The crab spiders of the genus Lysiteles from Yunnan Province, China (Araneae: Thomisidae) Author Tang, Guo Author Yin, Chang-Ming Author Peng, Xian-Jin Author Ubick, Darrell Author Griswold, Charles text Zootaxa 2008 1742 1 41 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.181540 8af53082-1f02-4743-8cb3-22f7ab934444 1175-5326 181540 Lysiteles dianicus Song & Zhao, 1994 Figs 7 a–k , 22 Lysiteles dianicus Song & Zhao, 1994 : 114 , figs 2A–C; Song & Zhu, 1997 : 121 , figs 84A–C. ( types not examined) Material examined. CHINA : Yunnan Province: Longling County: 5 ɗ, 6 Ψ, Longjiang Township, Xiaoheishan Nature Reserve [ N24.82888° , E98.76001° ], 2020 m , 26 May 2005 , Charles Griswold and David Kavanaugh (HNU-CGY0512401); 2 ɗ, 9 Ψ, same locality as the former [ N24.82886º , E98.75917º ], 2010 m , 26 May 2005 , Heng-Mei Yan (CAS-GKJ02601); 2 ɗ, same locality as the former [ N24.82886º , E98.75917º ], 2120 m , 27 May 2005 , Ke-Ji Guo (HNU-GKJ02801); 3 ɗ, 6 Ψ, same locality as the former, [ N24.82886º , E98.75917º ], 2067 m , 29 May 2005 , Heng-Mei Yan and Ke-Ji Guo (HNU-GKJ02901); 1 ɗ, same locality as the former [ N24.82888° , E98.76001° ], 2020 m , 27 May 2005 , David Kavanaugh and Charles Griswold (HNU-DHK05032C01); 13 Ψ, Zhen’an Township, Bangbie Village [ N24.81333° , E98.83280° ], 1545–1560 m , 24 May 2005 , Charles Griswold (HNU-CGY11802). Gongshan County: 2 Ψ, Dabadi [ N27.79655º , E98.50562º ], 3000 m , 27 September to 6 October 2002 , Paul Marek (HNU-02 PEM 02202). Baoshan Cit y: 1 ɗ, 1 Ψ, Lujinag Township, Bawan Village, 40 km of the Road Bawan to Tengchong [ N24.55459º , E98.45309º ], 2320 m , 16 Oct. 2003 , Guo Tang (HNU-Tang 03101601 ); 2 ɗ, Mangkuan Township, Baihualing [ N25.30890º , E98.79536º ], 1515 m , 2 June 2005 , Heng-Mei Yan and Ke-Ji Guo (HNU-GKJ03704); 2 Ψ, Nankang [ N24.82587º , E98.76832º ], 2148 m , 26 May 2005 , Ke-Ji Guo (HNU-GKJ02701). Fugong County: 1 Ψ, Yamu River, 10 km from Nujiang on Shibali Road on North fork [ N27.13441° , E98.82622° ], 1799 m , 25 April 2004 , Charles Griswold (HNU-CGY 041001 ); 2 ɗ, 7 Ψ, Yamu River, South fork [ N27.11581° , E98.83143° ], 1842 m , 26 April 2004 , Charles Griswold (CAS-CGY1401); 2 Ψ, 54.7km North of Fugong, near Majimi Village [ N27.40298° , E98.82447° ], 1500 m , 28 April 2004 , Charles Griswold and David Kavanaugh (HNU-CGY1802); 1 Ψ, Shibali [ N27.16337° , E98.78208° ], 2475 m , 5 May 2004 , Charles Griswold and David Kavanaugh (HNU-CGY2601); 1 ɗ, Yamu River [ N27.4591° , E98.83148° ], 1820 m , 26 April 2004 , Guang-Xu Peng (HNU-Peng 04042602 ); 1 Ψ, Maji Township, Majimi Village [ N27.39841° , E98.81872° ], 1505 m , 28 April 2004 , Guang-Xu Peng (HNU-Peng 04042802 ). Lushui County: 2 Ψ, Pianma Township, along the road in town [ N26.00949° , E98.61704° ], 1780 m , 15 May 2005 , Ke-Ji Guo (HNU-GKJ0040); 11 ɗ, 20 Ψ, Pianma Township, Chanyan River [ N25.99363° , E98.66651° ], 2470 m , 14 May 2005 , Charles Griswold (CAS-CGY10701). Tengchong County: 1 ɗ, Wuhe Township, brook [ N24.84862° , E98.75913° ], 2040 m , 23 May 2005 , Heng-Mei Yan and Ke-Ji Guo (HNU-GKJ01701). Diagnosis. This species is similar to L. subdianicus sp. nov. ( Figs 17 a–d ) in general appearance and the