Twenty-eight new species of the spider genus Merizocera Fage, 1912 (Araneae, Psilodercidae) from South and Southeast Asia
Author
Chang, Wan-Jin
Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China & Southeast Asia Biological Diversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yezin, Nay Pyi Taw 05282, Myanmar & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Author
Yao, Zhiyuan
Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1631-0949
Author
Li, Shuqiang
Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3290-5416
lisq@ioz.ac.cn
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ZooKeys
2020
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.961.53058
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.961.53058
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Merizocera tak Li
sp. nov.
Figures 37
, 54
Type material.
Holotype
: female (IZCAS), Mae Klong Noi Subdistrict (
16°14.64'N
,
98°59.91'E
, elevation 1228 m), Umphang District,
Tak
,
Thailand
, 17 November 2016, P. Wongprom leg.
Etymology.
The specific name refers to the type locality; noun in apposition.
Diagnosis.
Females can be distinguished from all congeners by the presence of two pairs of globose spermathecae, the median pair resembling the figure
'8'
(Fig.
37A
).
Description.
Female
(holotype). Total length 1.21; carapace 0.58 long, 0.49 wide; abdomen 0.61 long, 0.47 wide. Carapace circular, brown, with dark brown radiating marks (Fig.
37C
). Fovea shallow. Thoracic region distinctly elevated medially. Clypeus, labium, and sternum dark brown. Abdomen ovoid, dark brown (Fig.
37B
). Legs light brown; measurements: I 3.47 (0.84, 0.19, 1.03, 0.85, 0.56), II 2.93 (0.73, 0.18, 0.84, 0.68, 0.50), III 2.41 (0.59, 0.16, 0.65, 0.58, 0.43), IV 3.48 (0.85, 0.19, 1.00, 0.85, 0.59). Epigastric area (Fig.
37B
): dark brown semi-circular patch, medially with a slit. Endogyne (Fig.
37A
) with two pairs of globose spermathecae, median pair made up of two overlying globose spermathecae resembling the figure
'8'
, lateral pairs 1/4 size of median pair.
Figure 37.
Merizocera tak
sp. nov., holotype female.
A
Endogyne, dorsal view
B
female epigastric area, ventral view
C
female habitus, dorsal view
D
female habitus, ventral view
E
female habitus, lateral view. Abbreviation: SP = spermatheca.
Male.
Unknown.
Distribution.
Known only from the type locality (Thailand; Fig.
54
).