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The female of this new species is similar to that of 
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with 
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Deng 
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: fig. 4d–e), but can be distinguished from the latter by the abdomen extending backwards beyond the spinnerets and a slender CD surrounding S in a semi-loop versus oval abdomen without extension as well as short and thick CD not convoluting around S in 
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(compare 
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D−F, 4 with 
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Deng 
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: fig 4b, d, g). The male of this new species is similar to that of 
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Murthappa 
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, 
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in having a protruding C with a deep groove (compare 
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, 
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with 
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: fig. 4), but can be distinguished from the latter by a large T joining to C as well as a relatively small, curved C with its basal edge visible through T; whereas relatively small T as well as large, sclerotized, relatively straight, and entirely uncovered C are present in 
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<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFECBC60888A336EFCC3FE55" box="[654,796,370,396]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="165">M. multuma</emphasis>
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(compare 
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, 
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with 
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: fig. 4).
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<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFE2BC6E8AB936DCFECEFB02" bold="true" box="[189,273,1217,1243]" pageId="7" pageNumber="163">Fig. 3.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="2D944D4DFFE2BC6E8B1A36DFFD99FB02" authorityName="Liang &amp; Yin &amp; Xu" authorityYear="2024" box="[286,582,1217,1243]" class="Arachnida" family="Theridiidae" genus="Meotipa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="7" pageNumber="163" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pseudomultuma" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFE2BC6E8B1A36DFFD99FB02" box="[286,582,1217,1243]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="163">Meotipa pseudomultuma</emphasis>
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, ♀, holotype (HNU802). 
<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFE2BC6E89F336DCFBEFFB02" bold="true" box="[1015,1072,1217,1243]" pageId="7" pageNumber="163">A–C</emphasis>
. Habitus. 
<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFE2BC6E8EB036DCFB16FB02" bold="true" box="[1204,1225,1217,1243]" pageId="7" pageNumber="163">A</emphasis>
. Dorsal view. 
<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFE2BC6E8AB936F8FF0EFB26" bold="true" box="[189,209,1253,1279]" pageId="7" pageNumber="163">B</emphasis>
. Ventral view. 
<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFE2BC6E8B7936F9FE4DFB27" bold="true" box="[381,402,1252,1278]" pageId="7" pageNumber="163">C</emphasis>
. lateral view. 
<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFE2BC6E883136F8FDB3FB26" bold="true" box="[565,620,1253,1279]" pageId="7" pageNumber="163">D–E</emphasis>
. Epigyne, ventral view. 
<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFE2BC6E898336F8FC46FB26" bold="true" box="[903,921,1253,1279]" pageId="7" pageNumber="163">F</emphasis>
. Vulva, dorsal view (E–F, after digestion with pancreatin). Abbreviations: see Material and methods. Scale bars: A–C = 0.5 mm; D–F = 0.1 mm.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="EA2B36CEFFE2BC6E8AB935B6FBE6F830" blockId="7.[189,1398,1963,2025]" pageId="7" pageNumber="163">
<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFE2BC6E8AB935B6FED3F81C" bold="true" box="[189,268,1963,1989]" pageId="7" pageNumber="163">Fig. 4.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="2D944D4DFFE2BC6E8B1035B1FDE8F81C" authorityName="Liang &amp; Yin &amp; Xu" authorityYear="2024" box="[276,567,1963,1989]" class="Arachnida" family="Theridiidae" genus="Meotipa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="7" pageNumber="163" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pseudomultuma" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFE2BC6E8B1035B1FDE8F81C" box="[276,567,1963,1989]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="163">Meotipa pseudomultuma</emphasis>
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, ♀, holotype (HNU802). 
<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFE2BC6E89D635B6FC38F81C" bold="true" box="[978,999,1963,1989]" pageId="7" pageNumber="163">A</emphasis>
. Epigyne, ventral view. 
<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFE2BC6E8F0335B6FAC5F81C" bold="true" box="[1287,1306,1963,1989]" pageId="7" pageNumber="163">B</emphasis>
. Vulva, dorsal view. Abbreviations: see Material and methods. Scale bars = 0.1 mm.