genital organs: but differs in: the embolus being longer; the RTA short stick-shaped versus long spatulate in L. subdianicus ; cymbium with modification absent in L. subdianicus ; atrium almost as long as wide versus much wider than long in L. subdianicus ; the copulatory ducts with fold absent in L. subdianicus . This species is also similar to L. silvanus Ono, 1980 and L. coronatus (Grube, 1861) in slender embolus, but can be separated from those species by: the RTA digitform (spatulate in L. silvanus ), the copulatory ducts twist in 1 circle (about 2–3 circles in L. silvanus ); the cymbium wider than in L. coronatus , VTA apically curved prolaterally (curved retrolaterally in L. coronatus ). Description. Male (HNU-CGY0512401, this is the first description of the male): Total length 3.70. Prosoma 1.60 long, 1.70 wide; opisthosoma 2.00 long, 1.50 wide. Dorsal shield of prosoma yellow, with sparse long setae, and with a pair of brown bilateral markings. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.13, ALE 0.20, PME 0.06, PLE 0.15, AME - AME 0.20, AME - ALE 0.23, PME - PME 0.36, PME - PLE 0.38, MOA 0.40 long, front width 0.42, back width 0.45. Clypeus blackish brown. Both AER and PER strongly recurved. Sternum yellow. Chelicerae long, blackish brown, promargin with a row of curved thick hairs and 2 small teeth, retromargin with a row of curved hairs and 1 smaller tooth; gnathocoxae and labium long, light blackish brown. Legs I, II brown; III, IV yellow. Leg measurements: I: 7.60 (2.00, 3.00, 1.60, 1.00); II: 7.90 (2.20, 3.00, 1.60, 1.10); III: 4.60 (1.50, 1.60, 0.90, 0.60); IV: 5.10 (1.60, 1.80, 1.00, 0.70), formula: 2, 1, 4, 3. Opisthosoma nearly oval, dorsum anteriorly with a pair of brown longitudinal stripes; medially with a pair of white spots; posteriorly with 3 pairs of blackish brown stripes; sides with broken white spots and 5 black lines; venter gray with a U - shaped light black mark posteriorly. Palp ( Figs 7 c–f , i ). VTA strongly sclerotized, apically curved, RTA with a basal projection, distal parts of RTA stick - shaped. The embolus slender and curved anticlockwise, large helix - shaped. Female: (HNU-CGY0512401): Total length 4.00. Prosoma 1.70 long, 1.50 wide; opisthosoma 2.20 long, 2.00 wide. Body markings as in male. Clypeus brown, sternum light yellow. Chelicerae brown, gnathocoxae and labium brown. Leg yellow, leg measurements: I: 5.20 (1.50, 2.00, 1.00, 0.70); II: 5.60 (1.70, 2.00, 1.20, 0.70); III: 3.80 (1.20, 1.40, 0.70, 0.50); IV: 4.30 (1.40, 1.50, 0.90, 0.50), formula: 2, 1, 4, 3. Opisthosoma wider than in male. FIGURES 7 a–f. Lysiteles dianicus Song & Zhao, 1994 . a – b Habitus (a male, b female); c – f Left palp (c prolateral, d, i ventral, e retrolateral, f dorsal view). Scale bars: a – b = 1; c – f = 0.1. Epigyne-vulva ( Figs 7 g–h, j–k). Atrium large; copulatory ducts much wider anteriorly, twisted tubeshaped posteriorly; spermathecae globular. Variation. Total length males: 3.00–3.90 (n = 31); females: 3.60–4.20. (n = 73). The markings of the opisthosoma dorsum vary in size and pigmentation. Distribution. China (recorded from Yunnan Province: Gongshan, Fugong, Lushui, Longling, Tengchong Counties and Baoshan City).