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<taxonomicName id="4D906851ACC895359D0BA66F34CF9DFB" ID-CoL="478TX" ID-ENA="1112534" LSID="0131E743-1547-5FFF-9147-8ADB3F1A7D01" authority="(Yaginuma, 1970)" baseAuthorityName="Yaginuma" baseAuthorityYear="1970" class="Arachnida" family="Nesticidae" genus="Nesticella" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Nesticella brevipes" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brevipes">Nesticella brevipes (Yaginuma, 1970)</taxonomicName>
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<figureCitation id="5B83A33DC5651F1D604EDC2EAB81CAAA" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Nesticella brevipes A male palp (paratype), ventral view B same, retrolateral view C same, ventro-prolateral view D same, dorsal view E female epigyne (holotype), ventral view F same, female from Kyushu G vulva, dorsal view H habitus of male (old specimen from Kyushu); I habitus of female (specimen from Shikoku); J cephalic area of female, frontal view. Abbreviations: Cd - copulatory duct; Co - copulatory opening; Id - insemination duct; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A-G, J); 1.0 mm (H, I)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891289" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Figs 5A-J</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="CE36B175E46A324290976F5685946F9A" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Genitalia of Nesticella brevipes and N. terrestris A male palp of N. brevipes, ventral view B same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view E female epigyne, ventral view E male palp of N. terrestris, ventral view F same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view H female epigyne, ventral view. Abbreviations: Cl - lobe of conductor; Cm - median process of conductor; Co - copulatory opening; Cp - prolateral process of conductor; Cr - retrolateral process of conductor; Di I-II - distal process (es) I and II of paracymbium; Do - dorsal process of paracymbium; E - embolus; P - paracymbium; Ra - radical apophysis; Rx - radix; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus; Sd - sperm duct; St - subtegulum; Te - tegulum; Ve I-II - ventral processes I and II of paracymbium. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891291" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">, 7A-D</figureCitation>
<figureCitation id="826BC54927ADBDE25CCFE2D0E35C8F2C" captionStart="Figure 16" captionStartId="F16" captionText="Figure 16. Distribution of Nesticella and Howaia species in mainland Japan and Ryukyu Archipelago A distribution of N. brevipes and N. terrestris in mainland Japan and neighboring countries B distribution of Nesticella and Howaia species endemic to the Ryukyu Archipelago C distribution of H. mogera in mainland Japan and neighboring countries D distribution of H. mogera in the Ryukyu Archipelago and neighboring countries. Colored squares refer to the type localities of the species, colored dots indicate the locations of specimens whose morphology has been checked during this study, dashed areas refer to the generally known distribution of the species, question marks refer to unclear distributions (see &quot; remarks on misidentifications &quot; of N. brevipes and N. terrestris)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure16" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891300" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">
, 16A (Japanese name: ko-horahimegumo
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<taxonomicName id="149FFA33078C9C178088FBB60738EB53" class="Arachnida" family="Nesticidae" genus="Theridion" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Theridion pilula" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pilula">Theridion pilula</taxonomicName>
<bibRefCitation id="91AA13D0BEFB7ED2E47EE4613AC5233A" DOI="https://doi.org/10.2476/asjaa.5.186" author="Komatsu, T" journalOrPublisher="Acta Arachnologica" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" pagination="186 - 195" refId="B24" refString="Komatsu, T, 1940. On five species of spiders found in the Ryugado Cave, Tosa province. Acta Arachnologica 5 (3): 186 - 195, DOI: https://doi.org/10.2476/asjaa.5.186" title="On five species of spiders found in the Ryugado Cave, Tosa province." url="https://doi.org/10.2476/asjaa.5.186" volume="5" year="1940">Komatsu 1940</bibRefCitation>
: 194, fig. 5a-d (♀, misidentification).
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<taxonomicName id="B7532818ECF130D827231D3000D7BD82" authorityName="Yaginuma" authorityYear="1970" class="Arachnida" family="Nesticidae" genus="Nesticus" higherTaxonomySource="treatment-meta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Nesticus brevipes" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brevipes">Nesticus brevipes</taxonomicName>
<bibRefCitation id="7EFDC4AD6C4F9AA917F9549CFC61B953" author="Yaginuma, T" journalOrPublisher="Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Tokyo" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" pagination="385 - 394" refId="B57" refString="Yaginuma, T, 1970. Two new species of small nesticid spiders of Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Tokyo 13: 385 - 394" title="Two new species of small nesticid spiders of Japan." volume="13" year="1970">Yaginuma 1970</bibRefCitation>
: 386, figs 1, 2 (♂);
<bibRefCitation id="A1A2B03257B984FAB16AB338D76CC8D3" author="Yamaguchi, T" journalOrPublisher="Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Tokyo" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" pagination="171 - 180" refId="B62" refString="Yamaguchi, T, Yaginuma, T, 1971. The fauna of the insular lava caves in West Japan VIII. Araneae (Part 2). Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Tokyo 14: 171 - 180" title="The fauna of the insular lava caves in West Japan VIII. Araneae (Part 2)." volume="14" year="1971">Yamaguchi and Yaginuma 1971</bibRefCitation>
: 172, figs 1, 2 (♀);
<bibRefCitation id="D33B329525ACDE14C36301A7D390D8F3" author="Yaginuma, T" journalOrPublisher="Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Tokyo" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" pagination="619 - 622" refId="B58" refString="Yaginuma, T, 1972. Revision of the short-legged nesticid spiders of Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Tokyo 15: 619 - 622" title="Revision of the short-legged nesticid spiders of Japan." volume="15" year="1972">Yaginuma 1972</bibRefCitation>
: 619, fig. 2 (♂♀);
<bibRefCitation id="12850646CCB3EDC014E83263C69077F4" author="Irie, T" journalOrPublisher="Heptathela" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" pagination="30 - 37" refId="B19" refString="Irie, T, 1981. Cave spiders of Kyushu (IV). Heptathela 2: 30 - 37" title="Cave spiders of Kyushu (IV)." volume="2" year="1981">Irie 1981</bibRefCitation>
: 31, figs 1-3 (♂♀);
<bibRefCitation id="C807C0E6162127A975FF5680E3FBD484" author="Chikuni, Y" journalOrPublisher="Kaisei-sha Publishing Co., Tokyo" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" refId="B7" refString="Chikuni, Y, 1989. Pictorial encyclopedia of spiders in Japan. Kaisei-sha Publishing Co., Tokyo" title="Pictorial encyclopedia of spiders in Japan." year="1989">Chikuni 1989</bibRefCitation>
: 45, fig. 3 (♂♀);
<bibRefCitation id="2713A6B62131E9B99377BDC4F47A4BE1" author="Kamura, T" editor="Ono, H" journalOrPublisher="Tokai University Press, Kanagawa" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" pagination="345 - 355" refId="B20" refString="Kamura, T, Irie, T, 2009. Nesticidae. In: Ono, H, Ed., The spiders of Japan with keys to the families and genera and illustrations of the species. Tokai University Press, Kanagawa: 345 - 355" title="Nesticidae." volumeTitle="The spiders of Japan with keys to the families and genera and illustrations of the species." year="2009">Kamura and Irie 2009</bibRefCitation>
: 353, fig. 106 (♀).
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<paragraph id="58014E6A2509602A77FE8875F58F1D6B" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Type locality.</paragraph>
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Japan Shikoku Is., Kochi Pref., Tosa-Yamada-cho, Sakagawa,
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cave (龍河洞).
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: Honshu Is.:
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:
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,
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,
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leg. (FBPC);
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<collectingRegion id="039BE38C6112ADE15226F155F3BB646B" country="Japan" name="Shiga">Shiga Pref.</collectingRegion>
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:
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,
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,
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,
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,
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leg. (FBPC)
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;
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<specimenCount id="E0008A416172600950369EB2873AC163" type="female">1♀</specimenCount>
,
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,
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,
<collectorName id="B6F6F289DF06DEFB5622627146586029">M. Yoshida</collectorName>
leg. (FBPC)
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;
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Shikoku Is.:
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Pref
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:
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temple (建治寺), narrow and dry tunnel in the cliff near the temple,
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,
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,
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,
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leg. (FBPC);
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:
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(
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),
<collectingMunicipality id="AE59023B43260EEA685D8B928029F309">Kami</collectingMunicipality>
,
<location id="FCA4549F4877C887C2937FBD0595F8D0" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:0131E74315475FFF91478ADB3F1A7D01:FCA4549F4877C887C2937FBD0595F8D0" country="Japan" municipality="Kami" name="Tosayamadacho Sakakawa" stateProvince="Pref">Tosayamadacho Sakakawa</location>
,
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cave (龍河洞),
<collectingDate id="FDFEBA25919F47FE3DCC22246C721A51" value="1970-04-11">11.Apr.1970</collectingDate>
,
<collectorName id="113D182089EA7980FF6385B0699F4F68">S. Ueno</collectorName>
leg. (NMST-Ar.75)
</materialsCitation>
;
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<specimenCount id="BBCEB7EBE7E9089663C0514849BF7762" type="male">1♂</specimenCount>
(
<typeStatus id="4FE1415E9E3A469CBE276B551280CC0E">paratype</typeStatus>
), same data and locality (NMST-Ar.76)
</materialsCitation>
;
<materialsCitation id="1ECD85E8BB1F60251E57CB3600450274" collectingDate="2005-07-31" collectorName="A. Tanikawa" country="Japan" location="Fujicho" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-female="1" stateProvince="Saga Pref." typeStatus="paratype">
<emphasis id="FC89308FA8F1D0FB7FE6D1871082BAB0" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">
Kyushu Is.:
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</emphasis>
:
<specimenCount id="2C6D4F78654D880BC77D5E5F974CBE51" type="female">1♀</specimenCount>
,
<location id="DE2B3892EAFEC123EE31765A8055CC17" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:0131E74315475FFF91478ADB3F1A7D01:DE2B3892EAFEC123EE31765A8055CC17" country="Japan" name="Fujicho" stateProvince="Saga Pref.">Fujicho</location>
,
<collectingDate id="7D20E8477EC7AE3BA045992D42573F12" value="2005-07-31">31.Jul.2005</collectingDate>
,
<collectorName id="3673B6BC67B724C95239B88278B281B9">A. Tanikawa</collectorName>
leg. (MNHAH);
<emphasis id="F10EECD548EF2A4E3597DAB783A6FB54" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">
<collectingRegion id="3D7CCE7299A93FBEB9148ACA3D16F8E5" country="Japan" name="Kumamoto">Kumamoto Pref.</collectingRegion>
</emphasis>
</materialsCitation>
:
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<specimenCount id="C57E591D98C8BE4F3A290FFECA600F18" type="male">1♂</specimenCount>
,
<specimenCount id="90AD8511E2C55981E425465254ACCD6F" type="female">3♀</specimenCount>
,
<collectingCounty id="E487E857B31F0D0D885A37596DAD8C31">Aso-gun</collectingCounty>
,
<collectingMunicipality id="0A3693B32E8539AC90FCF52A9EABA499">Aso-machi</collectingMunicipality>
,
<location id="94C370445F03E088D3ADF18A18422B3A" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:0131E74315475FFF91478ADB3F1A7D01:94C370445F03E088D3ADF18A18422B3A" country="Japan" county="Aso-gun" municipality="Aso-machi" name="Kikuchi Keikoku" stateProvince="Kyushu Is.">Kikuchi Keikoku</location>
gorge,
<collectingDate id="F868EF69E1CB37CD9E7F95ED06890283" value="2003-08-08">8.Aug.2003</collectingDate>
,
<collectorName id="29EA289B035E08228E6FE84AE655F4CE">T. Irie</collectorName>
leg. (NSMT-Ar.5689); same locality,
<collectingDate id="E4FE97F543A12F3843A38893013DE64B" value="2004-07-11">11.Jul.2004</collectingDate>
,
<collectorName id="B2F8E2C991A179483C52E3ED808E0C41">T. Irie</collectorName>
leg. (NSMT-Ar.5713)
</materialsCitation>
;
<materialsCitation id="1629D80E18376E8A329997A4BDC04A3E" collectingDate="2004-05-23" collectorName="T. Irie" country="Japan" location="Kashiwagawa" municipality="Tonochi-machi" specimenCount="3" specimenCount-female="2" specimenCount-male="1" stateProvince="Kyushu Is." typeStatus="paratype">
<specimenCount id="701A846BC64D06149825E8128848E665" type="male">1♂</specimenCount>
,
<specimenCount id="7D675E07FDABBC39D20CC6DE3346A8E7" type="female">2♀</specimenCount>
, Kami-mashiki-gun,
<collectingMunicipality id="B1DC7817CD299D37AD29159ACAE348C2">Tonochi-machi</collectingMunicipality>
,
<location id="B3BCE3192ED58DFA3EAC1A807F432DEF" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:0131E74315475FFF91478ADB3F1A7D01:B3BCE3192ED58DFA3EAC1A807F432DEF" country="Japan" municipality="Tonochi-machi" name="Kashiwagawa" stateProvince="Kyushu Is.">Kashiwagawa</location>
