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<mods:namePart>Chen, Zhaoyang</mods:namePart>
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<taxonomicName LSID="http://zoobank.org/1B725706-AC1A-4B8D-8F90-B5AE5FC920E1" authority="Chen &amp; Li &amp; Li &amp; Xu, 2021" authorityName="Chen &amp; Li &amp; Li &amp; Xu" authorityYear="2021" class="Arachnida" family="Liphistiidae" genus="Songthela" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Songthela yuping" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="57" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="yuping" status="sp. nov.">Songthela yuping</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="0" pageNumber="57">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Male and female genital anatomy of Songthela yuping sp. nov. A, D palp prolateral view B, E palp ventral view C, F palp retrolateral view G palp distal view H-K vulva dorsal view L-O vulva ventral view A-G XUX- 2018 - 380 A (holotype) H, L XUX- 2018 - 380 I, M XUX- 2018 - 374 J, N XUX- 2018 - 377 K, O XUX- 2018 - 382 P, T XUX- 2018 - 382 A Q, U XUX- 2018 - 375 R, V XUX- 2018 - 379 S, W XUX- 2018 - 373. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1037.62916.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/542519" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">Figure 5</figureCitation>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="57">Type material.</paragraph>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">Holotype</emphasis>
:
</emphasis>
China · 1 ♂; Guizhou Province, Tongren City, Yuping Autonomous County, Zhujiachang Town, Yutang Village;
<geoCoordinate degrees="27.30" direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="555" value="27.3">27.30°N</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate degrees="108.89" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="555" value="108.89">108.89°E</geoCoordinate>
; alt. 546 m; 17 August 2018; D. Li, F.X. Liu, X. Xu, D.Q. Li and L. Yu leg.; XUX-2018-380A.
<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">Paratypes</emphasis>
: China · 10 ♀♀; same data for the holotype; XUX-2018-373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 382, 382A.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="57">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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Male of
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="S. yuping" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="57" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="yuping">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">S. yuping</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. resembles that of
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="S. pluma" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="57" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pluma">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">S. pluma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="S. xiangnan" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="57" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xiangnan">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">S. xiangnan</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, but can be distinguished from that of
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="S. pluma" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="57" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pluma">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">S. pluma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the apical spine of the conductor with a spinule basally (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Male and female genital anatomy of Songthela yuping sp. nov. A, D palp prolateral view B, E palp ventral view C, F palp retrolateral view G palp distal view H-K vulva dorsal view L-O vulva ventral view A-G XUX- 2018 - 380 A (holotype) H, L XUX- 2018 - 380 I, M XUX- 2018 - 374 J, N XUX- 2018 - 377 K, O XUX- 2018 - 382 P, T XUX- 2018 - 382 A Q, U XUX- 2018 - 375 R, V XUX- 2018 - 379 S, W XUX- 2018 - 373. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1037.62916.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/542519" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">5C, D, E</figureCitation>
), the contrategulum with fewer teeth (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Male and female genital anatomy of Songthela yuping sp. nov. A, D palp prolateral view B, E palp ventral view C, F palp retrolateral view G palp distal view H-K vulva dorsal view L-O vulva ventral view A-G XUX- 2018 - 380 A (holotype) H, L XUX- 2018 - 380 I, M XUX- 2018 - 374 J, N XUX- 2018 - 377 K, O XUX- 2018 - 382 P, T XUX- 2018 - 382 A Q, U XUX- 2018 - 375 R, V XUX- 2018 - 379 S, W XUX- 2018 - 373. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1037.62916.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/542519" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">5D</figureCitation>
); from that of
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="S. liui" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="57" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="liui">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">S. liui</emphasis>