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<paragraph id="EA2B36CEFFEDBC618AB93595FB25F830" blockId="8.[189,1399,1928,2025]" pageId="8" pageNumber="164">
<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFEDBC618AB93595FECFF87B" bold="true" box="[189,272,1928,1954]" pageId="8" pageNumber="164">Fig. 5.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFEDBC618B183594FD98F87B" box="[284,583,1928,1954]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="164">Meotipa pseudomultuma</emphasis>
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, ♂, paratype (HNU803). 
<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFEDBC6189F23595FBEFF87B" bold="true" box="[1014,1072,1928,1954]" pageId="8" pageNumber="164">A–C</emphasis>
. Habitus. 
<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFEDBC618EB73595FB17F87B" bold="true" box="[1203,1224,1928,1954]" pageId="8" pageNumber="164">A</emphasis>
. Dorsal view. 
<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFEDBC618AB935B6FF0EF81C" bold="true" box="[189,209,1963,1989]" pageId="8" pageNumber="164">B</emphasis>
. Ventral view. 
<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFEDBC618B8335B6FE43F81C" bold="true" box="[391,412,1963,1989]" pageId="8" pageNumber="164">C</emphasis>
. Lateral view. 
<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFEDBC61885635B6FD57F81C" bold="true" box="[594,648,1963,1989]" pageId="8" pageNumber="164">D–E</emphasis>
. Left palp. 
<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFEDBC61891335B6FCF4F81C" bold="true" box="[791,811,1963,1989]" pageId="8" pageNumber="164">D</emphasis>
. Prolateral view. 
<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFEDBC618E0435B6FBCDF81C" bold="true" box="[1024,1042,1963,1989]" pageId="8" pageNumber="164">E</emphasis>
. Ventral view. 
<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFEDBC618ECD35B6FB05F81C" bold="true" box="[1225,1242,1963,1989]" pageId="8" pageNumber="164">F</emphasis>
. Retrolateral view. Abbreviations: see Material and methods. Scale bars: A–C = 0.5 mm; D–F = 0.1 mm.
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<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFECBC608AB933CAFE9BFE28" bold="true" box="[189,324,471,497]" pageId="9" pageNumber="165">Etymology</emphasis>
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The specific name is the combination of the Latin prefix ‘ 
<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFECBC60897F301BFC11FDF9" box="[891,974,518,544]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="165">pseudo</emphasis>
-’ and the species name 
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‘ 
<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFECBC608EFB301BFAB9FDF9" box="[1279,1382,518,544]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="165">multuma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
’, meaning that the male of this new species is very similar to that of 
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<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFECBC6089DD3037FBB7FD9A" box="[985,1128,553,579]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="165">M. multuma</emphasis>
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in having a protruding conductor with a deep groove, and is an adjective, feminine.
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<paragraph id="EA2B36CEFFECBC608AB93093FEB3FD7E" blockId="9.[189,364,653,680]" box="[189,364,653,680]" pageId="9" pageNumber="165">
<heading id="B16381A2FFECBC608AB93093FEB3FD7E" bold="true" box="[189,364,653,680]" fontSize="11" level="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="165" reason="3">
<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFECBC608AB93093FEB3FD7E" bold="true" box="[189,364,653,680]" pageId="9" pageNumber="165">Type material</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="EA2B36CEFFECBC608AEE30A1FEEFFC99" blockId="9.[189,1399,700,832]" pageId="9" pageNumber="165">
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• 
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; 
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, 
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, 
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, 
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, 
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; alt. 
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</quantity>
; 
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, 
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, 
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, 
<collectorName id="47615318FFECBC608E1C311EFBBEFCC5" box="[1048,1121,770,797]" pageId="9" pageNumber="165">J. Liu</collectorName>
, 
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and 
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leg; 
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.
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<materialsCitation id="5AFC3C93FFECBC608AEE317AFC13FC7D" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="4983421306" collectingDate="2017-10-25" collectionCode="HNU" collectorName="A. He &amp; K. Liu &amp; J. Liu &amp; Q. Cai" country="China" elevation="184" latitude="22.466667" location="CHINA" longLatPrecision="1260" longitude="106.95" municipality="Chongzuo City" pageId="9" pageNumber="165" specimenCode="HNU803, HNU804" specimenCount="2" specimenCount-male="2" stateProvince="Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region" typeStatus="paratype">
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• 
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; same data as for holotype; 
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to 
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• 
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<specimenCount id="FC92FD47FFECBC6089EC3197FBF3FC7C" box="[1000,1068,906,933]" count="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="165" type="female">8 ♀♀</specimenCount>
; same data as for holotype; 
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to 
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.
