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<taxonomicName LSID="EEED3C04-146E-5877-AB30-52356F949196" authority="Song &amp; Zhu, 1992" authorityName="Song &amp; Zhu" authorityYear="1992" class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Araneus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Araneus wulongensis" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="61" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="wulongensis">Araneus wulongensis Song &amp; Zhu, 1992</taxonomicName>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Araneus wulongensis Song &amp; Zhu, 1992, male (A, B, E), female (C, D, F) A, C habitus, dorsal view B, D habitus, ventral view E, F leg I and II, prolateral view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.886.31163.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/352770" pageId="0" pageNumber="61" tableDoi="10.3897/zookeys.886.31163.figure9">Figs 9</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. Araneus wulongensis Song &amp; Zhu, 1992, male (palp, A-D, H, I; endaparatus E-G) A, E, H prolateral view B, G, I ventral view C, D embolus F lateral view. Abbreviations: C = conductor; E = embolus; MA = median apophysis; STA = subterminal apophysis; TA = terminal apophysis. Scale bars: 0.1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.886.31163.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/352771" pageId="0" pageNumber="61" tableDoi="10.3897/zookeys.886.31163.figure10">10</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 11" captionStartId="F11" captionText="Figure 11. Araneus wulongensis Song &amp; Zhu, 1992, female epigyne A, B ventral view C, D anterior view E, F posterior view. Abbreviations: CD = copulatory duct; CO = copulatory opening; FD = fertilization duct; LP = lateral plate; MP = median plate; S = scape; SP = spermatheca. Scale bars: 0.1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.886.31163.figure11" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/352772" pageId="0" pageNumber="61" tableDoi="10.3897/zookeys.886.31163.figure11">11</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 12" captionStartId="F12" captionText="Figure 12. Collection localities for Araneus conexus sp. nov., Araneus digitatus sp. nov., and Araneus wulongensis Song &amp; Zhu, 1992 in China." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.886.31163.figure12" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/352773" pageId="0" pageNumber="61" tableDoi="10.3897/zookeys.886.31163.figure12">12</figureCitation>
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Araneus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Araneus wulongensis" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="61" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="wulongensis">Araneus wulongensis</taxonomicName>
<bibRefCitation author="Song, DX" journalOrPublisher="Journal of Hubei University, Natural Science Edition" pageId="0" pageNumber="61" pagination="167 - 173" refId="B5" refString="Song, DX, Zhu, MS, 1992. On new species of the family Araneidae (Araneae) from Wuling Mountains area, southwestern China. Journal of Hubei University, Natural Science Edition 14: 167 - 173" title="On new species of the family Araneidae (Araneae) from Wuling Mountains area, southwestern China." volume="14" year="1992">Song and Zhu 1992</bibRefCitation>
: 170, fig. 6A, B (♀).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="61">
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Araneus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Araneus wulongensis" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="61" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="wulongensis">Araneus wulongensis</taxonomicName>
:
<bibRefCitation author="Song, DX" editor="Song, DX" journalOrPublisher="Journal of Hubei University, Natural Science Edition" pageId="0" pageNumber="61" refId="B6" refString="Song, DX, Li, SQ, Song, DX, 1997. Spiders of Wuling Mountains area. In: SongDX (Ed.) Invertebrates of Wuling Mountains Area, Southwestern China.Science Press, Beijing, 400-448." title="Spiders of Wuling Mountains area. In: SongDX (Ed.) Invertebrates of Wuling Mountains Area, Southwestern China. Science Press, Beijing, 400 - 448." year="1997">Song and Li 1997</bibRefCitation>
: 415, fig. 18A, B (♀).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="61">
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Araneus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Araneus wulongensis" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="61" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="wulongensis">Araneus wulongensis</taxonomicName>
:
<bibRefCitation author="Yin, CM" journalOrPublisher="Science Press, Beijing" pageId="0" pageNumber="61" refId="B11" refString="Yin, CM, Wang, JF, Zhu, MS, Xie, LP, Peng, XJ, Bao, YH, 1997. Fauna Sinica: Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae. Science Press, Beijing" title="Fauna Sinica: Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae." year="1997">Yin et al. 1997</bibRefCitation>
: 153, fig. 69ac (♀).