,
<collectingDate id="06E016546959982D6835D67FDBF81DFB" value="2004-05-23">23.May.2004</collectingDate>
,
<collectorName id="769C36F22DD8AC1463D55945D227CE2F">T. Irie</collectorName>
leg. (NMST-Ar.5728, identified as
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<emphasis id="428B218124EB5618A24B3517C7593FBD" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">H. mogera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
)
</materialsCitation>
;
<materialsCitation id="FDDC3FEA16116CBA5D712F0F73068A0B" collectingDate="2004-05-13" collectorName="T. Irie" country="Japan" county="Kuma-gun" location="Otaki" municipality="Itsuki-mura" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-female="1" stateProvince="Ōita Pref." typeStatus="paratype">
<specimenCount id="5FC4DC9783A7235AA2E4A88196F81091" type="female">1♀</specimenCount>
,
<collectingCounty id="49C298B7AF5CFCDE49A63DFBD41615DC">Kuma-gun</collectingCounty>
,
<collectingMunicipality id="2638FFE6D74268F41D4AE0E8813B39D5">Itsuki-mura</collectingMunicipality>
,
<location id="7E686E47D95B775B0341D6536F1FE0A4" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:0131E74315475FFF91478ADB3F1A7D01:7E686E47D95B775B0341D6536F1FE0A4" country="Japan" county="Kuma-gun" municipality="Itsuki-mura" name="Otaki" stateProvince="Ōita Pref.">Otaki</location>
,
<collectingDate id="072B1F88609266DA58A197BEDC7EA37F" value="2004-05-13">13.May.2004</collectingDate>
,
<collectorName id="60061A373BCE8D417F17AAB0FF4F01E7">T. Irie</collectorName>
leg. (NMST-Ar.5721);
<emphasis id="28D46C6C00E36B8CC83CCAA47E002197" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">
<collectingRegion id="4686DD3979FF59E0DF011199565A34EA" country="Japan" name="Oita">
<normalizedToken id="F045A121E321722B92B5DC68D527E690" originalValue="Ōita">Ōita</normalizedToken>
Pref.
</collectingRegion>
</emphasis>
</materialsCitation>
:
<materialsCitation id="7253B8D2DCBD6E897AE365DEE56BF088" collectingDate="2019-03-17" collectorName="F. Ballarin" country="Japan" elevation="38" latitude="33.16747" location="Ochi Shimohetsugi" longLatPrecision="1" longitude="131.67679" specimenCount="2" specimenCount-female="2" stateProvince="Kagoshima Pref." typeStatus="paratype">
<specimenCount id="A28588688579BD9E53323EDF87C930C5" type="female">2♀</specimenCount>
,
<normalizedToken id="2338CD608C1F032768BD7FA9F087860E" originalValue="Ōita-shi">Ōita-shi</normalizedToken>
,
<location id="9D3ED36ACA0A8376B35EDAC926E418FB" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:0131E74315475FFF91478ADB3F1A7D01:9D3ED36ACA0A8376B35EDAC926E418FB" country="Japan" latitude="33.16747" longLatPrecision="1" longitude="131.67679" name="Ochi Shimohetsugi" stateProvince="Kagoshima Pref.">Ochi Shimohetsugi</location>
,
<normalizedToken id="D9831BA38042A1B121A33BF7A065EDCC" originalValue="Ōzuru-doukustu-iseki">Ōzuru-doukustu-iseki</normalizedToken>
cave (尾津留洞窟遺跡),
<quantity id="B43BB90DA36EFCA161F3B016F17325DE" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.8" unit="m" value="38.0">
<elevation id="7594161D1E0C296B55EC453E267CEC9F" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.8" unit="m" value="38.0">38 m</elevation>
</quantity>
large and rather dry cave,
<geoCoordinate id="964B5371B97E476A833C93F7AA42502E" degrees="33.16747" direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="33.16747">33.16747°N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="A2325BFFB99208A2C7778250D33BB783" degrees="131.67679" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="131.67679">131.67679°E</geoCoordinate>
,
<collectingDate id="F589FBFE34E80D92778CA6F80E6BBAA0" value="2019-03-17">17.Mar.2019</collectingDate>
,
<collectorName id="6FFF3AF69A9F2AB33393A251DFA44922">F. Ballarin</collectorName>
leg. (FBPC);
<emphasis id="54503631095139F798BBCFB933B9DAD9" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">
<collectingRegion id="5662B6190E63443CBE33645FD7EF462B" country="Japan" name="Kagoshima">Kagoshima Pref.</collectingRegion>
</emphasis>
</materialsCitation>
:
<materialsCitation id="5125924E795EA6539C63BF141A656466" collectingDate="2007-02-26" collectorName="K. Ishii" country="Japan" location="Kawabe-cho" municipality="Minami Kyushu-shi" specimenCount="2" specimenCount-female="2" stateProvince="Kyushu Is." typeStatus="paratype">
<specimenCount id="EF2B9FCBCCDC2782B2109C68919B6C47" type="female">2♀</specimenCount>
,
<collectingMunicipality id="1B00DAE98A2D1FB6AF1BCB978390D5AE">Minami Kyushu-shi</collectingMunicipality>
,
<location id="4F25EFB1C9224377EE689C80F3869523" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:0131E74315475FFF91478ADB3F1A7D01:4F25EFB1C9224377EE689C80F3869523" country="Japan" municipality="Minami Kyushu-shi" name="Kawabe-cho" stateProvince="Kyushu Is.">Kawabe-cho</location>
,
<collectingDate id="1B55A4256786D3C4D223F6839D33628F" value="2007-02-26">26.Feb.2007</collectingDate>
,
<collectorName id="C23E29EB2F87596DDE769898F7031CA4">K. Ishii</collectorName>
leg. (NMST-Ar.14585, identified as
<taxonomicName id="72548E2EC5AAEC20ADC880A8708CFFA7" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="H. mogera" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="mogera">
<emphasis id="E03DE44D6E0F0A6EA28A0DD3D56B384A" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">H. mogera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
)
</materialsCitation>
;
<materialsCitation id="412E0731F077B67DD484FA2D7FC8E3A1" collectingDate="2007-12-09" collectorName="K. Ishii" country="Japan" location="Kasasa-cho" municipality="Minamisatsuma-shi" specimenCount="1" specimenCount-female="1" stateProvince="Kyushu Is." typeStatus="paratype">
<specimenCount id="CEE8490DF4F659FD9CDEBF5DB40BABE8" type="female">1♀</specimenCount>
,
<collectingMunicipality id="1899EE59B65ACE50027E2E7240D3F634">Minamisatsuma-shi</collectingMunicipality>
,
<location id="EF8C8D583F22FF14AB7F68680A396D57" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:0131E74315475FFF91478ADB3F1A7D01:EF8C8D583F22FF14AB7F68680A396D57" country="Japan" municipality="Minamisatsuma-shi" name="Kasasa-cho" stateProvince="Kyushu Is.">Kasasa-cho</location>
;
<collectingDate id="0051129D7D3D235069E301944FA252C3" value="2007-12-09">9.Dec.2007</collectingDate>
,
<collectorName id="B72FB9CE21342CB0D863F4BD9EE023C6">K. Ishii</collectorName>
leg. (NSMT-Ar.14513)
</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="E9079D409277DE55A5A2F5C7F95005BD" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="D55E16C0210AE815784842E17624FDD2" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="47BED79B55D536D356CA48DCDD603AF3" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">
This species is closely related to
<taxonomicName id="77D5A280A87329022CD8AF12CF6512BD" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. terrestris" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="terrestris">
<emphasis id="526B932D4EA7FB2EACF3372B67988895" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. terrestris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="22BAADD3B0CFC93B9214B7056D178DA7" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. silvicola" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="silvicola">
<emphasis id="A4BAB4416A21D8AEDB41018B426A08F0" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. silvicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Male of
<taxonomicName id="9E23501D1EDE706CE11EE949108049B5" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. brevipes" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="brevipes">
<emphasis id="AA6F10A59B6D31D6049036B197DA269A" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be distinguished from male of the latter two species by the presence of two distal processes of paracymbium (Di-I-II), a sharper radical apophysis (Ra), and a thinner median process of conductor (Cm) (vs a single, sharper Di, a stockier Ra, and a thicker Cm in
<taxonomicName id="ED2F63AD3160BA4873958552DDF06EBE" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. terrestris" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="terrestris">
<emphasis id="C900165AE4B7A922D994577F2F22BE7B" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. terrestris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="C70B0F950870BD6C11EBD4D22A7831F9" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. silvicola" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="silvicola">
<emphasis id="30A0A2B1674D4D78DA1DF75E5D5F14D3" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. silvicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
). (Figs
<figureCitation id="AD5C66652B535987DDD10F6E5DE1E8B9" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Nesticella brevipes A male palp (paratype), ventral view B same, retrolateral view C same, ventro-prolateral view D same, dorsal view E female epigyne (holotype), ventral view F same, female from Kyushu G vulva, dorsal view H habitus of male (old specimen from Kyushu); I habitus of female (specimen from Shikoku); J cephalic area of female, frontal view. Abbreviations: Cd - copulatory duct; Co - copulatory opening; Id - insemination duct; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A-G, J); 1.0 mm (H, I)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891289" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">5A-D</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="B14EDBF7F86E9501195FF325D37517C0" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Genitalia of Nesticella brevipes and N. terrestris A male palp of N. brevipes, ventral view B same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view E female epigyne, ventral view E male palp of N. terrestris, ventral view F same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view H female epigyne, ventral view. Abbreviations: Cl - lobe of conductor; Cm - median process of conductor; Co - copulatory opening; Cp - prolateral process of conductor; Cr - retrolateral process of conductor; Di I-II - distal process (es) I and II of paracymbium; Do - dorsal process of paracymbium; E - embolus; P - paracymbium; Ra - radical apophysis; Rx - radix; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus; Sd - sperm duct; St - subtegulum; Te - tegulum; Ve I-II - ventral processes I and II of paracymbium. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891291" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">7A-C</figureCitation>
cf. Figs
<figureCitation id="ADC897D6D1A504226E430DF71716489D" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Nesticella terrestris A male palp (one of the topotypes), ventral view B same, retrolateral view C same, ventro-prolateral view D same, dorsal view E female epigyne (topotype), ventral view F same after dissection, shape variation G vulva, dorsal view H habitus of male (topotype) I habitus of female J cephalic area of female, frontal view. Abbreviations: Cd - copulatory duct; Co - copulatory opening; Id - insemination duct; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A-G, J); 1.0 mm (H, I)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891290" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">6A-D</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="EC663591AA68BF0B59622197549BF9BD" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Genitalia of Nesticella brevipes and N. terrestris A male palp of N. brevipes, ventral view B same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view E female epigyne, ventral view E male palp of N. terrestris, ventral view F same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view H female epigyne, ventral view. Abbreviations: Cl - lobe of conductor; Cm - median process of conductor; Co - copulatory opening; Cp - prolateral process of conductor; Cr - retrolateral process of conductor; Di I-II - distal process (es) I and II of paracymbium; Do - dorsal process of paracymbium; E - embolus; P - paracymbium; Ra - radical apophysis; Rx - radix; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus; Sd - sperm duct; St - subtegulum; Te - tegulum; Ve I-II - ventral processes I and II of paracymbium. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891291" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">7E-G</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="0D34BAA304654C2E81E8D2BE976F70A1" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Nesticella silvicola sp. nov. A male palp (holotype), ventral view B same, retrolateral view C same, ventro-prolateral view D same, dorsal view E female epigyne (one of the paratypes), ventral view F same, from shape variation G vulva, dorsal view H habitus of male I habitus of female J cephalic area of female, frontal view. Abbreviations: Cd - copulatory duct; Co - copulatory opening; Id - insemination duct; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A-G, J); 1.0 mm (H, I)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891292" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">8A-D</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="4F4E575999E5635C26F835CA23193E4F" captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. Genitalia of Nesticella silvicola sp. nov. and N. insulana sp. nov. A male palp of N. silvicola sp. nov., ventral view B same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view E female epigyne, ventral view E male palp of N. insulana sp. nov., ventral view F same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view H female epigyne, ventral view. Abbreviations: Cl - lobe of conductor; Cm - median process of conductor; Co - copulatory opening; Cp - prolateral process of conductor; Cr - retrolateral process of conductor; Di I-II - distal process (es) I and II of paracymbium; Do - dorsal process of paracymbium; E - embolus; P - paracymbium; Ra - radical apophysis; Rx - radix; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus; Sd - sperm duct; St - subtegulum; Te - tegulum; Ve I-II - ventral processes I and II of paracymbium. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891294" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">10A-C</figureCitation>
). In addition, the origin of the embolus (E) from the radix is located in a different position than in
<taxonomicName id="F2EE0EA97F5C6847AFB898AE96F7BFA6" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. terrestris" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="terrestris">