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sp. nov. by the conductor with only a long apical spine, and the middle part of conductor covered with numerous small spines (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Male and female genital anatomy of Songthela yuping sp. nov. A, D palp prolateral view B, E palp ventral view C, F palp retrolateral view G palp distal view H-K vulva dorsal view L-O vulva ventral view A-G XUX- 2018 - 380 A (holotype) H, L XUX- 2018 - 380 I, M XUX- 2018 - 374 J, N XUX- 2018 - 377 K, O XUX- 2018 - 382 P, T XUX- 2018 - 382 A Q, U XUX- 2018 - 375 R, V XUX- 2018 - 379 S, W XUX- 2018 - 373. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1037.62916.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/542519" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">5C-E</figureCitation>
); from that of
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="S. xiangnan" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="57" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="xiangnan">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">S. xiangnan</emphasis>
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by the blade-shaped spine of the conductor with one tip (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Male and female genital anatomy of Songthela yuping sp. nov. A, D palp prolateral view B, E palp ventral view C, F palp retrolateral view G palp distal view H-K vulva dorsal view L-O vulva ventral view A-G XUX- 2018 - 380 A (holotype) H, L XUX- 2018 - 380 I, M XUX- 2018 - 374 J, N XUX- 2018 - 377 K, O XUX- 2018 - 382 P, T XUX- 2018 - 382 A Q, U XUX- 2018 - 375 R, V XUX- 2018 - 379 S, W XUX- 2018 - 373. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1037.62916.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/542519" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">5C-E</figureCitation>
), by the semielliptical contrategulum (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Male and female genital anatomy of Songthela yuping sp. nov. A, D palp prolateral view B, E palp ventral view C, F palp retrolateral view G palp distal view H-K vulva dorsal view L-O vulva ventral view A-G XUX- 2018 - 380 A (holotype) H, L XUX- 2018 - 380 I, M XUX- 2018 - 374 J, N XUX- 2018 - 377 K, O XUX- 2018 - 382 P, T XUX- 2018 - 382 A Q, U XUX- 2018 - 375 R, V XUX- 2018 - 379 S, W XUX- 2018 - 373. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1037.62916.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/542519" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">5D, G</figureCitation>
), and by the tegulum with a small terminal apophysis retrolaterally (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Male and female genital anatomy of Songthela yuping sp. nov. A, D palp prolateral view B, E palp ventral view C, F palp retrolateral view G palp distal view H-K vulva dorsal view L-O vulva ventral view A-G XUX- 2018 - 380 A (holotype) H, L XUX- 2018 - 380 I, M XUX- 2018 - 374 J, N XUX- 2018 - 377 K, O XUX- 2018 - 382 P, T XUX- 2018 - 382 A Q, U XUX- 2018 - 375 R, V XUX- 2018 - 379 S, W XUX- 2018 - 373. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1037.62916.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/542519" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">5B, F</figureCitation>
); from that of other
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">Songthela</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species by the conductor covered with several short spines on the middle part (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Male and female genital anatomy of Songthela yuping sp. nov. A, D palp prolateral view B, E palp ventral view C, F palp retrolateral view G palp distal view H-K vulva dorsal view L-O vulva ventral view A-G XUX- 2018 - 380 A (holotype) H, L XUX- 2018 - 380 I, M XUX- 2018 - 374 J, N XUX- 2018 - 377 K, O XUX- 2018 - 382 P, T XUX- 2018 - 382 A Q, U XUX- 2018 - 375 R, V XUX- 2018 - 379 S, W XUX- 2018 - 373. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1037.62916.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/542519" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">5C-E</figureCitation>
). Females of
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="S. yuping" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="57" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="yuping">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">S. yuping</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. resemble those of
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="S. pluma" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="57" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pluma">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">S. pluma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="S. tianzhu" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="57" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tianzhu">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">S. tianzhu</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov., but can be distinguished from those of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">S. pluma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the arc-shaped anterior margin of the bursa copulatrix (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Male and female genital anatomy of Songthela yuping sp. nov. A, D palp prolateral view B, E palp ventral view C, F palp retrolateral view G palp distal view H-K vulva dorsal view L-O vulva ventral view A-G XUX- 2018 - 380 A (holotype) H, L XUX- 2018 - 380 I, M XUX- 2018 - 374 J, N XUX- 2018 - 377 K, O XUX- 2018 - 382 P, T XUX- 2018 - 382 A Q, U XUX- 2018 - 375 R, V XUX- 2018 - 379 S, W XUX- 2018 - 373. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1037.62916.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/542519" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">5H-K, P-S</figureCitation>
