A further study of the spider genus Notiocoelotes (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Hainan Island, China
Author
Zhang, Xiaoqing
Author
Zhao, Zhe
Author
Zheng, Guo
Author
Li, Shuqiang
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.601.7698
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.601.7698
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Taxon classification Animalia Araneae Agelenidae
Notiocoelotes maoganensis Zhao & Li
sp. n.
Figs 1, 2, 7
Type material.
Holotype ♂: China: Hainan: Baoting County: Maogan Village, Xiananshilin Cave,
N18°35'52"
,
E109°25'37"
, 616 m, 26.VI.2014, F. Li & X. Wang. Paratype: 1♀, same data as holotype.
Etymology.
The specific name refers to the type locality; adjective.
Diagnosis.
The male of
Notiocoelotes maoganensis
sp. n. can be easily distinguished from all other
Notiocoelotes
species, except
Notiocoelotes palinitropus
, by having a semi-circular conductor. From
Notiocoelotes palinitropus
, the male of the new species can be distinguished by the short cymbial furrow about 1/3 of cymbial length (while
Notiocoelotes palinitropus
male has a long cymbial furrow, about 0.5 times as long as cymbial length) (cf. Fig. 1
A-C
;
Zhu and Wang 1994
: figs 19-21). The female of
Notiocoelotes maoganensis
sp. n. can be easily distinguished from all the other
Notiocoelotes
species, except
Notiocoelotes palinitropus
, by the almost rectangular atrium. From
Notiocoelotes palinitropus
, the female of the new species can be distinguished by a broad atrium, about two times as long as wide (while
Notiocoelotes palinitropus
female has a narrow atrium, about three times as long as wide) (cf. Fig. 2
A-B
;
Liu and Li 2010
: fig. 9B).
Description.
Male (holotype): Total length 8.60. Carapace 4.75 long, 3.50 wide. Abdomen 3.85 long, 2.75 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.20, ALE 0.23, PME 0.25, PLE 0.25; AME-AME 0.08, AME-ALE 0.02, PME-PME 0.08, PME-PLE 0.10. Leg measurements: I: 21.15 (5.75, 6.00, 5.50, 3.90); II: 18.00 (5.50, 5.25, 4.50, 2.75); III: 17.00 (5.00, 5.00, 4.75, 2.25); IV: 22.35 (6.25, 6.70, 6.50, 2.90). Carapace yellowish, the radial grooves indistinct, with the nearly lip-shaped dark pattern, sternum yellowish, about almond-shaped. Abdomen brownish, with yellow and transversal spots, nearly oval-shaped. Legs yellowish, with black annulations. Palp: tibia long,
about
1/3 of cymbial length; RTA small, 1/3 of tibial length; LTA divided into two parts, most crescent-shaped and about 1/2 length of RTA; conductor long, with one loop; embolus beginning at 6:30
o'clock
position, with the triangular base, about 1/3 width of tibia (Fig. 1
A-C
).
Female (paratype): Total length 8.75. Carapace 4.25 long, 3.50 wide. Abdomen 4.50 long, 3.00 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.20, ALE 0.28, PME 0.25, PLE 0.25; AME-AME 0.05, AME-ALE 0.01, PME-PME 0.08, PME-PLE 0.10. Leg measurements: I: 16.50 (4.75, 5.00, 4.00, 2.75); II: 14.25 (4.25, 4.50, 3.50, 2.00); III: 13.10 (4.00, 4.10, 3.25, 1.75); IV: 17.65 (5.15, 5.75, 4.50, 2.25). Carapace beige, with grey lateral margins; sternum nearly almond-shaped, light brown, with wide yellow median band. Abdomen grey-brown, nearly oval-shaped, with beige herringbone pattern. Legs yellowish, with black annulations. Epigyne: atrium elongated, with distinct septum, about two times as long as wide, posterior broaden; copulatory ducts covering anterior parts of receptacles, about 1.2 times as long as wide; receptacles narrow, about 2.5 times as long as wide; copulatory openings distinct (Fig. 2
A-B
).
Distribution.
Known only from the type locality (Fig. 7).