<emphasis id="EF003D647F38576700F8C4CB51F24E81" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. terrestris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(4:30
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in
<taxonomicName id="4E840980B0E07D497D21CC802EBFE46C" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. brevipes" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="brevipes">
<emphasis id="4A82E1D246DC88418666EE311EDFE823" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
vs 6:00
<normalizedToken id="214977D6B9854C348B0E416C967E0373" originalValue="oclock">o'clock</normalizedToken>
in
<taxonomicName id="5ADA7A6EDEE22AEEF9EA68619A64BC27" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. terrestris" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="terrestris">
<emphasis id="BAAF683BBE9A85BB4F8847EF22CB2324" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. terrestris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) (Figs
<figureCitation id="0E9817CD04A8AD43D65940462304BB27" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Nesticella brevipes A male palp (paratype), ventral view B same, retrolateral view C same, ventro-prolateral view D same, dorsal view E female epigyne (holotype), ventral view F same, female from Kyushu G vulva, dorsal view H habitus of male (old specimen from Kyushu); I habitus of female (specimen from Shikoku); J cephalic area of female, frontal view. Abbreviations: Cd - copulatory duct; Co - copulatory opening; Id - insemination duct; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A-G, J); 1.0 mm (H, I)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891289" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">5A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="E082ACAD6D923F56E3F16B32536FF95A" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Genitalia of Nesticella brevipes and N. terrestris A male palp of N. brevipes, ventral view B same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view E female epigyne, ventral view E male palp of N. terrestris, ventral view F same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view H female epigyne, ventral view. Abbreviations: Cl - lobe of conductor; Cm - median process of conductor; Co - copulatory opening; Cp - prolateral process of conductor; Cr - retrolateral process of conductor; Di I-II - distal process (es) I and II of paracymbium; Do - dorsal process of paracymbium; E - embolus; P - paracymbium; Ra - radical apophysis; Rx - radix; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus; Sd - sperm duct; St - subtegulum; Te - tegulum; Ve I-II - ventral processes I and II of paracymbium. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891291" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">7A</figureCitation>
cf. Figs
<figureCitation id="019361151E77DD9BC5CD37BF9DD5DB56" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Nesticella terrestris A male palp (one of the topotypes), ventral view B same, retrolateral view C same, ventro-prolateral view D same, dorsal view E female epigyne (topotype), ventral view F same after dissection, shape variation G vulva, dorsal view H habitus of male (topotype) I habitus of female J cephalic area of female, frontal view. Abbreviations: Cd - copulatory duct; Co - copulatory opening; Id - insemination duct; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A-G, J); 1.0 mm (H, I)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891290" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">6A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="6099DB09CAEB31F2A21AF8D6D34E15B7" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Genitalia of Nesticella brevipes and N. terrestris A male palp of N. brevipes, ventral view B same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view E female epigyne, ventral view E male palp of N. terrestris, ventral view F same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view H female epigyne, ventral view. Abbreviations: Cl - lobe of conductor; Cm - median process of conductor; Co - copulatory opening; Cp - prolateral process of conductor; Cr - retrolateral process of conductor; Di I-II - distal process (es) I and II of paracymbium; Do - dorsal process of paracymbium; E - embolus; P - paracymbium; Ra - radical apophysis; Rx - radix; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus; Sd - sperm duct; St - subtegulum; Te - tegulum; Ve I-II - ventral processes I and II of paracymbium. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891291" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">7E</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<caption id="C2C4C42D57C9FD0CF02114551D8D5032" doi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891289" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" start="Figure 5" startId="F5">
<paragraph id="5E949D6396972390A2063EA4E4FDDED5" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">
<emphasis id="684CAB1F654F8B297B9DC007846A231E" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Figure 5.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="D5DB3E0E0576467ED02D2D54BB1B9DDA" baseAuthorityName="Yaginuma" baseAuthorityYear="1970" class="Arachnida" family="Nesticidae" genus="Nesticella" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Nesticella brevipes" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brevipes">
<emphasis id="ED708D6A863916C3F04CB31981EF2EF6" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Nesticella brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="E49D54179F3A788E0AC56E3BE606A68C" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">A</emphasis>
male palp (paratype), ventral view
<emphasis id="5124BAAF0705B7F7C314C4353E807FEF" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">B</emphasis>
same, retrolateral view
<emphasis id="F5DF7021F506C64A21BB4E4EDB90F680" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">C</emphasis>
same, ventro-prolateral view
<emphasis id="C36EAFD9F2A4F1DBC155B71D43CE4DD3" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">D</emphasis>
same, dorsal view
<emphasis id="CB9A934C4D54A9A0A454571686B0F12B" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">E</emphasis>
female epigyne (holotype), ventral view
<emphasis id="523A648263D781CC74E51465B5D1C4D3" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">F</emphasis>
same, female from Kyushu
<emphasis id="1583E65FCACF2717478042F2C6D17206" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">G</emphasis>
vulva, dorsal view
<emphasis id="B3964C6A1314ABDF099FC958A4DC6883" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">H</emphasis>
habitus of male (old specimen from Kyushu); I habitus of female (specimen from Shikoku); J cephalic area of female, frontal view. Abbreviations: Cd - copulatory duct; Co - copulatory opening; Id - insemination duct; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (
<emphasis id="347244361F691C85BB5DBC31502DB775" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">A-G, J</emphasis>
); 1.0 mm (
<emphasis id="C899E2B8427FD2A1EFE8D4FBA905CD55" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">H, I</emphasis>
).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="86548CD272500C5E377A33FCEC42E322" doi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891290" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" start="Figure 6" startId="F6">
<paragraph id="BE078016D17A90FCD616A666EAECA4D8" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">
<emphasis id="6A1C334C30C227A771D59F39ED6EF1C5" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Figure 6.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="870C6B0CE06C3680EAC89FC326CED764" baseAuthorityName="Yaginuma" baseAuthorityYear="1970" class="Arachnida" family="Nesticidae" genus="Nesticella" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Nesticella terrestris" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="terrestris">
<emphasis id="2F0829004FBDD3C86BBCF0B0222B2D50" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Nesticella terrestris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="7E2F1F2143A218248F90D4991B35E6AF" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">A</emphasis>
male palp (one of the topotypes), ventral view
<emphasis id="CF021DA91531DE5E6BCA994C4EBF2450" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">B</emphasis>
same, retrolateral view
<emphasis id="16FA2E4951C389E999B050930FA0CAED" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">C</emphasis>
same, ventro-prolateral view
<emphasis id="01780B1424EA38792998B5107CA097F9" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">D</emphasis>
same, dorsal view
<emphasis id="7438798743C0240E595FFFD598C44D73" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">E</emphasis>
female epigyne (topotype), ventral view
<emphasis id="9C07EFC690E6C5A3DCB1546516701ABE" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">F</emphasis>
same after dissection, shape variation
<emphasis id="5E59289402E575DEF31082F15CC90157" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">G</emphasis>
vulva, dorsal view
<emphasis id="8ADBCBF12E8DDD0FFE6C55E359B6FAF0" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">H</emphasis>
habitus of male (topotype)
<emphasis id="B16142D5A24F8E352A2C5440F1EF14AD" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">I</emphasis>
habitus of female
<emphasis id="F1BE848532A33AD7F7EEDE82C805A98C" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">J</emphasis>
cephalic area of female, frontal view. Abbreviations: Cd - copulatory duct; Co - copulatory opening; Id - insemination duct; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (
<emphasis id="746F2C5472FF07E4347FCFF0A2456430" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">A-G, J</emphasis>
); 1.0 mm (
<emphasis id="7C286EEFD9F1ADF3ECB65A8DEEECB698" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">H, I</emphasis>
).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="1C2D851ACEE372168D48E71C481BD398" doi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891291" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" start="Figure 7" startId="F7">
<paragraph id="299D967C7A5A397F7734A824C5100487" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">
<emphasis id="13335DA3D0242983BA63CE0582E8F23C" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Figure 7.</emphasis>
Genitalia of
<taxonomicName id="6B2B0C47A8E927EDA03318EC198AD943" baseAuthorityName="Yaginuma" baseAuthorityYear="1970" class="Arachnida" family="Nesticidae" genus="Nesticella" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Nesticella brevipes" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brevipes">
<emphasis id="9535DAB1711BF66B1EE44D12A6B4AD36" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Nesticella brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="3A2F54F0A328667C6A949ED72E98CB3D" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. terrestris" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="terrestris">
<emphasis id="31E1A40708F6E86A5BD48845D469F451" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. terrestris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="E96BC34B61392F3101C8B03868DCAF76" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">A</emphasis>
male palp of
<taxonomicName id="BD80349B682DC40053D3F98D5BB90329" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. brevipes" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="brevipes">
<emphasis id="014D87B2A9979208A1B161A777133FED" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, ventral view
<emphasis id="9744A0DAD82C752B5C0C4E56423E23EA" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">B</emphasis>
same, retrolateral view
<emphasis id="AE563D3252B2752C1CC9771F7B1BE3BF" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">C</emphasis>
detail or paracymbium, dorsal view
<emphasis id="9ED98453482B44B69AD82F2C5A3F779D" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">E</emphasis>
female epigyne, ventral view
<emphasis id="5E1E0D73125885677BA9FE99B2C2B5A5" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">E</emphasis>
male palp of
<taxonomicName id="67710BC0808CF792F774A4CC88BD34D9" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. terrestris" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="terrestris">
<emphasis id="D986B15A93833F2265886DC6918F6DEC" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. terrestris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, ventral view
<emphasis id="9BD43F59D308D3B04EA27C739B7A4ACB" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">F</emphasis>
same, retrolateral view
<emphasis id="A2FD79406A46BFAC8BA042FA34F532B9" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">C</emphasis>
detail or paracymbium, dorsal view
<emphasis id="45F804C41ABC0654DB3C029420B1AFA4" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">H</emphasis>
female epigyne, ventral view. Abbreviations: Cl - lobe of conductor; Cm - median process of conductor; Co - copulatory opening; Cp - prolateral process of conductor; Cr - retrolateral process of conductor; Di I-II - distal process(es) I and II of paracymbium; Do - dorsal process of paracymbium; E - embolus; P - paracymbium; Ra - radical apophysis; Rx - radix; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus; Sd - sperm duct; St - subtegulum; Te - tegulum; Ve I-II - ventral processes I and II of paracymbium. Scale bars: 0.2 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="6CD657CAC81CB3FCA0AE43297B3B7287" doi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891292" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" start="Figure 8" startId="F8">
<paragraph id="034BDB5B9A03582C4EC491BFD789A437" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">
<emphasis id="3B7A5C81ADB4307F37C4A9AF52DF176C" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Figure 8.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="E4E0C2CC8A2F8B87512A2786D4A3E244" authorityName="Ballarin &amp; Eguchi" authorityYear="2023" class="Arachnida" family="Nesticidae" genus="Nesticella" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Nesticella silvicola" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="silvicola">
<emphasis id="FACA20A348320F5235C6E3105B95797F" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Nesticella silvicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov.