); from those of
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="S. tianzhu" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="57" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tianzhu">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">S. tianzhu</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. by the slightly longer middle genital stalks (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Male and female genital anatomy of Songthela yuping sp. nov. A, D palp prolateral view B, E palp ventral view C, F palp retrolateral view G palp distal view H-K vulva dorsal view L-O vulva ventral view A-G XUX- 2018 - 380 A (holotype) H, L XUX- 2018 - 380 I, M XUX- 2018 - 374 J, N XUX- 2018 - 377 K, O XUX- 2018 - 382 P, T XUX- 2018 - 382 A Q, U XUX- 2018 - 375 R, V XUX- 2018 - 379 S, W XUX- 2018 - 373. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1037.62916.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/542519" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">5H-W</figureCitation>
), and by the rectangular genital area and the slightly deeper depressions (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Male and female genital anatomy of Songthela yuping sp. nov. A, D palp prolateral view B, E palp ventral view C, F palp retrolateral view G palp distal view H-K vulva dorsal view L-O vulva ventral view A-G XUX- 2018 - 380 A (holotype) H, L XUX- 2018 - 380 I, M XUX- 2018 - 374 J, N XUX- 2018 - 377 K, O XUX- 2018 - 382 P, T XUX- 2018 - 382 A Q, U XUX- 2018 - 375 R, V XUX- 2018 - 379 S, W XUX- 2018 - 373. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1037.62916.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/542519" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">5H-K, P-S</figureCitation>
); from those of
<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="S. liui" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="57" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="liui">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">S. liui</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. by the two pairs of receptacular clusters situated on the dorsal wall of the bursa copulatrix, and the middle genital stalks fused together basally (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Male and female genital anatomy of Songthela yuping sp. nov. A, D palp prolateral view B, E palp ventral view C, F palp retrolateral view G palp distal view H-K vulva dorsal view L-O vulva ventral view A-G XUX- 2018 - 380 A (holotype) H, L XUX- 2018 - 380 I, M XUX- 2018 - 374 J, N XUX- 2018 - 377 K, O XUX- 2018 - 382 P, T XUX- 2018 - 382 A Q, U XUX- 2018 - 375 R, V XUX- 2018 - 379 S, W XUX- 2018 - 373. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1037.62916.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/542519" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">5H-W</figureCitation>
); from those of other
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</taxonomicName>
species by four receptacular clusters situated on the dorsal wall of the bursa copulatrix (Fig.
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).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">Figure 5.</emphasis>
Male and female genital anatomy of
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sp. nov.
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palp prolateral view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">B, E</emphasis>
palp ventral view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">C, F</emphasis>
palp retrolateral view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">G</emphasis>
palp distal view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">H-K</emphasis>
vulva dorsal view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">L-O</emphasis>
vulva ventral view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">A-G</emphasis>
XUX-2018-380A (holotype)
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">H, L</emphasis>
XUX-2018-380
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">I, M</emphasis>
XUX- 2018-374
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">J, N</emphasis>
XUX-2018-377
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">K, O</emphasis>
XUX-2018-382
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XUX-2018-382A
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XUX-2018-375
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">R, V</emphasis>
XUX-2018-379
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">S, W</emphasis>
XUX-2018-373. Scale bars: 0.3 mm.
