The spiders of the genus Wolongia Zhu, Kim & Song, 1997 from China (Araneae: Tetragnathidae)
Author
Wan, Jin-Long
Author
Peng, Xian-Jin
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Zootaxa
2013
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journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3691.1.3
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Wolongia bimacroseta
new species
(
Figs 3–6
,
35
)
Type
material:
Holotype
:
male,
CHINA
, Yunnan
, Tengchong County, Jietou Township, 8# boundary post of Yakou,
25.80894°N
,
98.62080°E
,
2890 m
,
23 May 2006
, Xian-jin Peng, Xin-ping Wang and Peng Hu (HNU- Wang
060523
(3)).
Paratypes
:
CHINA
, Yunnan:
1 female
, Shilali forest station,
27.16519°N
,
98.77891°E
,
2525 m
,
1 May 2004
, Charles Griswold & David Kavanaugh (HNU-CGY20);
1 female
, Tengchong County, Mingguang Township, Zizhi Village, up slope,
25.80975°N
,
98.62081°E
,
2880 m
, down slope,
25.79808°N
,
98.62406°E
,
2756 m
,
19 May 2006
, Chang-min Yin, Jia-fang Hu and Ming-wei Yang (HNU-YHY06).
Etymology.
The specific name comes from the combination of prefix “
bi-
” and the Latin word “
macroseta
”, meaning “two” and “macrosetae” respectively, and refers to the two strong macrosetae at the tip of cymbial ectobasal process; adjective.
Diagnosis.
This species can be distinguished from other
Wolongia
species by the combination of the following characters: 1) femur I without rows of short macrosetae prolaterally and ventrally; 2) the longest prolateral seta on Metatarsus I and II about as long as or less than the width of Metatarsus I and II (
Figs 2
B, 10A); 3) conductor with an apophysis subterminally (CSA in
Fig. 9
A); 4) tip of the cymbial ectobasal process with two strong macrosetae (
Figs 7
C, 9B); 5) cymbial base with a denticle retrolaterally (
Figs 7
D, 9C); 6) copulatory opening anterior (
Figs 8
B, 10B); 7) spermatheca membranous (
Figs 8
C–E; 10C, E). Males of this species resemble
W. guoi
Zhu, Kim
& Song,
1997 in
similar location of the conductor and embolus on the genital bulb (
Figs 7
B, 9A, 15B, 17A), but can be distinguished from the latter by: 1) prolateral and ventral surface of femur I without rows of short macrosetae which is present in
W. guoi
(
Figs 15
C, F; 18A–B); 3) conductor with an subterminal apophysis which is absent in
W. guoi
; 4) tip of cymbial ectobasal process with two strong macrosetae which is absent in
W. guoi
; 5) cymbial base with a denticle retrolaterally which is absent in
W. guoi
. Females are similar to
W. renaria
n. sp.
in habitus, but differ in: 1) copulatory opening anterior versus ventral in
W. renaria
n. sp.
(
Figs 27
B, 28A); 2. spermatheca membranous versus slightly sclerotized in
W. renaria
n. sp.
(
Figs 27
C–D; 28C–D).
Description. Male
(
holotype
): Total length 2.20. Cephalothorax 1.11 long, 0.80 wide. Abdomen 1.21 long, 0.95 wide. Carapace yellowish brown, with slightly dark margins. AME=ALE=PME=PLE (0.08), AME- AME=AME-ALE (0.05), PME-PME>PME-PLE (0.07>0.06), LMOA 0.21, AWMOA 0.18, PWMOA 0.23. Clypeus 0.09. Chelicerae yellowish brown, with 5 retromarginal teeth (
Figs 1
B, 9D). Labium brown, width 0.23, length 0.11. Coxae brown. Legs yellowish-brown. Leg measurements: I 6.15 (1.75, 2.12, 1.58, 0.70), II 4.31 (1.25, 1.40, 1.08, 0.58), III 2.40 (0.68, 0.75, 0.59, 0.35), IV 3.28 (1.05, 1.03, 0.81, 0.39). Abdomen oval, widest medially. Dorsum yellowish-white, with a brown median stripe and six pairs of diagonal stripe-shaped white spots along the margins of stripe (
Fig. 7
A). Venter brown, with a pair of white longitudinal stripes. Cymbial base with a short denticle retrolaterally (
Figs 7
C, 9B); tip of the cymbial ectobasal process with two strong macrosetae in retrolateral view (
Figs 7
C, 9B); conductor and embolus located on upper half of genital bulb (
Figs 7
B, 9A); conductor with an apophysis subterminally (
Figs 7
B, 9A).
Female
(
paratype
): Total length 2.32. Cephalothorax 1.10 long, 0.88 wide. Abdomen 1.34 long, 1.01 wide. General appearance as in male. Leg measurements: I 6.12 (1.81, 1.99, 1.51, 0.81), II 4.77 (1.45, 1.55, 1.13, 0.64), III 2.58 (0.83, 0.81, 0.58, 0.36), IV 3.80 (1.39, 1.15, 0.85, 0.41). Dorsal abdomen with a brown narrow median stripe (
Fig. 8
A). Copulatory opening anterior (
Figs 8
B, 10B); spermathecae membranous (
Figs 8
C–E; 10C, E).
Variation.
Females, total length 2.32–2.70 (n=2).
Distribution.
China
(Yunnan).