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<mods:title>On eleven new species of the orb-weaver spider genus Araneus Clerck, 1757 (Araneae, Araneidae) from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China</mods:title>
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<mods:namePart>Mi, Xiaoqi</mods:namePart>
<mods:affiliation>College of Agriculture and Forestry Engineering and Planning, Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Conservation and Utilization in the Fanjing Mountain Region, Tongren University, Tongren 554300, Guizhou, China</mods:affiliation>
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<mods:namePart>Li, Shuqiang</mods:namePart>
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<mods:affiliation>Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China</mods:affiliation>
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<taxonomicName LSID="https://zoobank.org/9ABF17D1-1973-4170-BF40-694237E504CE" authority="Mi &amp; Li, 2022" authorityName="Mi &amp; Li" authorityYear="2022" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Araneus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Araneus arcuatus" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="75" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="arcuatus" status="sp. nov.">Araneus arcuatus</taxonomicName>
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 1" captionStartId="F1" captionText="Figure 1. Araneus arcuatus sp. nov. A, B, E, F female paratype IZCAS-Ar 43085 C, D male holotype A epigyne, ventral view B vulva, ventral view C habitus, dorsal view D ibid., lateral view E ibid., dorsal view G ibid., ventral view. Scale bars: 0.1 mm (A, B); 1 mm (C-F)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1137.96306.figure1" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/786258" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Figs 1</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Araneus arcuatus sp. nov. male holotype A male palp, prolateral view B ibid., retrolateral view C ibid., ventral view D ibid., apical view. Scale bars: 0.1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1137.96306.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/786259" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">, 2</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 18" captionStartId="F18" captionText="Figure 18. Legs of Araneus spp. A-D A. arcuatus sp. nov., male holotype A leg I B leg II C leg III D leg IV E-H A. bidentatus sp. nov., male holotype E leg I F leg II G leg III H leg IV I, J A. complanatus sp. nov., female paratype Ar 43106 I leg I J leg II K, L A. cucullatus sp. nov., female paratype Ar 43110 K leg I L leg II. Scale bars: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1137.96306.figure18" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/786275" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">, 18A-D</figureCitation>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Type material.</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Holotype</emphasis>
♂ (IZCAS-Ar43081), China: Yunnan, Xishuangbanna, Mengla County, Menglun Township, Menglun Nature Reserve, XTBG (
<geoCoordinate degrees="21" direction="north" minutes="54.18" orientation="latitude" precision="9" value="21.903">21°54.18'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate degrees="101" direction="east" minutes="16.90" orientation="longitude" precision="9" value="101.28167">101°16.90'E</geoCoordinate>
, ca 610 m), 5.V.2019, Y.F. Tong leg.
<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Paratypes</emphasis>
: 1♂ (IZCAS-Ar43082), same data as holotype; 1 ♀ (IZCAS-Ar43083), secondary tropical forest, bamboo plantation along G213 roadside (
<geoCoordinate degrees="21" direction="north" minutes="53.82" orientation="latitude" precision="9" value="21.897">21°53.82'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate degrees="101" direction="east" minutes="16.99" orientation="longitude" precision="9" value="101.283165">101°16.99'E</geoCoordinate>
, ca 610 m), 3.VIII.2018, Z.L. Bai leg.; 1♂ (IZCAS-Ar43084), G213 roadside near
<normalizedToken originalValue="Lüshilin">Lueshilin</normalizedToken>
(
<geoCoordinate degrees="21" direction="north" minutes="53.91" orientation="latitude" precision="9" value="21.8985">21°53.91'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate degrees="101" direction="east" minutes="17.01" orientation="longitude" precision="9" value="101.2835">101°17.01'E</geoCoordinate>
