On eight species of the spider genus Synagelides Strand, 1906 from China (Araneae: Salticidae) Author Wang, Cheng 1F79A97E-8C35-48B1-BBEB-EA1A52D80EEB&71EEF311-23B0-42FE-AF3F-B91AE10D74BA College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410081, China. Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Conservation and Utilization in the Fanjing Mountain Region, Tongren University, Tongren, Guizhou 554300, China. Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region (Ministry of Education), School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China. wchengspider@163.com&mixiaoqi1018@163.com Author Irfan, Muhammad 4EE226DB-D810-4907-A4B6-B04F4E4241AB xjpeng@126.com,irfanuos94@yahoo.com Author Peng, Xian-Jin 5CF67046-FAB4-43F1-AA72-ED2EB9741CD9 College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410081, China. Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Conservation and Utilization in the Fanjing Mountain Region, Tongren University, Tongren, Guizhou 554300, China. Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region (Ministry of Education), School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China. xjpeng@126.com,irfanuos94@yahoo.com text European Journal of Taxonomy 2020 2020-11-18 724 1 33 journal article 9475 10.5852/ejt.2020.724.1153 db74863d-e285-40fd-813b-3caf3cc64f1f 4298094 4D3CCD86-6CA9-42A6-BFFA-EABC6797C045 Synagelides xingdouensis sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 5BC3FCBD-DFF5-453A-B5BB-8BB56566776D Figs 15–16 Differential diagnosis Synagelides xingdouensis sp. nov. can be easily distinguished from all other congeners by: male palp has three tibial apophyses in S. xingdouensis sp. nov. whereas none, one or two tibial apophyses in other congeners; spermathecae are mainly anterior to copulatory ducts and about three-fourth as long as epigynum in S. xingdouensis sp. nov. , whereas mainly posterior to copulatory ducts and shorter than half the epigynal length in all other congeners. Etymology The species name comes from the type locality; adjective. Material examined Holotype CHINA • ♂ ; Hubei Province , Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture , Xianfeng County , Huangjindong Town , Maliuxi Village , Xingdoushan National Nature Reserve ; 29°57.00′ N , 109°1.54′ E , ca 860 m a.s.l. ; 22 Aug. 2017 ; Guchun Zhou , Tian Tian and Zongguang Huang leg.; HNU-20170513-1 . Paratypes CHINA • 2 ♀♀ ; same collection data as for holotype; HNU-20170513-2 to 20170513-3 . Description Male ( holotype ) Total length 3.32. Carapace 1.54 long, 1.14 wide. Abdomen 1.71 long, 0.95 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.39, ALE 0.20, PLE 0.19, AREW 1.13, PERW 1.15, EFL 0.94. Legs: I 3.91 (1.22, 1.93, 0.44, 0.32), II 2.59 (0.78, 0.93, 0.54, 0.34), III 2.76 (0.83, 0.88, 0.71, 0.34), IV 3.70 (1.02, 1.39, 0.90, 0.39). Carapace ( Fig. 16D ) stippled, brown, with a pair of indistinct dark patches anteriorly, bearing hairs at the anterior margin and bilateral sides. Eye base black except AME base brown. Fovea oval, hollowed.Chelicerae ( Fig. 16G ) yellow, with two promarginal teeth and one retromarginal tooth fissident with two cusps. Endites, labium, and sternum pale yellow ( Fig. 16E ). Legs pale yellow to green-yellow. Spination of leg I ( Fig. 16H ): femur v2-2-2-2-2; metatarsus v0-2-2. Abdomen ( Fig. 16 D–E) oval; dorsum brown, with two pairs of muscle depressions and a transverse white band followed by an indistinct transverse yellow patch; venter gray-white. Palp ( Fig. 15 A–D): patella about 1.5 times longer than wide; retrolateral tibial apophysis tapering to a slightly pointed tip; intermediate tibial apophysis triangular, transparent apically; dorsal tibial apophysis tapering,digitiform in dorsal view; embolus short, broad and flattened antero-medially and abruptly narrowed posteriorly; median apophysis bifurcated terminally in retrolateral view. Fig. 15. Male palp of Synagelides xingdouensis sp. nov. , holotype, ♂ (HNU-20170513-1). A . Prolateral view. B . Retrolateral view. C . Ventral view. D . Dorsal view. Abbreviations: see Material and methods. Scale bars = 0.1 mm. Fig. 16. Synagelides xingdouensis sp. nov. A–C, F . Paratype, ♀ (HNU-20170513-2). D–E, G . Holotype, ♂ (HNU-20170513-1). A–B . Epigyne, ventral view. C . Epigyne, dorsal view. D . Habitus, dorsal view. E . Habitus, ventral view. F . Habitus, dorsal view. G . Chelicerae, dorsal view. H . Leg I, prolateral view. Abbreviations: see Material and methods. Scale bars: A–C, G = 0.1 mm; D–F, H = 0.5 mm. Fig. 17. Male palp of Synagelides spp. A , C . Holotype, retrolateral view. B , D . Male, retrolateral view. A . S. logunovi sp. nov. (TRU-Salticid-0016). B . S. forkiforma Yang, Zhu & Song, 2007 (HNU-20040428- 01). C . S. bohdanowiczi sp. nov. (TRU-Salticid-0010). D . S. palpalis Żabka, 1985 (TRU-Salticid-0053). Abbreviations: see Material and methods. Scale bars = 0.1 mm. Female ( allotype , HNU-20170513-2) Total length 3.87. Carapace 1.63 long, 1.18 wide. Abdomen 2.21 long, 1.16 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.40, ALE 0.22, PLE 0.20, AREW 1.20, PERW 1.22, EFL 0.96. Legs: I 3.74 (1.10, 1.88, 0.44, 0.32), II 2.69 (0.85, 0.98, 0.54, 0.32), III 2.96 (0.85, 1.01, 0.71, 0.39) IV 3.99 (1.10, 1.49, 1.01, 0.39). Habitus ( Fig. 16F ) similar to that of male except darker. Epigyne ( Fig. 16 A–C) wider than long, with a pair of middle arcuated rims; atrium small, separated by a nib-shaped median septum; copulatory openings beneath the base of epigynal rims; copulatory ducts almost U-shaped; spermathecae large, reniform, extending longitudinally, about three-fourth as long as epigynum and separated from each other by 1.5 times their width; fertilization ducts extending obliquely. Fig. 18. Distributional map of eight species of Synagelides Strand, 1906 : S. bohdanowiczi sp. nov. ; S. forkiforma Yang, Zhu & Song, 2007 ; S. leigongensis sp. nov. ; S. longus Song & Chai, 1992 ; S. logunovi sp. nov. , S. subgambosus sp. nov. ; S. wuliangensis sp. nov. ; S. xingdouensis sp. nov. Distribution China ( Hubei ) ( Fig. 18 ).