Troglocoelotes gen. n., a new genus of Coelotinae spiders (Araneae, Agelenidae) from caves in South China
Author
Li, Bing
Author
Zhao, Zhe
Author
Zhang, Chuntian
Author
Li, Shuqiang
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-02-08
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journal article
27576
10.11646/zootaxa.4554.1.7
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Troglocoelotes bailongensis
Z. Zhao & S. Li
sp. n.
Figs 3
,
14
Type material.
Holotype
♀
(IZCAS-Ar34080):
Bailong Cave
(
N24°30.322’
,
E108°39.888’
,
221 m
),
Yizhou County
,
Hechi City
,
Guangxi Zhuang
Autonomous Region
,
China
,
13. X. 2010
,
C. Wang
and
Y. Lin
leg.
Etymology.
The specific name refers to the
type
locality, Bailong Cave; adjective.
Diagnosis.
The
holotype
can be distinguished from
T
.
proximus
by epigynal teeth pointed medially
vs.
posteriorly, and the posterior margin of epigynal atrium rectangular
vs.
lip-shaped (
Fig. 3
A–B).
Description. Female
(
holotype
, IZCAS-Ar34080): Total length 6.56. Carapace 2.97 long, 2.01 wide.
Abdomen 3.59 long, 2.40 wide. Eyes reduced, with 2 small spots. Leg yellowish without annular striations. Legs yellowish. Leg measurements: I: 11.60 (3.21, 3.65, 2.82, 1.92); II: 10.77 (2.95, 3.53, 2.56, 1.73); III: 9.93 (2.88, 2.63, 2.82, 1.60); IV: 13.59 (3.53, 4.17, 3.97, 1.92). Epigyne: atrium occupying about 1/6 of the epigynal plate and situated the central part of epigyne; the rectangular posterior margin of epigynal atrium; epigynal teeth about 1/4 the plate length, 4 times longer than width, spaced of each other by more than 2 lengths, finger-shaped and located anteriorly (
Fig. 3
A–B).
Male:
Unknown.
Distribution.
China
(
Guangxi
) (
Fig. 14
).