On the clubionid spiders (Araneae, Clubionidae) from Xishuangbanna, China, with descriptions of two new genera and seven new species
Author
Zhang, Jianshuang
School of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
Author
Yu, Hao
School of Biological Sciences, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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Author
Li, Shuqiang
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3290-5416
Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Malamatidia zu
Jaeger
& Dankittipakul, 2010
Figs 1
, 2
Malamatidia zu
Jaeger
& Dankittipakul, 2010: 38, figs 61-63, 73 (♂).
Malamatidia christae
Jaeger
& Dankittipakul, 2010: 39, figs 64-70, 74 (♀). syn. nov.
Material examined.
China
:
Yunnan
:
Xishuangbanna
:
Mengla County
:
Xishuangbanna Nature Reserve
:
1♂
(YHCLU0119),
Xiaolongha
biodiversity preservation corridor (
21°24.798'N
,
101°37.880'E
,
690 m
),
28 June 2012
,
G. Zheng
leg.
,
Menglun Town
:
Menglun Nature Reserve
:
1♀
(YHCLU0120), primary tropical seasonal rain forest (
21°57.883'N
,
101°12.147'E
,
930 m
),
15 August 2011
,
Q. Zhao
leg.
;
2♂
, primary tropical seasonal rainforest (
21°57.669'N
,
101°11.893'E
,
790 m
),
7 August 2007
, G. Zheng leg.;
6♀
, valley tropical seasonal rainforest (
21°54.894'N
,
101°16.554'E
,
569 m
),
1 December 2009
, G. Tang leg.
Diagnosis.
Males can be characterised by the sickle-shaped embolus, its tip terminated antero-mesally (Fig.
1C, D
) (vs. embolus filiform or flagelliform, terminated postero-retrolaterally in other
Malamatidia
spp.). The female of
M. zu
is easily differentiated from all other congeners by the oval bursae (Fig.
2C, D
) (vs. globular bursae).
Description.
See
Jaeger
and Dankittipakul (2010)
. Male palp as in Fig.
1A-E
, epigyne as in Fig.
2A-D
, habitus as in Fig.
2E-H
.
Comments.
Both sexes were known for all
Malamatidia
species except
M. christae
and
M. zu
. These two species were described based on holotypes from Laos. The former was collected from Luang Nam Tha Province, while the latter was from Luang Prabang Province.
Jaeger
and Dankittipakul (2010)
described these two specimens as separate species because of their different habitats, different sizes, and different colours. Recently, new material containing both sexes has been collected from Xishuangbanna. We matched the females and males based on morphological characters (Fig.
2E-H
) and DNA barcoding. Consequently,
M. christae
is synonymised with
M. zu
.
Distribution.
Laos, China (Yunnan Province, new record). The new collections extend the known range of this species by ~ 250 km to the northwest (Xishuangbanna) from the type locality (Luang Prabang).