<emphasis id="237F5599B507E75E4B9B254F8FE57871" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">A</emphasis>
male palp (holotype), ventral view
<emphasis id="3D8503F7BD21ABFBBA471BB5AC26D85E" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">B</emphasis>
same, retrolateral view
<emphasis id="8AC03E16305113B6BD6EB47FFACA574E" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">C</emphasis>
same, ventro-prolateral view
<emphasis id="B517369D2CF5A2C1CF0D3B9E333AA50D" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">D</emphasis>
same, dorsal view
<emphasis id="7AF712FA9032130B3272F2750C33344D" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">E</emphasis>
female epigyne (one of the paratypes), ventral view
<emphasis id="15FCB8C81FC9739F23861398A02DED65" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">F</emphasis>
same, from shape variation
<emphasis id="2AEB13E01E8A366552FFDA75ED0E771D" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">G</emphasis>
vulva, dorsal view
<emphasis id="3F93BEA2EAA0AD0A9BC53F8E97038269" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">H</emphasis>
habitus of male
<emphasis id="EC73D6444013F0496B01BE40857A646F" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">I</emphasis>
habitus of female
<emphasis id="213A6D3CDD34AEE84989654C0899B04A" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">J</emphasis>
cephalic area of female, frontal view. Abbreviations: Cd - copulatory duct; Co - copulatory opening; Id - insemination duct; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (
<emphasis id="DC877E1B91D7EC1652ABA782F4A77054" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">A-G, J</emphasis>
); 1.0 mm (
<emphasis id="A86E7962358846FF2993DE55884414F7" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">H, I</emphasis>
).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="06B1892C9C23FFC92BBA3441016C2D43" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">
Female of
<taxonomicName id="78CA66305FE9592D4057B75D188B48C6" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. brevipes" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="brevipes">
<emphasis id="B8BF6DB96377904C3422B9317C9983D6" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be separated from female of
<taxonomicName id="A86F2ABC246541C0DB199B371435EC74" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. terrestris" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="terrestris">
<emphasis id="0DF1A65C259A7CE2E3504C5A89365369" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. terrestris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="7B5088267310217B5472796A426BA194" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. silvicola" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="silvicola">
<emphasis id="1075934C9A7DD2030135540174D9D0BD" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. silvicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the slimmer scapus (Sc), approximately as long as wide, usually with a more rounded posterior margin (vs a larger Sc, ~ 1.5-2.0
<normalizedToken id="828FA8230096A8CE5A5FF8CA93DD5343" originalValue="×">x</normalizedToken>
wider than long, having a flatter posterior margin in
<taxonomicName id="D4FF322866F6DC7FAC866E30B50CA58E" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. terrestris" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="terrestris">
<emphasis id="898AC20CF8CA23F0191101F78FDCBAA7" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. terrestris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="2E5E9E6B0E958943B35B2D4FF9D97303" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. silvicola" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="silvicola">
<emphasis id="EC6363CE2FD97571D33FAA1A920EACDC" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. silvicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) (Figs
<figureCitation id="5B7F70C19D9AE877B62B88C2853DF8B0" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Nesticella brevipes A male palp (paratype), ventral view B same, retrolateral view C same, ventro-prolateral view D same, dorsal view E female epigyne (holotype), ventral view F same, female from Kyushu G vulva, dorsal view H habitus of male (old specimen from Kyushu); I habitus of female (specimen from Shikoku); J cephalic area of female, frontal view. Abbreviations: Cd - copulatory duct; Co - copulatory opening; Id - insemination duct; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A-G, J); 1.0 mm (H, I)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891289" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">5E, F</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="2C3D80123507D37C2F1064CE0C3D30CB" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Genitalia of Nesticella brevipes and N. terrestris A male palp of N. brevipes, ventral view B same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view E female epigyne, ventral view E male palp of N. terrestris, ventral view F same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view H female epigyne, ventral view. Abbreviations: Cl - lobe of conductor; Cm - median process of conductor; Co - copulatory opening; Cp - prolateral process of conductor; Cr - retrolateral process of conductor; Di I-II - distal process (es) I and II of paracymbium; Do - dorsal process of paracymbium; E - embolus; P - paracymbium; Ra - radical apophysis; Rx - radix; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus; Sd - sperm duct; St - subtegulum; Te - tegulum; Ve I-II - ventral processes I and II of paracymbium. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891291" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">7D</figureCitation>
cf. Figs
<figureCitation id="E4734F5EDA8F45400572F0AE0F086BB8" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Nesticella terrestris A male palp (one of the topotypes), ventral view B same, retrolateral view C same, ventro-prolateral view D same, dorsal view E female epigyne (topotype), ventral view F same after dissection, shape variation G vulva, dorsal view H habitus of male (topotype) I habitus of female J cephalic area of female, frontal view. Abbreviations: Cd - copulatory duct; Co - copulatory opening; Id - insemination duct; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A-G, J); 1.0 mm (H, I)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891290" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">6E, F</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="610D4E5EC82697430B0438256F4E16A9" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Genitalia of Nesticella brevipes and N. terrestris A male palp of N. brevipes, ventral view B same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view E female epigyne, ventral view E male palp of N. terrestris, ventral view F same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view H female epigyne, ventral view. Abbreviations: Cl - lobe of conductor; Cm - median process of conductor; Co - copulatory opening; Cp - prolateral process of conductor; Cr - retrolateral process of conductor; Di I-II - distal process (es) I and II of paracymbium; Do - dorsal process of paracymbium; E - embolus; P - paracymbium; Ra - radical apophysis; Rx - radix; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus; Sd - sperm duct; St - subtegulum; Te - tegulum; Ve I-II - ventral processes I and II of paracymbium. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891291" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">7H</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="6306DC6A018367BFEC50AA36BCC606D7" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Nesticella silvicola sp. nov. A male palp (holotype), ventral view B same, retrolateral view C same, ventro-prolateral view D same, dorsal view E female epigyne (one of the paratypes), ventral view F same, from shape variation G vulva, dorsal view H habitus of male I habitus of female J cephalic area of female, frontal view. Abbreviations: Cd - copulatory duct; Co - copulatory opening; Id - insemination duct; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A-G, J); 1.0 mm (H, I)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891292" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">8E, F</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="8AF27450082D77F8A71760A7F41AC9F6" captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. Genitalia of Nesticella silvicola sp. nov. and N. insulana sp. nov. A male palp of N. silvicola sp. nov., ventral view B same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view E female epigyne, ventral view E male palp of N. insulana sp. nov., ventral view F same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view H female epigyne, ventral view. Abbreviations: Cl - lobe of conductor; Cm - median process of conductor; Co - copulatory opening; Cp - prolateral process of conductor; Cr - retrolateral process of conductor; Di I-II - distal process (es) I and II of paracymbium; Do - dorsal process of paracymbium; E - embolus; P - paracymbium; Ra - radical apophysis; Rx - radix; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus; Sd - sperm duct; St - subtegulum; Te - tegulum; Ve I-II - ventral processes I and II of paracymbium. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891294" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">10D</figureCitation>
). In addition,
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<emphasis id="01A3709A32A0B9F9952276646E3D7DEE" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. brevipes</emphasis>
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shows wider spermathecae (S) than the diameter of the copulatory ducts (Cd) (vs same diameter of Cd in
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<emphasis id="5F26ABD396DE89E5D539752FEEB5A2DE" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. terrestris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="AB61284FF09840F35447C94C8AF0EF73" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. silvicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) and internal ducts with a more convoluted and irregular trend (vs more straight ducts in
<taxonomicName id="4BAC83D49FC66F7E500B2958F6CB8B4B" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. terrestris" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="terrestris">
<emphasis id="93FCFDA8F531A676B93404D427BF3502" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. terrestris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
or strongly bent in the middle in
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<emphasis id="9EB864979B90F7430FB89BB2B64A7B88" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. silvicola</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
both with less clear coils). (Figs
<figureCitation id="7751B8CE8E85D8D6D9D9F091231BC4F2" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Nesticella brevipes A male palp (paratype), ventral view B same, retrolateral view C same, ventro-prolateral view D same, dorsal view E female epigyne (holotype), ventral view F same, female from Kyushu G vulva, dorsal view H habitus of male (old specimen from Kyushu); I habitus of female (specimen from Shikoku); J cephalic area of female, frontal view. Abbreviations: Cd - copulatory duct; Co - copulatory opening; Id - insemination duct; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A-G, J); 1.0 mm (H, I)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891289" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">5E-G</figureCitation>
cf. Figs
<figureCitation id="81E436809317F97FD1F58F86105BEF52" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Nesticella terrestris A male palp (one of the topotypes), ventral view B same, retrolateral view C same, ventro-prolateral view D same, dorsal view E female epigyne (topotype), ventral view F same after dissection, shape variation G vulva, dorsal view H habitus of male (topotype) I habitus of female J cephalic area of female, frontal view. Abbreviations: Cd - copulatory duct; Co - copulatory opening; Id - insemination duct; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A-G, J); 1.0 mm (H, I)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891290" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">6E-G</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="D0B94D029F15EBE0F5CB56A135682F81" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Nesticella silvicola sp. nov. A male palp (holotype), ventral view B same, retrolateral view C same, ventro-prolateral view D same, dorsal view E female epigyne (one of the paratypes), ventral view F same, from shape variation G vulva, dorsal view H habitus of male I habitus of female J cephalic area of female, frontal view. Abbreviations: Cd - copulatory duct; Co - copulatory opening; Id - insemination duct; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A-G, J); 1.0 mm (H, I)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891292" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">8E-G</figureCitation>
). In addition,
<taxonomicName id="3251CBC11C3485756660C2CF9228995A" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. brevipes" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="brevipes">
<emphasis id="CD03980A33EC840BC4FC309C461800F9" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is generally smaller is size than
<taxonomicName id="04ED08832283B151EC5A7D7167DCDC4C" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. terrestris" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="terrestris">
<emphasis id="CD3E0A745212A1A8DEA043FA6F2162B4" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. terrestris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(females 1.76-2.50 vs 2.31-3.30, see also Fig.