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="57" type="description">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="57">Description.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="57">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">Male</emphasis>
(holotype; Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 1" captionStartId="F1" captionText="Figure 1. Microhabitat and general somatic morphology of three new Songthela species A-E Songthela liui sp. nov.: D XUX- 2018 - 381, female E XUX- 2018 - 375 A, male F-I Songthela tianzhu sp. nov.: I XUX- 2018 - 339, female J-N Songthela yuping sp. nov.: M XUX- 2018 - 380, female N XUX- 2018 - 380 A, male A, F, J microhabitat B, C, G, H, K, L the trapdoor with the door closed and open D, E, I, M, N dorsal view. Scale bars: 3 mm (D, E, I, M, N)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1037.62916.figure1" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/542515" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">1N</figureCitation>
). Carapace yellow brown, opisthosoma slightly brown, with 12 dark brown tergites, close to each other, 2-6 larger than others, and the 4th largest; sternum narrow, much longer than wide; a few pointed hairs running over ocular area; chelicerae robust with promargin of cheliceral groove with 9 denticles of variable size; legs with sturdy hairs and spines; 7 spinnerets. Measurements: BL 9.65, CL 4.53, CW 3.62, OL 4.63, OW 3.28; ALE&gt; PLE&gt; PME&gt; AME; leg I 15.40 (4.42 + 2.00 + 3.43 + 3.73 + 1.82), leg II 14.06 (4.15 + 1.85 + 3.48 + 2.90 + 1.68), leg III 17.08 (4.26 + 1.88 + 3.38 + 5.25 + 2.31), leg IV 23.05 (5.66 + 2.18 + 4.59 + 7.37 + 3.25).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="57">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">Palp</emphasis>
.
</emphasis>
Paracymbium with numerous setae and spines at the distal portion (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Male and female genital anatomy of Songthela yuping sp. nov. A, D palp prolateral view B, E palp ventral view C, F palp retrolateral view G palp distal view H-K vulva dorsal view L-O vulva ventral view A-G XUX- 2018 - 380 A (holotype) H, L XUX- 2018 - 380 I, M XUX- 2018 - 374 J, N XUX- 2018 - 377 K, O XUX- 2018 - 382 P, T XUX- 2018 - 382 A Q, U XUX- 2018 - 375 R, V XUX- 2018 - 379 S, W XUX- 2018 - 373. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1037.62916.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/542519" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">5A</figureCitation>
). Contrategulum with an irregular dentate edge and an apophysis proximally (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Male and female genital anatomy of Songthela yuping sp. nov. A, D palp prolateral view B, E palp ventral view C, F palp retrolateral view G palp distal view H-K vulva dorsal view L-O vulva ventral view A-G XUX- 2018 - 380 A (holotype) H, L XUX- 2018 - 380 I, M XUX- 2018 - 374 J, N XUX- 2018 - 377 K, O XUX- 2018 - 382 P, T XUX- 2018 - 382 A Q, U XUX- 2018 - 375 R, V XUX- 2018 - 379 S, W XUX- 2018 - 373. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1037.62916.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/542519" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">5D</figureCitation>
). Tegulum with a serrated marginal apophysis and a dorsal extension of terminal apophysis, and with a small thumb-like terminal tegular apophysis retrolaterally (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Male and female genital anatomy of Songthela yuping sp. nov. A, D palp prolateral view B, E palp ventral view C, F palp retrolateral view G palp distal view H-K vulva dorsal view L-O vulva ventral view A-G XUX- 2018 - 380 A (holotype) H, L XUX- 2018 - 380 I, M XUX- 2018 - 374 J, N XUX- 2018 - 377 K, O XUX- 2018 - 382 P, T XUX- 2018 - 382 A Q, U XUX- 2018 - 375 R, V XUX- 2018 - 379 S, W XUX- 2018 - 373. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1037.62916.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/542519" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">5B, F, G</figureCitation>
