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 spirellus sp. nov. Figs 16 a–f , 22 Type material. Holotype : female, CHINA , Yunnan Province, Kunming City, North suburb, Kunming Institute of Botany [ N25.13925º , E102.74145º ], 1900 m , 30 July 2000 , Heng-Mei Yan (HNU-Yan000730). Paratype : 1 Ψ, same data as holotype (CAS-Yan000730). Etymology. The specific name comes from the Latin spirellus , meaning small helix-shaped and referring to the shape of the copulatory ducts, adjective. Diagnosis. This species is very similar to L. auriculatus sp. nov. ( Fig. 2 a) in general appearance; the differences are discussed in the diagnosis of L. auriculatus . Description. Female ( holotype ): Total length 3.50. Prosoma 1.60 long, 1.54 wide; opisthosoma 2.10 long, 1.52 wide. Dorsal shield of prosoma blackish brown with some long setae, medially yellow. Eye tubercles grayish black. Eye sizes and interdistances: ALE 0.22, PLE 0.14, AME 0.10, PME 0.06, AME-AME 0.18, AME-ALE 0.16, PME-PME 0.30, PME-PLE 0.32; MOA 0.32 long, front width 0.39, back width 0.43. Sternum light yellow. Chelicerae, labium and gnathocoxae blackish brown. Legs grayish brown. Leg measurements: I: 6.20 (1.80, 2.10, 1.40, 0.90), II: 6.50 (1.90, 2.10, 1.50, 1.00), III: 3.80 (1.20, 1.30, 0.70, 0.60), IV: 4.00 (1.20, 1.40, 0.80, 0.60); formula 2, 1, 4, 3. Legs with some long spines, femora I with 3 prolateral spines, femora I–IV with 4 dorsal spines (1-1-0-1), tibiae and metatarsi I, II with 2 pairs of ventral spines, tibiae and metatarsi III, IV with 1 pair of ventral spine. Opisthosoma nearly oval, dorsum gray with many hairs; medially with pairs of white spots; anteriorly with a pair of zigzag black stripes; posteriorly with 2 pairs of transverse blackish markings; sides black; venter light yellow with a grayish black rectangle mark before spinnerets. Epigyne-vulva ( Figs 16 c–f ). Epigyne with a translucent septum; copulatory openings large glassesshaped; copulatory ducts twisted, helix-shaped; spermathecae small oval. Male: unknown. Variation. Total length: females 3.40–3.50 (n = 2). The markings on the dorsal shield of prosoma vary in pigmentation ( Figs 16 a–b ). Distribution. China (known only from the type locality).