<figureCitation id="620671823581B3E7550E3717DDE1AB8D" captionStart="Figure 17" captionStartId="F17" captionText="Figure 17. Size comparison between Nesticella brevipes and N. terrestris A visual comparison of adult females of Nesticella brevipes (left) and N. terrestris (right) B Scatterplot of the Tibia I / carapace lengths ratio in females of N. brevipes (blue circle) and N. terrestris (orange circles). Measurements are reported in millimeters. Scale bar: 1 mm (A)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure17" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891301" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">17A, B</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="F1DFE88D787DA8A5EB89E70F9F236B06" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" type="redescription">
<paragraph id="B2A582DABA70F6E55E08E2D66F5E38D7" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Redescription of male</paragraph>
<paragraph id="A3A3258A0363C6D97C84B598174A6B93" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">
<emphasis id="CE7A0F93AB74754E0DD60EC1F4DC51FD" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">(paratype).</emphasis>
Habitus as in Fig.
<figureCitation id="EB40399854C126DE51E7B2D0EC7303BC" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Nesticella brevipes A male palp (paratype), ventral view B same, retrolateral view C same, ventro-prolateral view D same, dorsal view E female epigyne (holotype), ventral view F same, female from Kyushu G vulva, dorsal view H habitus of male (old specimen from Kyushu); I habitus of female (specimen from Shikoku); J cephalic area of female, frontal view. Abbreviations: Cd - copulatory duct; Co - copulatory opening; Id - insemination duct; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A-G, J); 1.0 mm (H, I)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891289" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">5H</figureCitation>
. Total length 1.94. Prosoma 1.02 long, 0.87 wide. Carapace rounded, uniformly brown-yellowish with borders and central area slightly darker. Cervical groove and fovea distinct. Chelicerae, labium, maxillae, and sternum of the same uniform color as carapace. Eyes well developed. Eyes measurements: AME = 0.03, ALE = 0.06, PME = 0.07, PLE = 0.07, AME-ALE = 0.04, ALE-PLE = 0.00. Legs uniformly pale yellowish. Legs measurements: I 7.28 (2.04, 0.47, 1.92, 2.04, 0.81), II 5.70 (1.70, 0.43, 1.44, 1.45, 0.68), III 4.23 (1.30, 0.38, 0.96, 1.00, 0.59), IV 5.56 (1.86, 0.43, 1.51, 1.18, 0.58). Opisthosoma greyish with large black marks on dorsal and frontal sides.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="D2CA2815262F6914077CD87CF351D456" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">
Male palp as in Figs
<figureCitation id="FB3E22F4F1CA47C59941C4639EAD92F9" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Nesticella brevipes A male palp (paratype), ventral view B same, retrolateral view C same, ventro-prolateral view D same, dorsal view E female epigyne (holotype), ventral view F same, female from Kyushu G vulva, dorsal view H habitus of male (old specimen from Kyushu); I habitus of female (specimen from Shikoku); J cephalic area of female, frontal view. Abbreviations: Cd - copulatory duct; Co - copulatory opening; Id - insemination duct; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A-G, J); 1.0 mm (H, I)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891289" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">5A-D</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="E44155CBDC90E7541322C9AD81EFCFCD" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Genitalia of Nesticella brevipes and N. terrestris A male palp of N. brevipes, ventral view B same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view E female epigyne, ventral view E male palp of N. terrestris, ventral view F same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view H female epigyne, ventral view. Abbreviations: Cl - lobe of conductor; Cm - median process of conductor; Co - copulatory opening; Cp - prolateral process of conductor; Cr - retrolateral process of conductor; Di I-II - distal process (es) I and II of paracymbium; Do - dorsal process of paracymbium; E - embolus; P - paracymbium; Ra - radical apophysis; Rx - radix; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus; Sd - sperm duct; St - subtegulum; Te - tegulum; Ve I-II - ventral processes I and II of paracymbium. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891291" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">7A-C</figureCitation>
. Cymbium relatively short, covered with sparse setae, several thicker setae on distal-prolateral margin (Fig.
<figureCitation id="E960B46A30EC66B7E61A72522DD6F5D7" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Nesticella brevipes A male palp (paratype), ventral view B same, retrolateral view C same, ventro-prolateral view D same, dorsal view E female epigyne (holotype), ventral view F same, female from Kyushu G vulva, dorsal view H habitus of male (old specimen from Kyushu); I habitus of female (specimen from Shikoku); J cephalic area of female, frontal view. Abbreviations: Cd - copulatory duct; Co - copulatory opening; Id - insemination duct; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A-G, J); 1.0 mm (H, I)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891289" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">5D</figureCitation>
). Paracymbium with 2 hook-like distal processes (Di-I-II), 2 ventral processes (Ve-I-II), and a single dorsal apophysis (Do). Distal process I (Di-I) thick, headed antero-retrolaterally; distal process II (Di-II) slimmer and sharper, headed retrolaterally; ventral process I (Ve-I) short and stocky, headed internally; ventral process II (Ve-II) long and lobated, headed internally; dorsal apophysis (Do) lobated, wide and flat (Figs
<figureCitation id="6A889F84402D86644E027601519A26AD" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Nesticella brevipes A male palp (paratype), ventral view B same, retrolateral view C same, ventro-prolateral view D same, dorsal view E female epigyne (holotype), ventral view F same, female from Kyushu G vulva, dorsal view H habitus of male (old specimen from Kyushu); I habitus of female (specimen from Shikoku); J cephalic area of female, frontal view. Abbreviations: Cd - copulatory duct; Co - copulatory opening; Id - insemination duct; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A-G, J); 1.0 mm (H, I)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891289" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">5A-D</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="9BB82D769AC3538E620B52CFD6516B79" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Genitalia of Nesticella brevipes and N. terrestris A male palp of N. brevipes, ventral view B same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view E female epigyne, ventral view E male palp of N. terrestris, ventral view F same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view H female epigyne, ventral view. Abbreviations: Cl - lobe of conductor; Cm - median process of conductor; Co - copulatory opening; Cp - prolateral process of conductor; Cr - retrolateral process of conductor; Di I-II - distal process (es) I and II of paracymbium; Do - dorsal process of paracymbium; E - embolus; P - paracymbium; Ra - radical apophysis; Rx - radix; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus; Sd - sperm duct; St - subtegulum; Te - tegulum; Ve I-II - ventral processes I and II of paracymbium. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891291" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">7A-C</figureCitation>
). Embolus (E) long and filiform, origin of embolus positioned at ~ 4:30
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on radix (Rx). Radical apophysis (Ra) strongly sclerotized, triangular with a rather sharp tip. Conductor with 3 distinct processes (Cp, Cr, Cm) and a half-transparent distal lobe (Cl). Prolateral process of the conductor (Cp) flat, ribbon-like, headed counterclockwise and wrapped around embolus. Retrolateral process of conductor (Cr) wide and thick, curved inside. Median process of conductor (Cm) tiny and slim, strongly sclerotized with a ribbon-like lobe wrapped around its prolateral side (Figs
<figureCitation id="9629AB9D720EE14375ECCF26CC1CFD15" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Nesticella brevipes A male palp (paratype), ventral view B same, retrolateral view C same, ventro-prolateral view D same, dorsal view E female epigyne (holotype), ventral view F same, female from Kyushu G vulva, dorsal view H habitus of male (old specimen from Kyushu); I habitus of female (specimen from Shikoku); J cephalic area of female, frontal view. Abbreviations: Cd - copulatory duct; Co - copulatory opening; Id - insemination duct; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A-G, J); 1.0 mm (H, I)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891289" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">5A-C</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="76A264ACA9FFEB5E76EF68A1A7F31B3B" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Genitalia of Nesticella brevipes and N. terrestris A male palp of N. brevipes, ventral view B same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view E female epigyne, ventral view E male palp of N. terrestris, ventral view F same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view H female epigyne, ventral view. Abbreviations: Cl - lobe of conductor; Cm - median process of conductor; Co - copulatory opening; Cp - prolateral process of conductor; Cr - retrolateral process of conductor; Di I-II - distal process (es) I and II of paracymbium; Do - dorsal process of paracymbium; E - embolus; P - paracymbium; Ra - radical apophysis; Rx - radix; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus; Sd - sperm duct; St - subtegulum; Te - tegulum; Ve I-II - ventral processes I and II of paracymbium. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891291" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">7A, B</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="6DC9F8EBFBEC196C5D62B7D1A008290D" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" type="redescription">
<paragraph id="A8809D688F3C79D9A0221D0AEC1F8B7B" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Redescription of female</paragraph>
<paragraph id="DFBB676897E4B816D53B9EC44E521441" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">
<emphasis id="305861B9DDCF82984FD7BE2B90199A85" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">(holotype).</emphasis>
Habitus (fresh specimen from Shikoku) as in Fig.
<figureCitation id="94DF89A48BA18FC898ED2ADB8E9CC05C" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Nesticella brevipes A male palp (paratype), ventral view B same, retrolateral view C same, ventro-prolateral view D same, dorsal view E female epigyne (holotype), ventral view F same, female from Kyushu G vulva, dorsal view H habitus of male (old specimen from Kyushu); I habitus of female (specimen from Shikoku); J cephalic area of female, frontal view. Abbreviations: Cd - copulatory duct; Co - copulatory opening; Id - insemination duct; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A-G, J); 1.0 mm (H, I)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891289" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">5I</figureCitation>
. Total length 2.24. Prosoma 1.02 long, 0.92 wide. Cephalic area as in Fig.