, ca 620 m), 12.VIII.2018, C. Wang leg.; 2♂2♀ (IZCAS-Ar43085-43088), Masuoxing Village (
<geoCoordinate degrees="21" direction="north" minutes="54.02" orientation="latitude" precision="9" value="21.900333">21°54.02'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate degrees="101" direction="east" minutes="16.90" orientation="longitude" precision="9" value="101.28167">101°16.90'E</geoCoordinate>
, ca 560 m), 27.IV.2019, Y.F. Tong leg.; 1♂ (IZCAS-Ar43089), #3 site around the dump (
<geoCoordinate degrees="21" direction="north" minutes="54.34" orientation="latitude" precision="9" value="21.905666">21°54.34'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate degrees="101" direction="east" minutes="16.79" orientation="longitude" precision="9" value="101.27983">101°16.79'E</geoCoordinate>
, ca 620 m), 2.V.2019, Y.F. Tong leg.; 1♀ (IZCAS-Ar43090), #6 site around the dump (
<geoCoordinate degrees="21" direction="north" minutes="54.33" orientation="latitude" precision="9" value="21.9055">21°54.33'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate degrees="101" direction="east" minutes="16.79" orientation="longitude" precision="9" value="101.27983">101°16.79'E</geoCoordinate>
, ca 620 m), 7.V.2019, Y.F. Tong leg. Other material examined: 1♂ (IZCAS-Ar43091), 55 km from Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve, artificial
<taxonomicName class="Magnoliopsida" family="Moraceae" genus="Ficus" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Ficus microcarpa" order="Rosales" pageId="0" pageNumber="75" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="microcarpa">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Ficus microcarpa</emphasis>
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forest (
<geoCoordinate degrees="21" direction="north" minutes="54.97" orientation="latitude" precision="9" value="21.916166">21°54.97'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate degrees="100" direction="east" minutes="16.05" orientation="longitude" precision="9" value="100.2675">100°16.05'E</geoCoordinate>
, ca 610 m), 21.VIII.2011, Q.Y. Zhao leg.; 1♂ (IZCAS-Ar43092), Mohan Township, Shanggang Village, Xiaolongha, seasonal rainforest (
<geoCoordinate degrees="21" direction="north" minutes="24.19" orientation="latitude" precision="9" value="21.403166">21°24.19'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate degrees="101" direction="east" minutes="37.03" orientation="longitude" precision="9" value="101.617165">101°37.03'E</geoCoordinate>
, ca 660 m), 29.VI.2012, Q.Y. Zhao &amp; Z.G. Chen leg.; 1♀ (IZCAS-Ar43093), same locality (
<geoCoordinate degrees="21" direction="north" minutes="24.33" orientation="latitude" precision="9" value="21.4055">21°24.33'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate degrees="101" direction="east" minutes="37.02" orientation="longitude" precision="9" value="101.617">101°37.02'E</geoCoordinate>
, ca 800 m), 30.VI.2012, Q.Y. Zhao &amp; Z.G. Chen leg.; 1♀ (IZCAS-Ar43094), Mengla Township, Bubang Village (
<geoCoordinate degrees="21" direction="north" minutes="36.64" orientation="latitude" precision="9" value="21.610666">21°36.64'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate degrees="101" direction="east" minutes="34.91" orientation="longitude" precision="9" value="101.58183">101°34.91'E</geoCoordinate>
, ca 820 m), 10.VII.2012, Q.Y. Zhao &amp; Z.G. Chen leg.; 1♂ (IZCAS-Ar43095), #3 site in Mafengzhai Village (
<geoCoordinate degrees="21" direction="north" minutes="53.68" orientation="latitude" precision="9" value="21.894667">21°53.68'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate degrees="101" direction="east" minutes="17.33" orientation="longitude" precision="9" value="101.28883">101°17.33'E</geoCoordinate>
, ca 540 m), 8.V.2019, Y.F. Tong leg.; 1♀1♂ (IZCAS-Ar43096),
<normalizedToken originalValue="Lüshilin">Lueshilin</normalizedToken>
Forest Park (
<geoCoordinate degrees="21" direction="north" minutes="53.84" orientation="latitude" precision="9" value="21.897333">21°53.84'N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate degrees="101" direction="east" minutes="16.84" orientation="longitude" precision="9" value="101.28067">101°16.84'E</geoCoordinate>
, ca 550 m), 10.V.2019, Z.L. Bai leg.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Figure 1.</emphasis>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Araneus arcuatus</emphasis>
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sp. nov.