). Conductor fused with embolus basally, covered with several small spines in the middle part, and a long blade-shaped apical spine with a spinule basally (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Male and female genital anatomy of Songthela yuping sp. nov. A, D palp prolateral view B, E palp ventral view C, F palp retrolateral view G palp distal view H-K vulva dorsal view L-O vulva ventral view A-G XUX- 2018 - 380 A (holotype) H, L XUX- 2018 - 380 I, M XUX- 2018 - 374 J, N XUX- 2018 - 377 K, O XUX- 2018 - 382 P, T XUX- 2018 - 382 A Q, U XUX- 2018 - 375 R, V XUX- 2018 - 379 S, W XUX- 2018 - 373. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1037.62916.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/542519" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">5C, D, E</figureCitation>
). Embolus with a flat opening in distal portion and numerous ribbed ridges in middle and distal portion (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Male and female genital anatomy of Songthela yuping sp. nov. A, D palp prolateral view B, E palp ventral view C, F palp retrolateral view G palp distal view H-K vulva dorsal view L-O vulva ventral view A-G XUX- 2018 - 380 A (holotype) H, L XUX- 2018 - 380 I, M XUX- 2018 - 374 J, N XUX- 2018 - 377 K, O XUX- 2018 - 382 P, T XUX- 2018 - 382 A Q, U XUX- 2018 - 375 R, V XUX- 2018 - 379 S, W XUX- 2018 - 373. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1037.62916.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/542519" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">5C-G</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="57">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">Female</emphasis>
(XUX-2018-382A; Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 1" captionStartId="F1" captionText="Figure 1. Microhabitat and general somatic morphology of three new Songthela species A-E Songthela liui sp. nov.: D XUX- 2018 - 381, female E XUX- 2018 - 375 A, male F-I Songthela tianzhu sp. nov.: I XUX- 2018 - 339, female J-N Songthela yuping sp. nov.: M XUX- 2018 - 380, female N XUX- 2018 - 380 A, male A, F, J microhabitat B, C, G, H, K, L the trapdoor with the door closed and open D, E, I, M, N dorsal view. Scale bars: 3 mm (D, E, I, M, N)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1037.62916.figure1" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/542515" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">1M</figureCitation>
). Carapace yellow brown, opisthosoma slightly brown, with 12 dark brown tergites, close to each other, 2-6 larger than others, and the 4th largest; sternum narrow, much longer than wide; a few pointed hairs running over ocular area; chelicerae robust with promargin of cheliceral groove with 12 denticles of variable size; legs with sturdy hairs and spines; 7 spinnerets. Measurements: BL 13.67, CL 6.60, CW 5.43, OL 6.28, OW 5.06; ALE&gt; PLE&gt; PME&gt; AME; palp 11.50 (3.75 + 2.05 + 2.42 + 3.28), leg I 13.37 (4.41 + 2.32 + 2.53 + 2.57 + 1.54), leg II 13.00 (3.85 + 2.30 + 2.27 + 2.79 + 1.79), leg III 13.21 (3.95 + 2.42 + 2.09 + 2.94 + 1.81), leg IV 19.08 (5.35 + 2.64 + 3.35 + 5.38 + 2.36).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="57">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">Female genitalia</emphasis>
.
</emphasis>
Two pairs of receptacular clusters with tubular stalks, situated on the dorsal wall of the bursa copulatrix. The median ones similar to or slightly larger than the lateral ones, with smooth genital stalks and fused together basally (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Male and female genital anatomy of Songthela yuping sp. nov. A, D palp prolateral view B, E palp ventral view C, F palp retrolateral view G palp distal view H-K vulva dorsal view L-O vulva ventral view A-G XUX- 2018 - 380 A (holotype) H, L XUX- 2018 - 380 I, M XUX- 2018 - 374 J, N XUX- 2018 - 377 K, O XUX- 2018 - 382 P, T XUX- 2018 - 382 A Q, U XUX- 2018 - 375 R, V XUX- 2018 - 379 S, W XUX- 2018 - 373. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1037.62916.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/542519" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">5H-W</figureCitation>
).