<figureCitation id="FC3EF99C4688B34F1583AAFA088ECAA4" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Nesticella brevipes A male palp (paratype), ventral view B same, retrolateral view C same, ventro-prolateral view D same, dorsal view E female epigyne (holotype), ventral view F same, female from Kyushu G vulva, dorsal view H habitus of male (old specimen from Kyushu); I habitus of female (specimen from Shikoku); J cephalic area of female, frontal view. Abbreviations: Cd - copulatory duct; Co - copulatory opening; Id - insemination duct; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A-G, J); 1.0 mm (H, I)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891289" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">5J</figureCitation>
. Carapace piriform. Eyes measurements: AME = 0.02, ALE = 0.06, PME = 0.05, PLE = 0.06, AME-ALE = 0.05, ALE-PLE = 0.00. Coloration and other details as in male. Legs yellowish with darker annulation on femur and tibia. Legs measurements as follows: I 6.55 (1.88, 0.46, 1.74, 1.66, 0.81), II 5.07 (1.52, 0.40, 1.24, 1.21, 0.70), III 3.85 (1.20, 0.30, 0.85, 0.91, 0.59), IV 5.23 (1.67, 0.43, 1.31, 1.17, 0.65).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="81DA78005BF37F610A5A411B9F36DF0F" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">
Epigyne and vulva as in Figs
<figureCitation id="BC975871C569FFDD725C95AC634BF252" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Nesticella brevipes A male palp (paratype), ventral view B same, retrolateral view C same, ventro-prolateral view D same, dorsal view E female epigyne (holotype), ventral view F same, female from Kyushu G vulva, dorsal view H habitus of male (old specimen from Kyushu); I habitus of female (specimen from Shikoku); J cephalic area of female, frontal view. Abbreviations: Cd - copulatory duct; Co - copulatory opening; Id - insemination duct; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A-G, J); 1.0 mm (H, I)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891289" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">5E-G</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="73A31EA5DDE13779CA38EDC5D5D32EB4" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Genitalia of Nesticella brevipes and N. terrestris A male palp of N. brevipes, ventral view B same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view E female epigyne, ventral view E male palp of N. terrestris, ventral view F same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view H female epigyne, ventral view. Abbreviations: Cl - lobe of conductor; Cm - median process of conductor; Co - copulatory opening; Cp - prolateral process of conductor; Cr - retrolateral process of conductor; Di I-II - distal process (es) I and II of paracymbium; Do - dorsal process of paracymbium; E - embolus; P - paracymbium; Ra - radical apophysis; Rx - radix; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus; Sd - sperm duct; St - subtegulum; Te - tegulum; Ve I-II - ventral processes I and II of paracymbium. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891291" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">7D</figureCitation>
. Scapus (Sc) short and stumpy, approximately as long as wide, ending with a rounded, convex posterior margin (Figs
<figureCitation id="492D99B5E74A294308E785AF7C2EA195" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Nesticella brevipes A male palp (paratype), ventral view B same, retrolateral view C same, ventro-prolateral view D same, dorsal view E female epigyne (holotype), ventral view F same, female from Kyushu G vulva, dorsal view H habitus of male (old specimen from Kyushu); I habitus of female (specimen from Shikoku); J cephalic area of female, frontal view. Abbreviations: Cd - copulatory duct; Co - copulatory opening; Id - insemination duct; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A-G, J); 1.0 mm (H, I)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891289" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">5E, F</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="145C3F44EA2B632E7A12F96F05F08C96" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Genitalia of Nesticella brevipes and N. terrestris A male palp of N. brevipes, ventral view B same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view E female epigyne, ventral view E male palp of N. terrestris, ventral view F same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view H female epigyne, ventral view. Abbreviations: Cl - lobe of conductor; Cm - median process of conductor; Co - copulatory opening; Cp - prolateral process of conductor; Cr - retrolateral process of conductor; Di I-II - distal process (es) I and II of paracymbium; Do - dorsal process of paracymbium; E - embolus; P - paracymbium; Ra - radical apophysis; Rx - radix; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus; Sd - sperm duct; St - subtegulum; Te - tegulum; Ve I-II - ventral processes I and II of paracymbium. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891291" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">7D</figureCitation>
). Copulatory opening (Co) at the inner-lateral sides of scapus. Internal ducts slightly visible through the transparent tegument, shaped as a narrow V. Copulatory ducts (Cd) short, straight, and thick, slightly divergent from each other. Insemination ducts thin, coiled around the copulatory ducts. Spermathecae (S) rounded, slightly wider than copulatory ducts, separated from each other by ~ 2
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their diameter (Fig.
<figureCitation id="B517660A0C7F308114A082248A46CD79" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Nesticella brevipes A male palp (paratype), ventral view B same, retrolateral view C same, ventro-prolateral view D same, dorsal view E female epigyne (holotype), ventral view F same, female from Kyushu G vulva, dorsal view H habitus of male (old specimen from Kyushu); I habitus of female (specimen from Shikoku); J cephalic area of female, frontal view. Abbreviations: Cd - copulatory duct; Co - copulatory opening; Id - insemination duct; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A-G, J); 1.0 mm (H, I)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891289" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">5G</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="258B9F9A3845D54D34D2331C91F16DE6" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" type="description">
<paragraph id="6E77D974CD60765156B60DD77A2C92B0" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Size variation.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="ECA01DB225BB9AE48AE8B8623BF3B045" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Male (based on 3 specimens): total length: 1.94-2.31, prosoma length: 1.02-1.17, prosoma width: 0.87-0.99. Female (based on 10 specimens): total length: 1.76-2.50, prosoma length: 0.90-1.15, prosoma width: 0.81-0.99.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="070AC3E5E5D488D0E4D5DDC9CA8D2056" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="0ECAA2F46F19143A0F02C4870B4CF2FE" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Distribution.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="828D5D0B4CC9E0008709732DDFE41BD9" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">
Western Japan (Shikoku, Kyushu, western Honshu?), China? (Fig.
<figureCitation id="592D2EF31F377524C054CFACDBC8E9E2" captionStart="Figure 16" captionStartId="F16" captionText="Figure 16. Distribution of Nesticella and Howaia species in mainland Japan and Ryukyu Archipelago A distribution of N. brevipes and N. terrestris in mainland Japan and neighboring countries B distribution of Nesticella and Howaia species endemic to the Ryukyu Archipelago C distribution of H. mogera in mainland Japan and neighboring countries D distribution of H. mogera in the Ryukyu Archipelago and neighboring countries. Colored squares refer to the type localities of the species, colored dots indicate the locations of specimens whose morphology has been checked during this study, dashed areas refer to the generally known distribution of the species, question marks refer to unclear distributions (see &quot; remarks on misidentifications &quot; of N. brevipes and N. terrestris)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure16" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891300" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">16A</figureCitation>
). The easternmost limit of this species in Japan seems to be located in the Kansai area where it apparently overlaps with the distribution of
<taxonomicName id="326272FD3A044DC5DF7D06F86B925AC2" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. terrestris" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="terrestris">
<emphasis id="47F6C45E5CA10A3491B681F904730F07" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. terrestris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Fig.
<figureCitation id="7F90A09BA303E25618016029BE261CAD" captionStart="Figure 16" captionStartId="F16" captionText="Figure 16. Distribution of Nesticella and Howaia species in mainland Japan and Ryukyu Archipelago A distribution of N. brevipes and N. terrestris in mainland Japan and neighboring countries B distribution of Nesticella and Howaia species endemic to the Ryukyu Archipelago C distribution of H. mogera in mainland Japan and neighboring countries D distribution of H. mogera in the Ryukyu Archipelago and neighboring countries. Colored squares refer to the type localities of the species, colored dots indicate the locations of specimens whose morphology has been checked during this study, dashed areas refer to the generally known distribution of the species, question marks refer to unclear distributions (see &quot; remarks on misidentifications &quot; of N. brevipes and N. terrestris)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure16" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891300" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">16A</figureCitation>
). The precise boundaries between these two species remain unclear. All samples and published drawings of
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<emphasis id="9D4403E525B22B604025FFE0E0167F37" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from China, Korea, and Russian Far East checked by us refer to different species of
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<emphasis id="66685ADCA27EA0D185C0DB5FA91A761F" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Nesticella</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. In lack of clear records, the presence of this species outside Japan remains unconfirmed although it seems unlikely. See also &quot;remarks on misidentifications&quot; for additional information.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="1AA7DCF3EAE3F47B5DC0C58EE4269709" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" type="habitat">
<paragraph id="C3E6E61BB01EBF90CCB073779619F880" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Habitat and ecology.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="1E23536D6BCBC138AE8FAAD0FD1A400B" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">
<taxonomicName id="4721DBC1AAC21D391C1056B0B36A8C6E" baseAuthorityName="Yaginuma" baseAuthorityYear="1970" class="Arachnida" family="Nesticidae" genus="Nesticella" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Nesticella brevipes" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brevipes">
<emphasis id="F6B084DD4E1056C95717EAF756130C2B" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Nesticella brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be found in humid and shadowed environments such as undergrowth of deciduous and evergreen forests growing in narrow valleys, vegetated cliffs, screes, caves, and artificial tunnels. This species builds simple scaffold webs in empty spaces among the leaf litter, between rocks or in the crevices in the walls and on the floor of caves. In subterranean environments we collected this species in both the twilight and the dark zones.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="14E578884046B4349488EBE04C29DF1F" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" type="remarks">
<paragraph id="C2F7465E3ECDC772AF748E90797B0FAC" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Remarks on intraspecific variation.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="C19807139A5FB69EC593D90DCAC50010" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">
Like many other nesticid species
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<emphasis id="86498576531F224C29E7741DD31A58B7" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
shows a certain degree of intraspecific variation in the shape of genitalia and in particular in the shape of the scapus of the female epigyne. Some individuals from Shikoku Is. (e.g., from Kikuchi Keikoku Gorge), and especially populations from the Kansai area, show a more squared scapus with the posterior margin more flattened than normal. A high degree of intraspecific genetic divergence (7.6%) is also observed between the population living in Shikoku Is. and Kyushu Is.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="DD9958489989A960D01B985C400AE4F1" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" type="remarks">
<paragraph id="0A7D0284518ABE1BC7F174A98270A2F8" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Remarks on misidentifications.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="C490B39F30C357D98D38A1DA6331AFA4" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">
<taxonomicName id="C97DB105FE0080617D06BD143840438C" baseAuthorityName="Yaginuma" baseAuthorityYear="1970" class="Arachnida" family="Nesticidae" genus="Nesticella" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Nesticella brevipes" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brevipes">
<emphasis id="02916F5F334FB5D564E6E6C270525374" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Nesticella brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was first described and illustrated by
<bibRefCitation id="CDEC8549E04CD363D7DA2F7C7053B3F2" DOI="https://doi.org/10.2476/asjaa.5.186" author="Komatsu, T" journalOrPublisher="Acta Arachnologica" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" pagination="186 - 195" refId="B24" refString="Komatsu, T, 1940. On five species of spiders found in the Ryugado Cave, Tosa province. Acta Arachnologica 5 (3): 186 - 195, DOI: https://doi.org/10.2476/asjaa.5.186" title="On five species of spiders found in the Ryugado Cave, Tosa province." url="https://doi.org/10.2476/asjaa.5.186" volume="5" year="1940">Komatsu (1940)</bibRefCitation>
based on specimens from Ryuga-do cave in the island of Shikoku but wrongly identified as
<taxonomicName id="D2D2CA5FBB19CF1BAD30E53FBF0D3FA7" class="Arachnida" family="Nesticidae" genus="Theridion" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Theridion pilula" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pilula">
<emphasis id="4CBC374FA1E80D9957C69D8988D91617" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Theridion pilula</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(=
<taxonomicName id="B70D034E84B6115055221E65FB00A5FD" baseAuthorityName="Simon" baseAuthorityYear="1895" class="Arachnida" family="Theridiidae" genus="Phoroncidia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Phoroncidia pilula" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pilula">
<emphasis id="EBE82D6956EC219321E885843F84DA36" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Phoroncidia pilula</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Karsch, 1879), Fam.
<taxonomicName id="7EB96F9300E9E3B98464B3C00106BE65" authorityName="Sundevall" authorityYear="1833" class="Arachnida" family="Theridiidae" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="family">Theridiidae</taxonomicName>
Sundevall, 1833).