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<paragraph id="EA2B36CEFFECBC608AB931F2FE91FBD0" blockId="9.[189,334,1007,1033]" box="[189,334,1007,1033]" pageId="9" pageNumber="165">
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<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFECBC608AB931F2FE91FBD0" bold="true" box="[189,334,1007,1033]" pageId="9" pageNumber="165">Description</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFECBC608AEE3603FE9AFBE1" bold="true" box="[234,325,1054,1080]" pageId="9" pageNumber="165">Female</emphasis>
(
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HNU802)
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<paragraph id="EA2B36CEFFECBC638AB9365CFDC3FE0A" blockId="9.[189,1400,1053,1256]" lastBlockId="10.[189,1399,265,467]" lastPageId="10" lastPageNumber="166" pageId="9" pageNumber="165">
Total length 2.29, carapace 0.84 long, 0.74 wide, 0.45 height, abdomen 1.45 long, 0.94 wide, 1.28 height. Carapace yellowish, fovea round, radial furrow indistinct (
<figureCitation id="72AF2A4BFFECBC6089FF3679FBBFFBA7" box="[1019,1120,1124,1150]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="7.[189,232,1217,1243]" captionTargetBox="[246,1342,265,1176]" captionTargetId="figure-18@7.[246,1342,265,1176]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Fig. 3. Meotipa pseudomultuma sp. nov., ♀, holotype (HNU802). A–C. Habitus. A. Dorsal view. B. Ventral view. C. lateral view. D–E. Epigyne, ventral view. F. Vulva, dorsal view (E–F, after digestion with pancreatin). Abbreviations: see Material and methods. Scale bars: A–C = 0.5 mm; D–F = 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14221649" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14221649/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="165">Fig. 3A</figureCitation>
). Eye sizes and inter-distances: AME 0.07, ALE 0.06, PME 0.05, PLE 0.05; AME–AME 0.06, AME–ALE 0.04, PME–PME 0.09, PME–PLE 0.04. Clypeus height 0.17. Clypeus slightly bulged. Chelicerae yellowish, very long, only two promarginal teeth. Pedipalp yellowish, tibia with one black flattened spine. STL 0.52, STW 0.43. Sternum yellowish, shield-shaped. Labium nearly rectangle. Legs yellowish, long and slender, patellae and tibiae with one or two black flattened spines. Leg measurements: I 9.57 (2.67, 0.45, 2.51, 3.01, 0.93); II 6.62 (1.75, 0.45, 1.41, 1.78, 0.83); III 3.83 (1.23, 0.25, 0.83, 0.98, 0.54); IV 5.91 (1.92, 0.33, 1.23, 1.65, 0.78). Leg formula I II IV III. Abdomen yellowish, with snowy patches and three pairs of black spots (
<figureCitation id="72AF2A4BFFEFBC638BB4338BFDD1FE69" box="[432,526,406,432]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="7.[189,232,1217,1243]" captionTargetBox="[246,1342,265,1176]" captionTargetId="figure-18@7.[246,1342,265,1176]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Fig. 3. Meotipa pseudomultuma sp. nov., ♀, holotype (HNU802). A–C. Habitus. A. Dorsal view. B. Ventral view. C. lateral view. D–E. Epigyne, ventral view. F. Vulva, dorsal view (E–F, after digestion with pancreatin). Abbreviations: see Material and methods. Scale bars: A–C = 0.5 mm; D–F = 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14221649" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14221649/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="166">Fig. 3A</figureCitation>
). Caudal region extending upwards beyond spinnerets (
<figureCitation id="72AF2A4BFFEFBC638E9D338BFB29FE69" box="[1177,1270,406,432]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="7.[189,232,1217,1243]" captionTargetBox="[246,1342,265,1176]" captionTargetId="figure-18@7.[246,1342,265,1176]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Fig. 3. Meotipa pseudomultuma sp. nov., ♀, holotype (HNU802). A–C. Habitus. A. Dorsal view. B. Ventral view. C. lateral view. D–E. Epigyne, ventral view. F. Vulva, dorsal view (E–F, after digestion with pancreatin). Abbreviations: see Material and methods. Scale bars: A–C = 0.5 mm; D–F = 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14221649" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14221649/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="166">Fig. 3C</figureCitation>
). Venter of abdomen yellowish (