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Araneidae" genus="Araneus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Araneus wulongensis" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="61" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="wulongensis">Araneus wulongensis</taxonomicName>
: Song et al. 1999: 242, fig. 141OP (♀).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="61">Examined material.</paragraph>
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1♂ 2♀,
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="61">China, Chongqing Province</emphasis>
: Pengshui County, Mowei Mountain,
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,
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, 1548 m, 23.05.2017, G.C. Zhou et al. leg. (
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1702); 1♀, Nanchuan Region, Sanquan County, Jinfou Mountain,
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,
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, 1167 m, 13.08.2015, X.J. Peng et al. leg. (
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1506).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="61">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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This species (
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,
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 11" captionStartId="F11" captionText="Figure 11. Araneus wulongensis Song &amp; Zhu, 1992, female epigyne A, B ventral view C, D anterior view E, F posterior view. Abbreviations: CD = copulatory duct; CO = copulatory opening; FD = fertilization duct; LP = lateral plate; MP = median plate; S = scape; SP = spermatheca. Scale bars: 0.1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.886.31163.figure11" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/352772" pageId="0" pageNumber="61" tableDoi="10.3897/zookeys.886.31163.figure11">11</figureCitation>
) resembles
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="61">A. digitatus</emphasis>
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sp. nov. (
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,
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Araneus digitatus sp. nov., female (epigyne, A-E) A, B ventral view C-E posterior view. Abbreviations: CD = copulatory duct; CO = copulatory opening; FD = fertilization duct; LP = lateral plate; MP = median plate; S = scape; SP = spermatheca. Scale bars: 0.1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.886.31163.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/352769" pageId="0" pageNumber="61" tableDoi="10.3897/zookeys.886.31163.figure8">8</figureCitation>
), but can be distinguished by: 1) embolus sickle-shaped vs almost C-shaped in
<taxonomicName lsidName="A. digitatus" pageId="0" pageNumber="61" rank="species" species="digitatus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="61">A. digitatus</emphasis>
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sp. nov.; 2) having 1 subterminal apophysis vs having 2 subterminal apophyses in
<taxonomicName lsidName="A. digitatus" pageId="0" pageNumber="61" rank="species" species="digitatus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="61">A. digitatus</emphasis>
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sp. nov.; 3) terminal apophysis sclerotized, broad vs membranous, finger-shaped in
<taxonomicName lsidName="A. digitatus" pageId="0" pageNumber="61" rank="species" species="digitatus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="61">A. digitatus</emphasis>
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sp. nov.; 4) epigyne wider than long in ventral view vs epigyne almost as wide as long in
<taxonomicName lsidName="A. digitatus" pageId="0" pageNumber="61" rank="species" species="digitatus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="61">A. digitatus</emphasis>
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sp. nov.; 5) copulatory openings located ventro-laterally vs present on the anterio-dorsal side in
<taxonomicName lsidName="A. digitatus" pageId="0" pageNumber="61" rank="species" species="digitatus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="61">A. digitatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="61">Description.</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="61">Male</emphasis>
(
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1702) (
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Araneus wulongensis Song &amp; Zhu, 1992, male (A, B, E), female (C, D, F) A, C habitus, dorsal view B, D habitus, ventral view E, F leg I and II, prolateral view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.886.31163.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/352770" pageId="0" pageNumber="61" tableDoi="10.3897/zookeys.886.31163.figure9">Fig. 9AB, E</figureCitation>
). Total length 2.87. Carapace 1.48 long, 1.26 wide, yellow; fovea, cervical, and radial grooves distinct. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME, 0.08; ALE, 0.06; PME, 0.09; PLE, 0.07;
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, 0.13;
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, 0.14;
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, 0.07;
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, 0.18; MOL, 0.23; MOA, 0.26; MOP, 0.21. Sternum dark brown. Chelicerae yellowish brown. Endites yellow to brown. Labium dark brown, distal part pale yellow. Legs yellow, with no annuli. Tibia with several strong spines, tibia I: 3d,7p; tibia II: 3d, 6v, 4p, 1r. Leg lengths: I, 5.19 (1.61, 1.89, 1.17, 0.52); II, 4.61 (1.41, 1.73, 0.98, 0.49); III, 2.77 (1.00, 0.84, 0.56, 0.37); IV, 4.29 (1.22, 1.33, 0.91, 0.44). Abdomen 1.64 long, 1.20 wide, oval, dorsum yellowish brown, laterally with 4 pairs of white crescentic markings and 4 pairs of sigillae, posterior 2 pairs indistinct, folium inconspicuous. Venter with dark-brown, median band, sides light yellow. Spinnerets dark brown.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="61">Figure 9.</emphasis>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="61">Araneus wulongensis</emphasis>
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Song &amp; Zhu, 1992, male (
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), female (
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)
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habitus, dorsal view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="61">B, D</emphasis>
habitus, ventral view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="61">E, F</emphasis>
leg I and II, prolateral view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.
