On Putaoa, a new genus of the spider family Pimoidae (Araneae) from China, with a cladistic test of its monophyly and phylogenetic placement
Author
Hormiga, Gustavo
Author
Tu, Lihong
text
Zootaxa
2008
1792
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21
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.182548
aa5e4aec-08d9-49d2-b58c-8f1217207ad3
1175-5326
182548
Putaoa megacantha
(
Xu & Li, 2007
)
new combination
W. megacanthus
Xu & Li, 2007
: 499
, figs. 75-81.
This species was recently described and illustrated, based on a single male specimen from the Sichuan Province (
type
specimen deposited at Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing; not examined).
Putaoa megacantha
is hypothesized to be sister to
P. huaping
. The female remains unknown. In this paper we provide a revised diagnosis in light of the description of
P. huaping
new species
.
Diagnosis.
Males of
P. megacantha
can be distinguished from other pimoids by the large and conspicuous macroseta at the base of the ectal cymbial margin (
Xu & Li 2007: figs. 78 and 80-81
). Both the embolus and the PEP are very different from those in
P. huaping
new species
(compare
Xu & Li 2007
: figs. 79-81 to
Figs. 3
A-C). In
P. megacantha
the embolus is rather broad and forms a right angle with its base while in
P. huaping
the embolus is shorter and has a broad base. In
P. megacantha
the PEP is rather broad and forms a deep concavity while in
P. huaping
it is highly bifurcated and pointed.