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="57" type="variation">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="57">Variation.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="57">
Females vary in body size. The range of measurements as follows (
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">N</emphasis>
= 10): BL 9.65-14.14, CL 4.53-6.60, CW 3.62-5.68, OL 4.59-6.71, OW 3.28-5.30. The number of promargin of cheliceral groove varies from 9-12 (
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">N</emphasis>
= 10). Moreover, the female genitalia show somewhat intraspecific variation: the genital stalks of the median receptacular clusters are different in shape, either
<normalizedToken originalValue="“Y”">&quot;Y&quot;</normalizedToken>
shaped (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Male and female genital anatomy of Songthela yuping sp. nov. A, D palp prolateral view B, E palp ventral view C, F palp retrolateral view G palp distal view H-K vulva dorsal view L-O vulva ventral view A-G XUX- 2018 - 380 A (holotype) H, L XUX- 2018 - 380 I, M XUX- 2018 - 374 J, N XUX- 2018 - 377 K, O XUX- 2018 - 382 P, T XUX- 2018 - 382 A Q, U XUX- 2018 - 375 R, V XUX- 2018 - 379 S, W XUX- 2018 - 373. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1037.62916.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/542519" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">5K, Q, R, S</figureCitation>
),
<normalizedToken originalValue="“V”">&quot;V&quot;</normalizedToken>
(Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Male and female genital anatomy of Songthela yuping sp. nov. A, D palp prolateral view B, E palp ventral view C, F palp retrolateral view G palp distal view H-K vulva dorsal view L-O vulva ventral view A-G XUX- 2018 - 380 A (holotype) H, L XUX- 2018 - 380 I, M XUX- 2018 - 374 J, N XUX- 2018 - 377 K, O XUX- 2018 - 382 P, T XUX- 2018 - 382 A Q, U XUX- 2018 - 375 R, V XUX- 2018 - 379 S, W XUX- 2018 - 373. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1037.62916.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/542519" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">5H-J</figureCitation>
), or fused together (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Male and female genital anatomy of Songthela yuping sp. nov. A, D palp prolateral view B, E palp ventral view C, F palp retrolateral view G palp distal view H-K vulva dorsal view L-O vulva ventral view A-G XUX- 2018 - 380 A (holotype) H, L XUX- 2018 - 380 I, M XUX- 2018 - 374 J, N XUX- 2018 - 377 K, O XUX- 2018 - 382 P, T XUX- 2018 - 382 A Q, U XUX- 2018 - 375 R, V XUX- 2018 - 379 S, W XUX- 2018 - 373. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1037.62916.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/542519" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">5P</figureCitation>
); the lateral receptacular clusters are irregular, and larger than the median ones (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Male and female genital anatomy of Songthela yuping sp. nov. A, D palp prolateral view B, E palp ventral view C, F palp retrolateral view G palp distal view H-K vulva dorsal view L-O vulva ventral view A-G XUX- 2018 - 380 A (holotype) H, L XUX- 2018 - 380 I, M XUX- 2018 - 374 J, N XUX- 2018 - 377 K, O XUX- 2018 - 382 P, T XUX- 2018 - 382 A Q, U XUX- 2018 - 375 R, V XUX- 2018 - 379 S, W XUX- 2018 - 373. Scale bars: 0.3 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1037.62916.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/542519" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">5Q</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="57" type="etymology">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="57">Etymology.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="57">The species epithet, a noun in apposition, refers to the type locality.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="57" type="distribution">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="57">Distribution.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="57">Guizhou (Yuping), China.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="57" type="genbank accession number">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="57">GenBank accession number.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="57">Holotype, XUX-2018-380A: MW450990; Paratypes, XUX-2018-373: MW809026; XUX-2018-374: MW809027; XUX-2018-375: MW809028; XUX-2018-376: MW809029; XUX-2018-377: MW809030; XUX-2018-378: MW809031; XUX-2018-379: MW809032; XUX-2018-380: MW809033.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="57" type="remarks">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="57">Remarks.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="57">
The intraspecific genetic distances of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">S. yuping</emphasis>
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sp. nov., and the interspecific genetic distances between
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="57">S. yuping</emphasis>
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sp. nov. and the other two new species and the five known species are shown in Table
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.
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