</paragraph>
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Palp (
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). Patella with 2 macrosetae. Tibia wider than long, ventral side bulging in prolateral view. Median apophysis V-shaped, dorsal ramus long, finger-shaped, ventral ramus longer than wide, with many teeth. Conductor as long as wide, membranous, with truncate terminal and a spur on the base. Subterminal apophysis wider than long, sclerotized, distal end with a protuberance at the center in retrolateral view, invisible on unexpanded palp. Terminal apophysis sclerotized, with grooved tip. Embolus thick, sickle-shaped, with a cap pointing downward.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="61">Figure 10.</emphasis>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="61">Araneus wulongensis</emphasis>
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Song &amp; Zhu, 1992, male (palp,
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, H, I
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; endaparatus
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)
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prolateral view
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ventral view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="61">C, D</emphasis>
embolus
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="61">F</emphasis>
lateral view. Abbreviations: C = conductor; E = embolus; MA = median apophysis; STA = subterminal apophysis; TA = terminal apophysis. Scale bars: 0.1 mm.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="61">Female</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Araneus wulongensis Song &amp; Zhu, 1992, male (A, B, E), female (C, D, F) A, C habitus, dorsal view B, D habitus, ventral view E, F leg I and II, prolateral view. Scale bars: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.886.31163.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/352770" pageId="0" pageNumber="61" tableDoi="10.3897/zookeys.886.31163.figure9">Fig. 9CD, F</figureCitation>
). Total length 3.26. Carapace 1.45 long, 1.20 wide, fovea indistinct, cervical and radial grooves distinct. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME, 0.07; ALE, 0.07; PME, 0.09; PLE, 0.08;
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, 0.13;
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, 0.19;
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, 0.09;
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, 0.23; MOL, 0.25; MOA, 0.26; MOP, 0.24. Sternum dark brown. Chelicerae yellowish brown. Endites yellowish brown. Labium dark brown, distal part pale. Legs yellow, with no annuli. Tibia with several strong spines, tibia I spines: 2d, 3p, 2r; tibia II spines: 2d. Leg lengths: I, 5.14 (1.63, 1.95, 1.04, 0.52); II, 4.47 (1.52, 1.65, 0.82, 0.48); III, 2.67 (0.85, 0.83, 0.56, 0.43); IV, 3.98 (1.37, 1.34, 0.87, 0.40). Abdomen 2.09 long, 1.62 wide, color and pattern same as in male.
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Epigyne (
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 11" captionStartId="F11" captionText="Figure 11. Araneus wulongensis Song &amp; Zhu, 1992, female epigyne A, B ventral view C, D anterior view E, F posterior view. Abbreviations: CD = copulatory duct; CO = copulatory opening; FD = fertilization duct; LP = lateral plate; MP = median plate; S = scape; SP = spermatheca. Scale bars: 0.1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.886.31163.figure11" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/352772" pageId="0" pageNumber="61" tableDoi="10.3897/zookeys.886.31163.figure11">Fig. 11</figureCitation>
). Epigyne wider than long; scape S-shaped, wrinkled, tip widened distinctly; lateral plates almost round, with a median depression in ventral view; median plate wider than long, almost rectangular; basal lamellae absent. Copulatory openings located on the anterio-dorsal side of the epigyne (
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 11" captionStartId="F11" captionText="Figure 11. Araneus wulongensis Song &amp; Zhu, 1992, female epigyne A, B ventral view C, D anterior view E, F posterior view. Abbreviations: CD = copulatory duct; CO = copulatory opening; FD = fertilization duct; LP = lateral plate; MP = median plate; S = scape; SP = spermatheca. Scale bars: 0.1 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.886.31163.figure11" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/352772" pageId="0" pageNumber="61" tableDoi="10.3897/zookeys.886.31163.figure11">Fig. 11C, D</figureCitation>
). Copulatory ducts slightly curved. Spermathecae oval, almost touching each other.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="61">Figure 11.</emphasis>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="61">Araneus wulongensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Song &amp; Zhu, 1992, female epigyne
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="61">A, B</emphasis>
ventral view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="61">C, D</emphasis>
anterior view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="61">E, F</emphasis>
posterior view. Abbreviations: CD = copulatory duct; CO = copulatory opening; FD = fertilization duct; LP = lateral plate; MP = median plate; S = scape; SP = spermatheca. Scale bars: 0.1 mm.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="61">Distribution.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="61">
Known only from Chongqing, China (
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).
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<caption doi="10.3897/zookeys.886.31163.figure12" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/352773" pageId="0" pageNumber="61" start="Figure 12" startId="F12">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="61">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="61">Figure 12.</emphasis>
Collection localities for
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="61">Araneus conexus</emphasis>
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sp. nov.,
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="61">Araneus digitatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov., and
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="61">Araneus wulongensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Song &amp; Zhu, 1992 in China.
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