.35/0.95. Pedipalps: trochanter 0.53/0.38, femur 1.50/0.40, patella 1.38/0.30, chela (with pedicel) 2.70/0.58, chela (withoutpedicel) 2.55/0.58, handlength (withoutpedicel) 0.88, movablefingerlength 1.68. Chelicera 0.82/0.40, movablefingerlength 0.50. LegI: trochant- er 0.30/0.28, femur 0.83/0.18, patella 0.55/0.20, tibia 0.65/0.15, basitarsus 0.48/0.10, telotarsus 0.48/0.10. Leg IV: trochanter 0.55/0.28, femur + patella 1.48/0.38, tibia 1.15/0.23, basitarsus 0.53/0.23, telotarsus 0.80/0.13.
Descriptionoffemale. Likeholotype, exceptasfollows. Carapace 1.09 timeslonger thanbroad. Tergalchaetotaxy: 6: 9: 9: 10: 11: 12: 11: 10: 8: 6: 4. Anteriorgenitalsternitewith 31 setae and 2 lyrifissures and posterior genital sternite with 27 setae and 2 lyrifissures (Fig. 28); Chaetotaxy of sternites IV–XI: 19: 22: 22: 19: 16: 16: 10: 5, sternites VI–VIII with a pair ofmedialdiscalglandularsetae, clearlylongerthanmarginalones.
Pedipalps. Trochanter 2.45, femur 5.13, patella 2.68, chela (withpedicel) 3.56, chela (withoutpedicel) 3.38 timeslongerthanbroad, movablefinger 1.35 timeslongerthanhand (withoutpedicel). Prolateralfaceoffemurwithsmalltubercles; patellaandchelalhand smooth, withoutspine. Fixedchelalfingerwith 84 almostequal-sizedpointedteeth, movablefingerwith 76 almostequal-sizedroundedteeth.
Figs 17–28.
Stenohya meiacantha
sp. n.
: 17–27 = male, 17,carapace, dorsal view; 18–19, left pedipalp; 20, chela, retrolateralview; 21, chela, lateralview, showingthespine; 22,leftchelicera, dorsalview; 23, galea; 24, rallum; 25, rightlegI; 26, leftlegIV; 27, genitalarea, male, ventralview. 28 = female, genitalarea, ventralview. Scalebars: 1.0 mm (Figs 17–21,25–26),
0.5 mm
(Figs 27–28),
0.4 mm
(Fig. 22),
0.05 mm
(Figs 23–24).
Chelicera. Serrulaexteriorwith 45 lamellae; serrulainteriorwith 32 lamellae; galea elongatedanddividedintotwomainbranches, eachbranchsecondarilydividedinto 3 terminalbranchlets; rallumof 9 blades.
Legs. Leg I: trochanter 1.36, femur 4.57, patella 3.29, tibia 4.17, basitarsus 3.20, telotarsus 5.00 times as long as deep. Leg IV: trochanter 1.91, femur + patella 5.79, tibia 5.22, basitarsus 3.83, telotarsus 6.00 timesaslongasdeep.
Dimensions (length/breadthordepth, inmm). Bodylengthca. 6.60. Carapace 1.78/1.08. Pedipalps: trochanter 0.68/0.28, femur 2.05/0.40, patella 1.28/0.48, chela (with pedicel) 2.85/0.80, chela (withoutpedicel) 2.70/0.80, handlength (withoutpedicel) 1.15, movablefingerlength 1.55. Chelicera 0.84/0.45, movablefingerlength 0.52. LegI: trochant- er 0.38/0.28, femur 0.80/0.18, patella 0.58/0.18, tibia 0.63/0.15, basitarsus 0.40/0.13, telotarsus 0.50/0.10. Leg IV: trochanter 0.53/0.28, femur + patella 2.03/0.35, tibia 1.18/0.23, basitarsus 0.58/0.15, telotarsus 0.75/0.13.
Remarks. Males of three species of
Stenohya
,
S. hamata
(Leclerc et Mahn- ert, 1988),
S. curvata
Zhao et Zhang
and
S. meiacantha
sp. n.
have a spine on the ventralmarginofthechelalhand. However,
S. meiacantha
canbeseparated fromtheothertwospeciesbythefollowinguniquecharacteristics: themov- ablechelalfingerisstraightin
S. meiacantha
, whereasitisbentinthebasal thirdin
S. curvata
; thespineissmallandbluntin
S. meiacantha
, whileitisbig- gerandpointedin
S. hamata
; andthemovablefingerof
S. hamata
hasaventral hump-likeprojection, whichisabsentin
S. meiacantha
.