<figureCitation id="72AF2A4BFFEFBC638BB633A4FDD1FE0A" box="[434,526,441,467]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="7.[189,232,1217,1243]" captionTargetBox="[246,1342,265,1176]" captionTargetId="figure-18@7.[246,1342,265,1176]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Fig. 3. Meotipa pseudomultuma sp. nov., ♀, holotype (HNU802). A–C. Habitus. A. Dorsal view. B. Ventral view. C. lateral view. D–E. Epigyne, ventral view. F. Vulva, dorsal view (E–F, after digestion with pancreatin). Abbreviations: see Material and methods. Scale bars: A–C = 0.5 mm; D–F = 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14221649" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14221649/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="166">Fig. 3B</figureCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFECBC608AB935B6FED3F81C" bold="true" box="[189,268,1963,1989]" pageId="9" pageNumber="165">Fig. 6.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFECBC608B1035B1FDE4F81C" box="[276,571,1963,1989]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="165">Meotipa pseudomultuma</emphasis>
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, ♂, paratype (HNU803). 
<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFECBC6089D635B6FBD4F81C" bold="true" box="[978,1035,1963,1989]" pageId="9" pageNumber="165">A–C</emphasis>
. Left palp. 
<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFECBC608E9C35B6FB72F81C" bold="true" box="[1176,1197,1963,1989]" pageId="9" pageNumber="165">A</emphasis>
. Prolateral view. 
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. Ventral view. 
<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFECBC608B8735D3FE47F831" bold="true" box="[387,408,1998,2024]" pageId="9" pageNumber="165">C</emphasis>
. Retrolateral view. Abbreviations: see Material and methods. Scale bars = 0.1 mm.
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(
<figureCitation id="72AF2A4BFFEFBC638B2B33E7FE6FFDCC" box="[303,432,506,533]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="7.[189,232,1217,1243]" captionTargetBox="[246,1342,265,1176]" captionTargetId="figure-18@7.[246,1342,265,1176]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Fig. 3. Meotipa pseudomultuma sp. nov., ♀, holotype (HNU802). A–C. Habitus. A. Dorsal view. B. Ventral view. C. lateral view. D–E. Epigyne, ventral view. F. Vulva, dorsal view (E–F, after digestion with pancreatin). Abbreviations: see Material and methods. Scale bars: A–C = 0.5 mm; D–F = 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14221649" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14221649/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="166">Figs 3D–F</figureCitation>
, 
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). CO large, horn-shaped, with broken embolus as mating plug. CD relatively long, surrounding S in semi-loop, and connecting to center of S ventrally. S oval, adjacent to each other. FD relatively short and curved, arising from lower-middle of S.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="EA2B36CEFFEFBC638AEE309FFDC2FD45" blockId="10.[188,1401,642,915]" box="[234,541,642,668]" pageId="10" pageNumber="166">
<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFEFBC638AEE309FFEF5FD45" bold="true" box="[234,298,642,668]" pageId="10" pageNumber="166">Male</emphasis>
(
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HNU803)
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<paragraph id="EA2B36CEFFEFBC638AB930B8FB65FC4A" blockId="10.[188,1401,642,915]" pageId="10" pageNumber="166">
Total length 1.62; carapace 0.79 long, 0.70 wide, 0.21 height; abdomen 0.83 long, 0.56 wide, 0.41 height. Eye sizes and inter-distances: AME 0.08, ALE 0.05, PME 0.06, PLE 0.05; AME–AME 0.07, AME–ALE 0.04, PME–PME 0.09, PME–PLE 0.07. CL 0.20. STL 0.49, STW 0.41. Leg measurements: I 8.77 (2.47, 0.37, 2.21, 2.84, 0.88); II 5.52 (1.65, 0.34, 1.25, 1.62, 0.66); III 3.38 (1.13, 0.20, 0.73, 0.88, 0.44); IV 5.32 (1.73, 0.25, 1.15, 1.53, 0.66). Leg formula I II IV III. Abdomen oval, yellowish, dorsum with two pairs of black spots located anteriorly and two posteriorly (
<figureCitation id="72AF2A4BFFEFBC638E333148FB4BFCA9" box="[1079,1172,853,880]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1928,1954]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,283,1870]" captionTargetId="figure-12@8.[189,1398,283,1870]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 5. Meotipa pseudomultuma sp. nov., ♂, paratype (HNU803). A–C. Habitus. A. Dorsal view. B. Ventral view. C. Lateral view. D–E. Left palp. D. Prolateral view. E. Ventral view. F. Retrolateral view. Abbreviations: see Material and methods. Scale bars: A–C = 0.5 mm; D–F = 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14221653" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14221653/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="166">Fig. 5A</figureCitation>