<bibRefCitation id="2E6FE0B539BF23088A9A55DC38122759" author="Yaginuma, T" journalOrPublisher="Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Tokyo" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" pagination="385 - 394" refId="B57" refString="Yaginuma, T, 1970. Two new species of small nesticid spiders of Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Tokyo 13: 385 - 394" title="Two new species of small nesticid spiders of Japan." volume="13" year="1970">Yaginuma (1970</bibRefCitation>
: p. 386-388, figs 1, 2) recognized the species as new to science and described it based on specimens from the same cave. Nevertheless, he misidentified the male of the closely related
<taxonomicName id="B668845334D8B7FB6195DD606CCAFFBD" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. terrestris" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="terrestris">
<emphasis id="15549D3F9A3888963872064F164FE321" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. terrestris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
thus reporting under
<taxonomicName id="D9053DCD94B99D6CAC39525E0D6650AE" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. brevipes" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="brevipes">
<emphasis id="1CF876FECF2BFB0A1098954EDD148F15" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
a mix of specimens from the two species (
<bibRefCitation id="4F632FB56340E22DEFD3BA72E6534A74" author="Yaginuma, T" journalOrPublisher="Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Tokyo" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" pagination="385 - 394" refId="B57" refString="Yaginuma, T, 1970. Two new species of small nesticid spiders of Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Tokyo 13: 385 - 394" title="Two new species of small nesticid spiders of Japan." volume="13" year="1970">Yaginuma 1970</bibRefCitation>
: p. 388, 390). Two years later
<bibRefCitation id="31D66C12687885EA436443005627C8C9" author="Yaginuma, T" journalOrPublisher="Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Tokyo" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" pagination="619 - 622" refId="B58" refString="Yaginuma, T, 1972. Revision of the short-legged nesticid spiders of Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Tokyo 15: 619 - 622" title="Revision of the short-legged nesticid spiders of Japan." volume="15" year="1972">Yaginuma (1972</bibRefCitation>
: p. 619-621), in his revision of short-legged nesticids from Japan, synonymized
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<emphasis id="A6362585592063511160B447E2FFCDD9" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. terrestris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
with
<taxonomicName id="0085DA083AD494C9C115EE06FD215042" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. brevipes" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="brevipes">
<emphasis id="A83309E27A48EC77FF0277AE49968A89" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
although it recognized them as belonging to different morpho-groups based on the morphology of the male palp and female epigyne. The outcome of our study, based on both morphological and molecular evidence, clearly supports the original separation of
<taxonomicName id="B2AAD05C79A89DC9EA8A7D72138EB855" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. brevipes" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="brevipes">
<emphasis id="720141D43AC7BE92A6D02C2BCDCB3418" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="5A6B4341D82D99B5D440530E2C47D27F" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. terrestris" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="terrestris">
<emphasis id="B9B9035E5314EE52CB148416884ED681" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. terrestris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
as two distinct species.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="266D3CF59700308A6C20A05DCC173D3C" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">
Since the time of its description
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<emphasis id="94E05AFF1FE882B024218BA15EEC80A5" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Nesticella brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
&quot;sensu lato&quot; has been frequently recorded by Japanese or foreign authors, in Japan and in other surrounding countries (
<bibRefCitation id="C9A23A6DC3B54281D7AF680E1EAD1958" author="Wang, LY" journalOrPublisher="Acta Arachnologica Sinica" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" publicationUrl="http://wsc.nmbe.ch" refId="B55" refString="2023. . http://wsc.nmbe.ch" url="http://wsc.nmbe.ch" year="2023">World Spider Catalog 2023</bibRefCitation>
, see
<bibRefCitation id="7AA188726B570D6E6065769E253C28B1" author="Shinkai, A" journalOrPublisher="Zootaxa" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" refId="B46" refString="Shinkai, A, Ando, A, Tanikawa, A, Ikeda, H, Kuwata, T, 2022. Japanese Spiders ver.2022. Self-published CD by the authors. [In Japanese] [accessed on September 2022]" title="Japanese Spiders ver. 2022. Self-published CD by the authors. [In Japanese] [accessed on September 2022]" year="2022">Shinkai et al. 2022</bibRefCitation>
for the Japanese records). Nevertheless, due to the previous synonymization of
<taxonomicName id="548FDACE85BF62961E503BD7AE8A1E18" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. terrestris" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="terrestris">
<emphasis id="FE06CC18E4B940C1C5BBE900A29AFD21" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. terrestris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
with
<taxonomicName id="216E8759F871F7A14B47A71A6BAE84B5" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. brevipes" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="brevipes">
<emphasis id="928C3537BA409D0FE10BA082EE18341F" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, it is difficult to understand to which species these records refer without directly checking the genitalia of the specimens. Thus, in this work we considered only the records of
<taxonomicName id="E85FF0AB31D734541A1A013EDBA13BA4" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. brevipes" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="brevipes">
<emphasis id="6EDEC996E87DBD4D0D34F7AFD09283ED" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
which samples have been directly examined by us or of which clear published drawings of genitalia were available. Based on the examined material we confirm the presence of
<taxonomicName id="485B8D0447FDE9626EA50C928FA27CF4" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. brevipes" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="brevipes">
<emphasis id="F5E314103EF080D8DC5BFB735E058443" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in the island of Kyushu and Shikoku and in the Kansai area. We could not check any specimen from the Chugoku area thus the presence of this species in the western part of the Honshu Island, although possible, still needs to be properly confirmed. All records from central-eastern Honshu examined by us refer instead to the similar
<taxonomicName id="0BF5A7838E4267E63328F12518F35B3F" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. terrestris" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="terrestris">
<emphasis id="D6393BA04728A52477C36676458BFE8A" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. terrestris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(see Fig.
<figureCitation id="419370B57CB6D068B2C551945DE3C09F" captionStart="Figure 16" captionStartId="F16" captionText="Figure 16. Distribution of Nesticella and Howaia species in mainland Japan and Ryukyu Archipelago A distribution of N. brevipes and N. terrestris in mainland Japan and neighboring countries B distribution of Nesticella and Howaia species endemic to the Ryukyu Archipelago C distribution of H. mogera in mainland Japan and neighboring countries D distribution of H. mogera in the Ryukyu Archipelago and neighboring countries. Colored squares refer to the type localities of the species, colored dots indicate the locations of specimens whose morphology has been checked during this study, dashed areas refer to the generally known distribution of the species, question marks refer to unclear distributions (see &quot; remarks on misidentifications &quot; of N. brevipes and N. terrestris)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure16" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891300" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">16A</figureCitation>
).
<bibRefCitation id="31ED65B920897E4C107FC97EDCA76AAC" author="Yaginuma, T" journalOrPublisher="Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Tokyo" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" pagination="385 - 394" refId="B57" refString="Yaginuma, T, 1970. Two new species of small nesticid spiders of Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Tokyo 13: 385 - 394" title="Two new species of small nesticid spiders of Japan." volume="13" year="1970">Yaginuma (1970</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation id="D4E2CBF73EFAF1B32D6B4FC09E4400D9" author="Yaginuma, T" journalOrPublisher="Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Tokyo" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" pagination="619 - 622" refId="B58" refString="Yaginuma, T, 1972. Revision of the short-legged nesticid spiders of Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Tokyo 15: 619 - 622" title="Revision of the short-legged nesticid spiders of Japan." volume="15" year="1972">1972</bibRefCitation>
) cited the presence of an unusual population of
<taxonomicName id="D90A6B86C210953522CD05483EF8F895" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. brevipes" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="brevipes">
<emphasis id="8627BF0C14809908F31DE364F57CEF2F" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
inhabiting some caves in Mie Prefecture (e.g., Fubonji-do cave). These specimens show partially reduced eyes (
<bibRefCitation id="E6228F4FD4C04F451EAE3B922882CDC1" author="Yaginuma, T" journalOrPublisher="Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Tokyo" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" pagination="385 - 394" refId="B57" refString="Yaginuma, T, 1970. Two new species of small nesticid spiders of Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Tokyo 13: 385 - 394" title="Two new species of small nesticid spiders of Japan." volume="13" year="1970">Yaginuma 1970</bibRefCitation>
: fig. 10) and, apparently, morphological characters of palp and epigyne mixed between those of
<taxonomicName id="AB83A021511A3B3CC6880F0BFC4D0A4E" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. brevipes" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="brevipes">
<emphasis id="CE827B60927EEF23BC4F6C2168719977" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="F4FF8BC80C2133142A10EDD42D8B79A0" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. terrestris" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="terrestris">
<emphasis id="BAFAA6FB7105B86A74C6A6387536490A" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. terrestris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<bibRefCitation id="A9ED5DCA144F988969AA3D9ADBFE568E" author="Yaginuma, T" journalOrPublisher="Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Tokyo" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" pagination="619 - 622" refId="B58" refString="Yaginuma, T, 1972. Revision of the short-legged nesticid spiders of Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science Tokyo 15: 619 - 622" title="Revision of the short-legged nesticid spiders of Japan." volume="15" year="1972">Yaginuma 1972</bibRefCitation>
: p. 620, fig. 3). We did not have the opportunity to examine these specific specimens; however, other samples collected in both epigean and hypogean environments in Mie Pref. and checked by us refer to the similar
<taxonomicName id="D2095607E1321AB7FF131E70CF9657B9" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. terrestris" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="terrestris">
<emphasis id="70C4DC30EDF88E2E2F8A03F1265B4951" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. terrestris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. It is possible that the
<taxonomicName id="C1EEAAFF0AABC360F52F1FB4FD2B387E" authorityName="Lehtinen &amp; Saaristo" authorityYear="1980" class="Arachnida" family="Nesticidae" genus="Nesticella" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Nesticella" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="C28A81A9DB7649BC134CC99DFEB21763" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Nesticella</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from Fubonji-do cave represent a different and still undescribed troglobitic species.