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">A, B, E, F</emphasis>
female paratype IZCAS-Ar43085
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">C, D</emphasis>
male holotype
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">A</emphasis>
epigyne, ventral view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">B</emphasis>
vulva, ventral view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">C</emphasis>
habitus, dorsal view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">D</emphasis>
ibid., lateral view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">E</emphasis>
ibid., dorsal view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">G</emphasis>
ibid., ventral view. Scale bars: 0.1 mm (
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">A, B</emphasis>
); 1 mm (
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">C-F</emphasis>
).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Etymology.</paragraph>
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The specific name is derived from the Latin word
<normalizedToken originalValue="“arcuatus”">&quot;arcuatus&quot;</normalizedToken>
, meaning arcuate (curved), referring to the shape of the median apophysis in prolateral view.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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The female of the new species resembles that of
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="A. cucullatus" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="75" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cucullatus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">A. cucullatus</emphasis>
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sp. nov. in appearance but can be distinguished from it as follows: 1) epigyne about 1.65 times wider than long vs about 2 times wider than long (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. Araneus cucullatus sp. nov. female holotype A epigyne, ventral view B ibid., posterior view C vulva, dorsal view D habitus, dorsal view E ibid., ventral view F ibid., lateral view. Scale bars: 0.1 mm (A-C); 1 mm (D-F)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1137.96306.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/786267" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">10A</figureCitation>
); 2) copulatory openings situated on the ventral surface vs the posterior surface (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. Araneus cucullatus sp. nov. female holotype A epigyne, ventral view B ibid., posterior view C vulva, dorsal view D habitus, dorsal view E ibid., ventral view F ibid., lateral view. Scale bars: 0.1 mm (A-C); 1 mm (D-F)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1137.96306.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/786267" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">10B</figureCitation>
); 3) spermathecae touching each other vs separated (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. Araneus cucullatus sp. nov. female holotype A epigyne, ventral view B ibid., posterior view C vulva, dorsal view D habitus, dorsal view E ibid., ventral view F ibid., lateral view. Scale bars: 0.1 mm (A-C); 1 mm (D-F)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1137.96306.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/786267" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">10C</figureCitation>
); and 4) abdomen lacking sparse, long setae vs having sparse, long setae (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. Araneus cucullatus sp. nov. female holotype A epigyne, ventral view B ibid., posterior view C vulva, dorsal view D habitus, dorsal view E ibid., ventral view F ibid., lateral view. Scale bars: 0.1 mm (A-C); 1 mm (D-F)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1137.96306.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/786267" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">10D</figureCitation>
). The male of the new species resembles that of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">A. tetracanthus</emphasis>
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sp. nov. in appearance but differs as follows: 1) median apophysis has 2 tapered tips vs 4 tapered tips (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 17" captionStartId="F17" captionText="Figure 17. Araneus tetracanthus sp. nov. male holotype A male palp, prolateral view B ibid., retrolateral view C ibid., ventral view D ibid., apical view. Scale bars: 0.1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1137.96306.figure17" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/786274" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">17</figureCitation>
); 2) tegulum lacks an extension vs with a tegular extension (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 17" captionStartId="F17" captionText="Figure 17. Araneus tetracanthus sp. nov. male holotype A male palp, prolateral view B ibid., retrolateral view C ibid., ventral view D ibid., apical view. Scale bars: 0.1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1137.96306.figure17" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/786274" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">17</figureCitation>
); and 3) embolus shorter than half of the bulb diameter vs longer than half of the bulb diameter (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 17" captionStartId="F17" captionText="Figure 17. Araneus tetracanthus sp. nov. male holotype A male palp, prolateral view B ibid., retrolateral view C ibid., ventral view D ibid., apical view. Scale bars: 0.1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1137.96306.figure17" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/786274" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">17D</figureCitation>
).
