Two new species of the spider genus Cataleptoneta from Balkan Peninsula (Araneae, Leptonetidae) Author Wang, Chunxia Author Li, Shuqiang text Zootaxa 2010 2730 57 68 journal article 46895 10.5281/zenodo.200151 242ec0a3-2a29-43e6-baa9-eeef69627b9d 1175-5326 200151 Cataleptoneta semipinnata sp. nov. Figs 5–8 , 9 Type material. Holotype : male ( RMNH ), Aghia Sophia cave, m 60, Mylopotamos [36°14'36.35ʺN, 22°56'39.70ʺE], Island Kythira, Greece , 10 March 1984 , P.R. Deeleman leg. Paratypes : 2 females , same data as holotype ; 1 male , same but on 2 March 1983 , E. Gittenberger leg. FIGURE 1. Cataleptoneta lingulata sp. nov. , male holotype. A. Habitus, dorsal view; B. Palpal bulb, ventral view; C. Palp, prolateral view; D. Palp, retrolateral view. FIGURE 2. Cataleptoneta lingulata sp. nov. , female holotype. A. Habitus, dorsal view; B. Habitus, ventral view; C. Spermatheca, dorsal view. FIGURE 3. Cataleptoneta lingulata sp. nov. , male holotype, palp. A. Retrolateral view; B. Prolateral view. Scale bar: 0.10 mm. FIGURE 4. Cataleptoneta lingulata sp. nov. , male holotype (C–D) and female paratype (A–B). A. Genital area, ventral view; B. Spermatheca, dorsal view; C. Chelicera, posterior view; D. Palpal bulb, ventral view. Scale bars: 0.05 mm. FIGURE 5 . Cataleptoneta semipinnata sp. nov. , male holotype. A. Habitus, dorsal view; B. Habitus, ventral view; C. Palp, prolateral view; D. Palp, retrolateral view. FIGURE 6 . Cataleptoneta semipinnata sp. nov. , female paratype. A. Habitus, dorsal view; B. Habitus, ventral view; C. Spermatheca, dorsal view. FIGURE 7 . Cataleptoneta semipinnata sp. nov. , male holotype, palp. A. Retrolateral view; B. Prolateral view. Scale bar: 0.10 mm. FIGURE 8 . Cataleptoneta semipinnata sp. nov. , male holotype (C–D) and female paratype (A–B). A. Genital area, ventral view; B. Spermatheca, dorsal view; C. Chelicera, posterior view; D. Palpal tibia, dorsal view. Scale bars: 0.05 mm. Etymology. The specific name is derived from Latin “semi” and “pinna”, meaning “half” and “pinna”, and refers to the half pinnate-shaped, chitinous median apophysis of the male palpal bulb; term in apposition. Diagnosis. This new species is similar to C. aesculapii ( Brignoli, 1968 ) , but can be distinguished by the palpal femur armed with eleven spines retrolaterally, which erected from small tubercles ( Figs 5 D, 7A), the palpal tibia with one digitiform apophysis prolaterally ( Figs 5 C, 7B), three strong spines and two, pudgy spines retrolaterally ( Figs 5 D, 7A), and the palpal bulb with one half pinnate-shaped median apophysis in the male ( Figs 5 C, 7B). Description. male ( holotype ): total length 1.62 ( Figs 5 A–B). Prosoma 0.70 long, 0.50 wide. Opisthosoma 0.82 long, 0.62 wide. Sternum 0.50 long, 0.50 wide. Prosoma whitish. Six eyes. Eye measurements: ALE 0.04, PLE 0.05, PME 0.03; ALE-PME 0.06, PLE-PLE 0.04; PLE-PME 0.04. AER 0.08, PER 0.15. Median groove indistinct, cervical grooves and radial furrow distinct, yellowish. Clypeus 0.09 high, slightly sloped anterioly. Chelicerae ( Fig. 8 C) stubby, yellow, with eight promarginal teeth, and four small retromarginal teeth. Endites and labium yellow. Sternum and legs yellowish. Leg measurements: I 10.65 (2.65, 0.25, 3.40, 2.85, 1.50); II 6.87 (2.00, 0.25, 2.05, 1.70, 0.87); III 5.71 (1.62, 0.22, 1.62, 1.40, 0.85); IV 7.87 (2.20, 0.25, 2.37 2.05, 1.00). Leg formula: I-IV-II- III. Male palp ( Figs 5 C – D, 7A–B): femur armed with five strong spines prolaterally and eleven spines retrolaterally, which erected from small tubercles; patella with one short spine dorsodistally; tibia with three trichobothriae dorsally, one digitiform apophysis prolaterally and three strong spines, two pudgy spines retrolaterally; tarsus with one falciform spine retrolaterally. Tip of the bulb: median apophysis chitinous, half pinnate-shaped; conductor translucent; embolus pointed, weakly sclerotized. FIGURE 9. Locality records for two Cataleptoneta species from Balkan Peninsula: 1. Cataleptoneta lingulata sp. nov. , 2. Cataleptoneta semipinnata sp. nov. Female (one of the paratypes ): similar to male in coloration and general features, but with larger body size and longer legs ( Figs 6 A–B). Total length 1.75. Prosoma 0.65 long, 0.50 wide. Opisthosoma 1.05 long, 0.75 wide. Sternum 0.55 long, 0.50 wide. Clypeus 0.08 high. Leg measurements: I 10.70 (2.75, 0.25, 3.65, 2.65, 1.40); II 6.85 (2.00, 0.25, 2.00, 1.70, 0.90); III 5.12 (1.75, 0.22, 1.50, 1.05, 0.6); IV 7.92 (2.37, 0.25, 2.25, 2.05, 1.00). Leg formula: I-IV-II-III. Genital area ( Fig. 8 A) covered with long hairs. Internal genitalia ( Figs 6 C, 8B) with a pair of spermathecae and distinctly coiled and weakly sclerotized sperm ducts. Variation. Total length: males 1.60–1.62 (n = 2); females (1.75–1.78) (n = 2). Distribution. Greece (Kythira) ( Fig. 9 ).