Ten new species of the spider genus Sinoderces Li & Li, 2017 from China, Laos and Thailand (Araneae, Psilodercidae)
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Bai, Zilong
Author
Li, Fengyuan
Author
Li, Shuqiang
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.886.39212
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.886.39212
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Sinoderces wenshanensis Li & Li
sp. nov.
Figs 13
,
14
,
21
,
22
Types.
Holotype
: ♂, Radio and television station hill, Xiqiao County, Wenshan, Yunnan Province, China,
23°25.980'N
,
104°40.392'E
, 1556 m, 17.V.2015, Li F. and Chen Z. leg.
Paratypes
: 2♀, same data as holotype.
Etymology.
The specific name refers to the name of the hill at the type locality; adjective.
Diagnosis.
Sinoderces wenshanensis
sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other known species by the nearly parallel conductor and embolus (
Fig. 13D
). The conductor is membranous (
Fig. 13
B-D
). Palp nearly light yellow. Entrance duct is visible even before soaking them in lactic acid. Epigyne resembles a fan. Females have two pairs of spermathecae, with the inner pair together resembling the smile of a smiley face and the outer pair protruding anteriorly (
Fig. 14A, B
)
Figure 13.
Sinoderces wenshanensis
Li & Li, sp. nov., male holotype
A
palp, ventral view
B
palp, prolateral view
C
palp, retrolateral view
D
palpal bulb, ventral view Abbreviations: CO conductor, EM embolus.
Description.
Male
(holotype). Total length 1.72; carapace 0.62 long, 0.70 wide; abdomen 1.10 long, 0.60 wide. Carapace round, dark brown, with dark brown margins (
Fig. 14E
). Clypeus light brown. Chelicerae light yellow. Cheliceral promargin with one tooth, followed by a lamina; retromargin with one small tooth (
Fig. 21G
). Endites yellow. Labium light brown. Sternum dark brown. Legs brown, joints dark. Leg measurements: I missing, II missing, III missing, IV 7.05 (1.87, 0.25, 2.25, 1.75, 0.93). The abdomen is slightly distorted from preservation (
Fig. 14E
). Opisthosoma brown. Spinnerets brown.
Male palp
(
Fig. 13
): Bulb light, ovate, Conductor almost parallel to the palpal axis. Embolus arising terminally from the bulb, straight and needle-like. Conductor arising close to embolus, membranous. Embolus and conductor completely separated. Tibia, femur and trochanter light yellow with hairs.
Female
(paratype). Similar to male in color and general features (
Fig. 14C, D
). Sternum heart-shaped. Total length 1.72; carapace 0.63 long, 0.70 wide; abdomen 1.09 long, 0.61 wide. Carapace round and brown. Clypeus brown and chelicerae yellow. Endites dark yellow. Labium and sternum brown. Legs brown, joints dark. Leg measurements: I 6.78 (1.75, 0.31, 2.00, 1.72, 1.00), II 5.15 (1.31,0.31,1.56,1.25,0.72), III 4.13 (1.09, 0.31, 1.16, 0.94, 0.63), IV 6.06 (1.56, 0.31, 1.91, 1.47, 0.81). Abdomen elongated, with yellow pinstripe dorsally and ventrally.
Epigyne
(
Fig. 14A, B
): fan-like, brown, with sparse hairs. Other features described under Diagnosis (
Fig. 14A, B
).
Distribution.
Known only from the type locality (
Fig. 22
).
Natural history.
Collected from leaf litter at an elevation of 1556 m.
Figure 14.
Sinoderces wenshanensis
Li & Li, sp. nov., male holotype and female paratype
A
internal genitalia, dorsal view
B
female epigastric furrow, ventral view
C
female habitus, dorsal view
D
female habitus, ventral view
E
male habitus, dorsal view. Abbreviation: SP spermathecae.