A taxonomic monograph of the liphistiid spider genus Heptathela, endemic to Japanese islands Author Xu, Xin Author Ono, Hirotsugu Author Kuntner, Matjaz Author Liu, Fengxiang Author Li, Daiqin text ZooKeys 2019 888 1 50 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.888.34494 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.888.34494 1313-2970-888-1 B995C05697EC41A49012B58F9D3AFDC1 F8810409F4DA5A43BF94417F5D40DECE Heptathela kanenoi Ono, 1996 Fig. 10 Heptathela kanenoi Ono, 1996: 158 (holotype: male, from Mikyo, Amagi-cho, Tokunoshima, Kagoshima-ken, Japan, collected by M. Owada and S. Kaneno on 2 November 1992, deposited in NMNS, examined); Ono 2009 : 80. Diagnosis. Males of H. kanenoi can be distinguished from those of all other Amami group Heptathela species by lacking a spiniform conductor apex ( Fig. 10G, I ). Females of H. kanenoi can be distinguished from those of all other Amami group Heptathela species by the inner receptacular clusters larger than the outers ( Fig. 10B, C ). H. kanenoi can also be diagnosed from all other Amami group Heptathela species by the following unique nucleotide substitutions in the standard DNA barcode alignment: A (35), G (38), C (71), C (125), C (224), G (278), T (281), C (288), T (332), G (359), C (396), C (410), G (443), T (449), A (512), C (533), G (557), C (560), C (623), T (641). Figure 10. Male and female genital anatomy of Heptathela kanenoi Ono, 1996 A-C 3338 (short for XUX-2013-338) D-J 3334 A vulva dorsal view B vulva ventral view C vulva distal view D palp prolateral view E palp ventral view F palp retrolateral view G-J palp distal view. Scale bar: 0.5 mm. Description. Males ( N = 6). Carapace yellow brown; opisthosoma brown, with dark-spotted tergites close to each other; cheliceral groove with 10-13 vestigial denticles; 7 spinnerets. Measurements: BL 9.80-11.60, CL 5.10-6.00, CW 4.60-5.40, OL 5.15-5.60, OW 4.00-4.85; ALE> PLE> PME> AME; leg I 17.85 (4.80 + 2.30 + 3.80 + 4.60 + 2.35), leg II 18.90 (4.90 + 2.30 + 3.80 + 5.20 + 2.70), leg III 20.80 (4.70 + 2.30 + 4.00 + 6.50 + 3.30), leg IV 26.00 (6.20 + 2.50 + 5.10 + 8.20 + 4.00). Palp . Prolateral side of paracymbium unpigmented and unsclerotised, numerous setae and spines at the tip of paracymbium ( Fig. 10 D-F ). Contrategulum with serrated margin ( Fig. 10 G-I ). Tegulum with dentate dorsal extension of terminal apophysis ( Fig. 10J ) and blunt tegulum terminal apophysis ( Fig. 10I, J ). Conductor base wide and rugose, with several folds and each fold with an apical tooth ( Fig. 10 G-J ). Embolus with a wide and flat opening, the distal part slightly sclerotised, and saddle-shaped in the prolateral view ( Fig. 10 H-I ). Females ( N = 11). Carapace and opisthosoma colour as in male; cheliceral groove with 12-14 pronounced denticles; tergites similar to male; seven or eight spinnerets. Measurements: BL 8.30-12.90, CL 4.30-6.28, CW 3.60-5.40, OL 4.38-6.50, OW 3.70-6.20; ALE> PLE> PME> AME; palp 7.00 (2.50 + 1.35 + 1.55 + 1.60), leg I 7.75 (2.30 + 1.25 + 1.60 + 1.50 + 1.10), leg II 7.60 (2.60 + 1.10 + 1.50 + 1.50 + 0.90), leg III 8.35 (2.45 + 1.50 + 1.10 + 2.00 + 1.30), leg IV 12.15 (3.40 + 1.50 + 2.25 + 3.20 + 1.80). Female genitalia . A pair of indistinct depressions on the ventro-lateral part of genital atrium. Paired receptacular clusters along the anterior margin of bursa copulatrix, divided into two parts, the inners larger than the outers, without genital stalks ( Fig. 10 A-C ). Material examined. JAPAN · 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Kagoshima-ken, Tokunoshima, Amagi-cho, Mikyo; 27.77N , 128.95E ; alt. 180 m; 16 September 2013; D. Li and B. Wu leg.; XUX-2013-315 to 316 · 3 ♂♂, 7 ♀♀; Kagoshima-ken, Oshima-gun, Tokunoshima, Tokunoshima-cho, Tokuwase; 27.79N , 129.01E ; alt. 150 m; 17 September 2013; D. Li and B. Wu leg.; XUX-2013-323 to 332 · 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; Kagoshima-ken, Tokunoshima, Amagi-cho, Mikyo; 27.77N , 128.95E ; alt. 130 m; 17 September 2013; D. Li and B. Wu leg.; XUX-2013-333 to 338. Distribution. The species is endemic to the Japanese island Tokunoshima ( Fig. 1C ).