Ten new species of the spider genus Sinoderces Li & Li, 2017 from China, Laos and Thailand (Araneae, Psilodercidae)
Author
Bai, Zilong
Author
Li, Fengyuan
Author
Li, Shuqiang
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ZooKeys
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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 kieoensis Li & Li
sp. nov.
Figs 19
,
20
,
21
,
22
Types.
Holotype
: ♂, Kieo Cave, Vang Vieng District, 10.37 km north of Viengkieo Village, Vientiane Province, Laos,
19°00.880'N
,
102°25.902'E
, 286 m, 2.XII.2012, Yao Z. leg.
Etymology.
The specific name refers to the name of the cave at the type locality; adjective.
Diagnosis.
Sinoderces kieoensis
sp. nov. resembles
S. phathaoensis
sp. nov. in having a similar shaped bulb in males. Males can be distinguished from by the straight embolus, with less than half the bulb length in
S. kieoensis
sp. nov. (
Fig. 18
B-D
), in contrast with to the curved, embolus almost half as long as the bulb (
Fig. 5 B, C
). The bulb of
S. kieoensis
sp. nov. (
Fig. 18
) is thicker and more blunt than that of
S. pathaoensis
sp. nov. (
Fig. 5
).
Figure 19.
Sinoderces kieoensis
Li & Li, sp. nov., male holotype
A
palp, ventral view
B
palp, prolateral view
C
palp, retrolateral view
D
palpal bulb, ventral view Abbreviation: EM embolus.
Description.
Male
(holotype). Total length 2.28; carapace 0.72 long, 0.78 wide; abdomen 1.56 long, 0.63 wide. Carapace round, yellow, with brown lateral margins. The brown line is close to the center with a circular brown spot. Clypeus brown, medially with one pair of bifurcate apophyses. Chelicerae dark yellow. Cheliceral promargin with one tooth, connected to a lamina, retromargin with one small tooth (
Fig. 21J
). Endites brown. Labium brown. Sternum dark yellow. Leg measurements: I missing, II missing, III missing, IV missing. Abdomen elongated; dorsum dark brown, with yellow stripe; ventrum dark yellow; the color of the abdomen gradually darkens from anterior to posterior.
Male palp
(
Fig. 18
): Bulb yellow, conical. The center of the bulb with slight constriction. Embolus arising distally from bulb, straight. No conductor. Tibia dark yellow. Femur and trochanter light yellow.
Distribution.
Known only from the type locality (
Fig. 22
).
Natural history.
Collected in a cave at an elevation of 286 m.
Figure 20.
Sinoderces kieoensis
Li & Li, sp. nov., male holotype
A
male habitus, ventral view
B
male habitus, dorsal view (Arrow: apophysis).
Figure 21.
Cheliceral retromargin
A
Sinoderces khanensis
sp. nov.
B
S. luohanensis
sp. nov.
C
S. phathaoensis
sp. nov.
D
S. dewaroopensis
sp. nov.
E
S. xueae
sp. nov.
F
S. taichi
sp. nov.
G
S. wenshanensis
sp. nov.
H
S. aiensis
sp. nov.
I
S. saraburiensis
sp. nov.
J
S. kieoensis
sp. nov. Abbreviations: RT retromargin teeth, PT promarginal teeth, CL cheliceral laminal.
Figure 22.
Distribution of ten new
Sinoderces
in China, Laos and Thailand
1
Sinoderces khanensis
sp. nov.
2
S. luohanensis
sp. nov.
3
S. phathaoensis
sp. nov.
4
S. dewaroopensis
sp. nov.
5
S. xueae
sp. nov.
6
S. taichi
sp. nov.
7
S. wenshanensis
sp. nov.
8
S. aiensis
sp. nov.
9
S. saraburiensis
sp. nov.
10
S. kieoensis
sp. nov.