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="75" type="description">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Description.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="75">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Male</emphasis>
(holotype, Figs
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 1" captionStartId="F1" captionText="Figure 1. Araneus arcuatus sp. nov. A, B, E, F female paratype IZCAS-Ar 43085 C, D male holotype A epigyne, ventral view B vulva, ventral view C habitus, dorsal view D ibid., lateral view E ibid., dorsal view G ibid., ventral view. Scale bars: 0.1 mm (A, B); 1 mm (C-F)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1137.96306.figure1" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/786258" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">1C, D</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Araneus arcuatus sp. nov. male holotype A male palp, prolateral view B ibid., retrolateral view C ibid., ventral view D ibid., apical view. Scale bars: 0.1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1137.96306.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/786259" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">2</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 18" captionStartId="F18" captionText="Figure 18. Legs of Araneus spp. A-D A. arcuatus sp. nov., male holotype A leg I B leg II C leg III D leg IV E-H A. bidentatus sp. nov., male holotype E leg I F leg II G leg III H leg IV I, J A. complanatus sp. nov., female paratype Ar 43106 I leg I J leg II K, L A. cucullatus sp. nov., female paratype Ar 43110 K leg I L leg II. Scale bars: 1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1137.96306.figure18" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/786275" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">18A-D</figureCitation>
). Total length 2.45. Carapace 1.20 long, 1.00 wide. Abdomen 1.35 long, 0.95 wide. Clypeus 0.10 high. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.10, ALE 0.08, PME 0.10, PLE 0.08, AME-AME 0.13, AME-ALE 0.08, PME-PME 0.13, PME-PLE 0.10, MOA length 0.30, anterior width 0.28, posterior width 0.28. Leg measurements: I 3.85 (1.10, 1.35, 1.00, 0.40), II 3.70 (1.10, 1.30, 0.90, 0.40), III 2.45 (0.80, 0.75, 0.60, 0.30), IV 3.35 (1.05, 1.10, 0.85, 0.35). Carapace pear-shaped, yellow, cervical groove slightly distinct, fovea transverse, inner base of PMEs elevated. Chelicerae yellow, 3 promarginal and 3 retromarginal teeth. Endites almost square, yellow with very narrow, dark anterior edge, labium triangular, yellowish brown with yellow edge. Sternum cordiform, yellow with dark setae. Legs yellow without annulus, tibia I with 13 macrosetae, tibia II with 8 macrosetae. Abdomen elliptical, about 1.4 times longer than wide, in life, light yellowish green or grayish yellow when preserved with inconspicuous, white scaly spots; venter grayish yellow with inconspicuous, white scaly spots. Spinnerets yellow.
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Palp</emphasis>
(Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Araneus arcuatus sp. nov. male holotype A male palp, prolateral view B ibid., retrolateral view C ibid., ventral view D ibid., apical view. Scale bars: 0.1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1137.96306.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/786259" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">2</figureCitation>
): 2 patellar bristles; median apophysis large, arcuate in prolateral view, with two-pointed tips on opposite sides; embolus wide at base, slender and slightly curved distally; conductor triangular, concave at middle part; terminal apophysis about half the length of the bulb diameter, bifurcated distally.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Figure 2.</emphasis>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Araneus arcuatus</emphasis>
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sp. nov. male holotype
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">A</emphasis>
male palp, prolateral view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">B</emphasis>
ibid., retrolateral view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">C</emphasis>
ibid., ventral view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">D</emphasis>
ibid., apical view. Scale bars: 0.1 mm.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="75">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Female</emphasis>
(paratype IZCAS-Ar43085, Fig.
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). Total length 3.40. Carapace 1.30 long, 1.15 wide. Abdomen 2.35 long, 2.05 wide. Clypeus 0.08 high. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.10, ALE 0.08, PME 0.13, PLE 0.08, AME-AME 0.13, AME-ALE 0.15, PME-PME 0.15, PME-PLE 0.15, MOA length 0.33, anterior width 0.28, posterior width 0.30. Leg measurements: I 4.50 (1.30, 1.55, 1.20, 0.45), II 4.25 (1.25, 1.55, 1.05, 0.40), III 3.00 (0.95, 0.95, 0.75, 0.35), IV 4.15 (1.30, 1.40, 1.05, 0.40). Habitus similar to that of male, but white scaly spots more distinct.
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Epigyne</emphasis>
(Fig.
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): about 1.65 times wider than long, lacking scape; copulatory openings slit-like, close to posterior margin; copulatory ducts almost as long as the spermathecae diameter, coiled about 360°; spermathecae spherical, touching each other.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Variation</emphasis>
.
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Total length: ♂♂ 2.35-2.60; ♀♀ 3.15-3.40.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Distribution.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Known only from type localities (Yunnan, China).</paragraph>
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