). Caudal region not extending beyond spinnerets (
<figureCitation id="72AF2A4BFFEFBC6388183164FDA7FC4A" box="[540,632,888,915]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1928,1954]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,283,1870]" captionTargetId="figure-12@8.[189,1398,283,1870]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 5. Meotipa pseudomultuma sp. nov., ♂, paratype (HNU803). A–C. Habitus. A. Dorsal view. B. Ventral view. C. Lateral view. D–E. Left palp. D. Prolateral view. E. Ventral view. F. Retrolateral view. Abbreviations: see Material and methods. Scale bars: A–C = 0.5 mm; D–F = 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14221653" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14221653/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="166">Fig. 5B</figureCitation>
). Other characteristics similar to those of female.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="EA2B36CEFFEFBC638AB931A6FE36FBE7" blockId="10.[187,1398,954,1086]" pageId="10" pageNumber="166">
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(
<figureCitation id="72AF2A4BFFEFBC638B4F31A7FE1BFC0C" box="[331,452,954,981]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1928,1954]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,283,1870]" captionTargetId="figure-12@8.[189,1398,283,1870]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 5. Meotipa pseudomultuma sp. nov., ♂, paratype (HNU803). A–C. Habitus. A. Dorsal view. B. Ventral view. C. Lateral view. D–E. Left palp. D. Prolateral view. E. Ventral view. F. Retrolateral view. Abbreviations: see Material and methods. Scale bars: A–C = 0.5 mm; D–F = 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14221653" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14221653/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="166">Figs 5D–F</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="72AF2A4BFFEFBC638BD631A7FE3CFC0D" box="[466,483,954,980]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="9.[189,232,1963,1989]" captionTargetBox="[336,1267,1326,1905]" captionTargetId="figure-287@9.[321,1267,1315,1922]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="Fig. 6. Meotipa pseudomultuma sp. nov., ♂, paratype (HNU803). A–C. Left palp. A. Prolateral view. B. Ventral view. C. Retrolateral view. Abbreviations: see Material and methods. Scale bars = 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14221655" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14221655/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="166">6</figureCitation>
). Prolateral margin of cymbium strongly extends ventrally. T large, transparent, and joining with C. St small, located on lower of bulb. C transparent, with deep groove in ventral view, resembling curved hook in prolateral view. E short, sharp, partially covered by C. MA small, situated between E and cymbium.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="D8E0EADCFFEFBC638AB93678FE89FBA6" bold="true" box="[189,342,1125,1151]" pageId="10" pageNumber="166">Distribution</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="EA2B36CEFFEFBC638AB93689FC45FB77" blockId="10.[189,922,1172,1198]" box="[189,922,1172,1198]" pageId="10" pageNumber="166">
Known only from the 
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locality, 
<collectingCountry id="9283765EFFEFBC6388643689FD79FB77" box="[608,678,1172,1198]" name="China" pageId="10" pageNumber="166">China</collectingCountry>
(
<collectingRegion id="2850F82CFFEFBC6388B23689FCC1FB77" box="[694,798,1172,1198]" country="China" name="Guangxi" pageId="10" pageNumber="166">Guangxi</collectingRegion>
) (
<figureCitation id="72AF2A4BFFEFBC6389323689FC53FB77" box="[822,908,1172,1198]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="15.[189,232,1997,2023]" captionTargetBox="[299,1288,1136,1959]" captionTargetId="figure-302@15.[299,1288,1136,1959]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="Fig. 11. Collection localities for three new species of Meotipa Simon, 1895 in China." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14221665" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14221665/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="166">Fig. 11</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
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