<bibRefCitation id="B0AD5570B8892471D37460023BA81F65" author="Irie, T" journalOrPublisher="Heptathela" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" pagination="30 - 37" refId="B19" refString="Irie, T, 1981. Cave spiders of Kyushu (IV). Heptathela 2: 30 - 37" title="Cave spiders of Kyushu (IV)." volume="2" year="1981">Irie (1981)</bibRefCitation>
, in his work on cave spiders from Kyushu, illustrate a population of
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<emphasis id="6ED4ED6165F05A862AA3CAB54A115672" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from the Kikuchi Keikoku Gorge, northern Kumamoto Pref., which female show a wide and squared scapus (
<bibRefCitation id="B68BEDF1E160D8D29F137A67264F15B2" author="Irie, T" journalOrPublisher="Heptathela" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" pagination="30 - 37" refId="B19" refString="Irie, T, 1981. Cave spiders of Kyushu (IV). Heptathela 2: 30 - 37" title="Cave spiders of Kyushu (IV)." volume="2" year="1981">Irie 1981</bibRefCitation>
, figs 2, 3). These specimens were examined by us and, although some individuals have the scapus more squared and sometimes wider than usual, both males and female show the diagnostic characters of
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<emphasis id="B82D48A26E08CAD77E750124628A4183" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BF67C81135EF2061960D2A748F520A3B" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">
Concerning the records outside Japan, specimens of
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<emphasis id="0E99D8FCAD5A4090A8AEFF3008556B0F" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from Kuril Is. (
<bibRefCitation id="4A4350AF8BC95ACF6F543EF4A6509A1D" author="Marusik, YM" journalOrPublisher="Zootaxa" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" refId="B30" refString="Marusik, YM, Crawford, RL, 2006. Spiders (Aranei) of Moneron Island. In: Flora and Fauna of Moneron Island. Dalnauka, Vladivostok, 171-195." title="Spiders (Aranei) of Moneron Island. In: Flora and Fauna of Moneron Island. Dalnauka, Vladivostok, 171 - 195." year="2006">Marusik and Crawford 2006</bibRefCitation>
) were inspected by us and they refer to
<taxonomicName id="14FA6C3CA66C414FA0C328668840FDE0" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. terrestris" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="terrestris">
<emphasis id="25063A96BD0EAA74A1F2FAC1CB5A428D" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. terrestris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. We did not have the possibility to check samples from Korea, nevertheless none of the published drawings of Korean specimens show the diagnostic characters of
<taxonomicName id="A98BFED9C237A5F96D924E257EADE24E" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. brevipes" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="brevipes">
<emphasis id="EC7C7177CA91F61695BE91CD2A88D288" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Based on the shape of the epigyne they clearly refer to
<taxonomicName id="6C2136C65057DBAF8CF0A79A09CB4E48" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="H. mogera" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="mogera">
<emphasis id="CF8B720CCD23484208C5DCF584EA54D6" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">H. mogera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(cf. Figs
<figureCitation id="87C77ACF5564EF6493679D0C44ABBB2C" captionStart="Figure 1" captionStartId="F1" captionText="Figure 1. Howaia mogera A male palp (holotype), ventral view B same, retrolateral view C same, ventro-prolateral view D same, dorsal view E female epigyne ventral view (specimen from Tokyo area) F same after dissection, shape variation G vulva, dorsal view H habitus of male (specimen from Tokyo area) I habitus of female J cephalic area of female, frontal view. Abbreviations: Cd - copulatory duct; Co - copulatory opening; Id - insemination duct; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A-G, J); 1.0 mm (H, I)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure1" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891285" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">1A-G</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="A3ACE3305E1FE12A9556A97C94055CCB" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Genitalia of Howaia mogera and H. alba sp. nov. A male palp of H. mogera, ventral view B same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view E female epigyne, ventral view E male palp of H. alba sp. nov., ventral view F same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view H female epigyne, ventral view. Abbreviations: Cl - lobe of conductor; Cm - median process of conductor; Co - copulatory opening; Cp - prolateral process of conductor; Cr - retrolateral process of conductor; Di - distal process of paracymbium; E - embolus; P - paracymbium; Ra - radical apophysis; Rx - radix; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus; Sd - sperm duct; St - subtegulum; Te - tegulum; Ve - ventral process of paracymbium. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891288" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">4A-D</figureCitation>
vs
<bibRefCitation id="9A4830A9EA5A8608482D3A4C500CBC1B" author="Paik, KY" journalOrPublisher="Korean Arachnology" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" pagination="71 - 75" refId="B35" refString="Paik, KY, 1996. A newly record species of the genus Nesticus Thorell, 1869 (Araneae: Nesticidae) from Korea. Korean Arachnology 12 (2): 71 - 75" title="A newly record species of the genus Nesticus Thorell, 1869 (Araneae: Nesticidae) from Korea." volume="12" year="1996">Paik 1996</bibRefCitation>
: figs 6, 9, 10) or to other species of
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<emphasis id="F4A4BC1BBD58DCD6EF171CECA1778A86" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Nesticella</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
of the
<taxonomicName id="BA2E705A985756C7FB00FCD79DD13406" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. brevipes" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="brevipes">
<emphasis id="F3F6E0A987A53856CC051EC418DFEC41" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group, including possibly
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<emphasis id="127730BC998B52AE2C2E2A4444E31AC9" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. terrestris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(cf. Figs
<figureCitation id="1B1006B9091FBD6BF8C9D15D985A9B02" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Nesticella brevipes A male palp (paratype), ventral view B same, retrolateral view C same, ventro-prolateral view D same, dorsal view E female epigyne (holotype), ventral view F same, female from Kyushu G vulva, dorsal view H habitus of male (old specimen from Kyushu); I habitus of female (specimen from Shikoku); J cephalic area of female, frontal view. Abbreviations: Cd - copulatory duct; Co - copulatory opening; Id - insemination duct; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A-G, J); 1.0 mm (H, I)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891289" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">5A-G</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="BB6939D15788379313C99F5AEBD637E6" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Genitalia of Nesticella brevipes and N. terrestris A male palp of N. brevipes, ventral view B same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view E female epigyne, ventral view E male palp of N. terrestris, ventral view F same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view H female epigyne, ventral view. Abbreviations: Cl - lobe of conductor; Cm - median process of conductor; Co - copulatory opening; Cp - prolateral process of conductor; Cr - retrolateral process of conductor; Di I-II - distal process (es) I and II of paracymbium; Do - dorsal process of paracymbium; E - embolus; P - paracymbium; Ra - radical apophysis; Rx - radix; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus; Sd - sperm duct; St - subtegulum; Te - tegulum; Ve I-II - ventral processes I and II of paracymbium. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891291" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">7A-D</figureCitation>
vs Figs
<figureCitation id="A4F5BFB51668BE2DC4A7906370E37120" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Nesticella terrestris A male palp (one of the topotypes), ventral view B same, retrolateral view C same, ventro-prolateral view D same, dorsal view E female epigyne (topotype), ventral view F same after dissection, shape variation G vulva, dorsal view H habitus of male (topotype) I habitus of female J cephalic area of female, frontal view. Abbreviations: Cd - copulatory duct; Co - copulatory opening; Id - insemination duct; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A-G, J); 1.0 mm (H, I)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891290" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">6A-G</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="0D1D59FF578439038EDB3E1DD2D6C23C" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Genitalia of Nesticella brevipes and N. terrestris A male palp of N. brevipes, ventral view B same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view E female epigyne, ventral view E male palp of N. terrestris, ventral view F same, retrolateral view C detail or paracymbium, dorsal view H female epigyne, ventral view. Abbreviations: Cl - lobe of conductor; Cm - median process of conductor; Co - copulatory opening; Cp - prolateral process of conductor; Cr - retrolateral process of conductor; Di I-II - distal process (es) I and II of paracymbium; Do - dorsal process of paracymbium; E - embolus; P - paracymbium; Ra - radical apophysis; Rx - radix; S - spermatheca; Sc - scapus; Sd - sperm duct; St - subtegulum; Te - tegulum; Ve I-II - ventral processes I and II of paracymbium. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.101251.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/891291" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">7E-H</figureCitation>
vs
<bibRefCitation id="FA1D92E9DE4EBE9789825C7BBAFDB5D1" author="Paik, KY" journalOrPublisher="Korean Arachnology" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" pagination="71 - 75" refId="B35" refString="Paik, KY, 1996. A newly record species of the genus Nesticus Thorell, 1869 (Araneae: Nesticidae) from Korea. Korean Arachnology 12 (2): 71 - 75" title="A newly record species of the genus Nesticus Thorell, 1869 (Araneae: Nesticidae) from Korea." volume="12" year="1996">Paik 1996</bibRefCitation>
: figs 7, 8 vs
<bibRefCitation id="0BB883831203757FAD29DEEFF01AB65C" author="Namkung, J" journalOrPublisher="Kyo-Hak Publishing Co., Seoul" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" refId="B34" refString="Namkung, J, 2002. The spiders of Korea. Kyo-Hak Publishing Co., Seoul" title="The spiders of Korea." year="2002">Namkung 2002</bibRefCitation>
: fig. 80a, b vs
<bibRefCitation id="36A163883DF5DB8C4FC6BCE85FAA2DF7" author="Kim, ST" journalOrPublisher="Invertebrate Fauna of Korea" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" pagination="1 - 79" refId="B22" refString="Kim, ST, Lee, SY, 2018. Spiders IV. Arthropoda: Arachnida: Araneae: Atypidae, Scytodidae, Nesticidae, Anapidae, Ctenidae, Hahniidae, Miturgidae, Liocranidae, Trochanteriidae. Invertebrate Fauna of Korea 21 (45): 1 - 79" title="Spiders IV. Arthropoda: Arachnida: Araneae: Atypidae, Scytodidae, Nesticidae, Anapidae, Ctenidae, Hahniidae, Miturgidae, Liocranidae, Trochanteriidae." volume="21" year="2018">Kim and Lee 2018</bibRefCitation>
: fig. 27b, c). On the basis of these observations, we consider the presence of
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<emphasis id="FCE2A73D63022C5364DDCD09586B6697" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in Korea unlikely.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="721694DF828F32983127821373337884" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">
During his previous studies, the first author had the occasion to examine several
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<emphasis id="AC9DE317D30080A63DA9D66BD9216B40" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Nesticella</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
specimens from China identified as
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<emphasis id="61902F02988639BCB47356E5042C72C3" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and preserved in the collections of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing. All these specimens were revealed to be misidentifications of other endemic
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<emphasis id="5BF7082E2530FA7F6DDB69353AB1ADCE" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Nesticella</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
or
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<emphasis id="6D088C1376D23E38D1938D00346A82AC" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">Howaia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species. For example, the specimens determined as
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<emphasis id="E98549775CB218CBC358BF7ECEE20114" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by
<bibRefCitation id="B39E8B77A63F5E6B5CE44F174CD60AB2" DOI="https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-13-183" author="Zhang, Y" journalOrPublisher="BMC Evolutionary Biology" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" pagination="1 - 10" refId="B63" refString="Zhang, Y, Li, S, 2013. Ancient lineage, young troglobites: Recent colonization of caves by Nesticella spiders. BMC Evolutionary Biology 13 (1): 1 - 10, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-13-183" title="Ancient lineage, young troglobites: Recent colonization of caves by Nesticella spiders." url="https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-13-183" volume="13" year="2013">Zhang and Li (2013)</bibRefCitation>
were recognized by the first author as
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<emphasis id="0A214DF7438EAFCE27D1706C91BF5041" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">H. huomachongensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Lin, Ballarin &amp; Li, 2016). The drawing of the male palp of
<taxonomicName id="8B751A66C612C5F6CE5D0CB7C71B1FBC" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. brevipes" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="brevipes">
<emphasis id="37A5E5EED23FFE19E0A108C2EDB24C80" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from Zhejiang, China, published in
<bibRefCitation id="37E5192D572070C51FAAE555B5E59D7E" author="Song, DX" journalOrPublisher="Hebei Science and Technology Publishing House, Shijiazhuang" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" refId="B49" refString="Song, DX, Zhu, MS, Chen, J, 1999. The spiders of China. Hebei Science and Technology Publishing House, Shijiazhuang" title="The spiders of China." year="1999">Song et al. (1999)</bibRefCitation>
do not allow a clear identification of the species, it may refer to
<taxonomicName id="BD41C7212B0396133A0EAAB45500EC70" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. brevipes" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="brevipes">
<emphasis id="CA36273C9A43B7911BC1B2F62C6AF04E" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
as well as another similar Chinese species of the
<taxonomicName id="7AC106A33506E8A794F59E94754E0244" family="Nesticidae" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="N. brevipes" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="219" rank="species" species="brevipes">
<emphasis id="6FC456FA4AFBD283B2619B27F3A4C2E5" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group which was not yet described at the time of the publication of the book. Considering such circumstances, the presence of
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<emphasis id="605C250B02BCA42F8C4BE2E3BAEA1C2F" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="219">N. brevipes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in China is unlikely but needs to be confirmed.
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