New cave-dwelling spiders of the family Nesticidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from China
Author
Liu, Jie
Author
Li, Shuqiang
text
Zootaxa
2013
3613
6
501
547
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3613.6.1
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Nesticella shanlinensis
new species
Figs 23–26
,
39
Type
material:
Holotype
male,
10 male
and
25 female
paratypes
,
CHINA
: Guizhou Province, Suiyang County, Wenquan Town, Shuanghe Village, Shanlin Cave (
28º14.639´N
,
107º17.287´E
, Altitude:
810 m
, Air Temperature: 16 ºC, Air Humidity: 92%),
13 May 2007
, Yucheng Lin & Jie Liu leg.
Etymology:
The species name refers to the
type
locality.
Diagnosis:
See diagnosis of
N. gracilenta
n. sp.
Description. Male (
holotype
):
Total length 1.92. Prosoma length 0.92, width 0.92; Opisthosoma length 1.12, width 1.04. Eye measurements: AME 0.06; ALE 0.06; PME 0.08; PLE 0.07; AME-AME 0.004; AME-ALE 0.04; ALE-PLE 0.01; PME-PME 0.07; PME-PLE 0.04. Clypeus height 0.14. Leg formula: I, IV, II, III; leg measurements: I: 7.48 (2.04, 0.36, 2.16, 2.04, 0.88); II: 5.48 (1.6, 0.36, 1.4, 1.4, 0.72); III: 4.04 (1.4, 0.24, 0.88, 0.96, 0.56); IV: 5.72 (1.96, 0.32, 1.48, 1.32, 0.64). Somatic characters see
Fig. 26
B. Palpal tibia short, with three trichobothria. Paracymbium short, with four branches; ventral process having two branches, proximal one slender, distal one slightly sharp from retrolateral view, and slightly separated from each other; dorsal process having two branches, these branches widely separated from each other. Terminal apophysis developed, with two apexes, the proximal apex strongly sharp, the distal apex blunt. Conductor simple, long, trapeziform distally. Embolus filiform, semicircular (
Figs 23
A–B, 23D, 24A, 25).
Female (
paratype
):
Total length 2.52. Prosoma length 1.12, width 1.04; Opisthosoma length 1.52, width 1.24. Eye measurements: AME 0.05; ALE 0.06; PME 0.09; PLE 0.07; AME-AME 0.006; AME-ALE 0.04; ALE-PLE 0.01; PME-PME 0.07; PME-PLE 0.04. Clypeus height 0.15. Leg formula: IV, I, II, III; leg measurements: I: 11.8 (3.2, 3.8, 2.8, 2.0); II: 10.2 (2.8, 3.3, 2.5, 1.6); III: 9.3 (2.6, 2.9, 2.4, 1.4); IV: 12.3 (3.4, 3.8, 3.3, 1.8). Somatic characters see
Fig. 26
A. In ventral view, epigynum with a narrow and tongue-shaped scape; copulatory openings originating at lateral sides of the scape. Vulva slightly longer than wide; copulatory ducts extending from copulatory openings to the spermathecae, with about three coils; spermathecae papillary, situated anteriorly and laterally (
Figs 23
C, 24B–C, 26C–D).
Distribution:
Known only from
type
locality (
Fig. 39
).