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, 
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, 
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<figureCitation id="6DB6221BF4251CD5DEE0DEE8207E0ED9" captionStart="Figure 16" captionStartId="F16" captionText="Figure 16. Bifurcia spp., embolic division: A, D. B. kangding sp. nov.; B, E. B. labahe sp. nov.; C, F. B. luding sp. nov.; G, I. B. shuangqiao sp. nov.; H, J. B. xiaojin sp. nov.; A – C, G, H. Prolateral view; D – F, I, J. Retrolateral view. Scale bars: 0.10 mm (A – J)." figureDoi="10.3897/zse.100.124160.figure16" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1062010">16 G, I</figureCitation>
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leg.
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The new species resembles 
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<emphasis id="C193B2F7B46CD5C482BA48957D83AEC1" italics="true">B. curvata</emphasis>
(Sha &amp; Zhu, 1987)
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(
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: figs 9–17) with similar large chitinized basal part of median membrane (
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) and epigyne (Figs 
<figureCitation id="5728640E60F025B3CACE829F0C93C809" captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. Bifurcia shuangqiao sp. nov., holotype male palp: A. Prolateral view; B. Retrolateral view; C. Ventral view; D. Dorsal view. Scale bars: 0.10 mm (A – D)." figureDoi="10.3897/zse.100.124160.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1062004">10 B</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="7D19303ED998D0B98429396EECB7C2D1" captionStart="Figure 11" captionStartId="F11" captionText="Figure 11. Bifurcia shuangqiao sp. nov., paratype female epigyne: A. Ventral view; B. Lateral view; C. Dorsal view. Scale bar: 0.10 mm (A – C)." figureDoi="10.3897/zse.100.124160.figure11" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1062005">11 A</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="9DD4B91A670821896776B587D0D5410F" captionStart="Figure 16" captionStartId="F16" captionText="Figure 16. Bifurcia spp., embolic division: A, D. B. kangding sp. nov.; B, E. B. labahe sp. nov.; C, F. B. luding sp. nov.; G, I. B. shuangqiao sp. nov.; H, J. B. xiaojin sp. nov.; A – C, G, H. Prolateral view; D – F, I, J. Retrolateral view. Scale bars: 0.10 mm (A – J)." figureDoi="10.3897/zse.100.124160.figure16" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1062010">16 G, I</figureCitation>
), but can be distinguished by embolus with hooked apex (
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<collectionCode id="372AAC6B50104D18080ADA2B467B68E4">AX</collectionCode>
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vs. sharp, 
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: fig. 12), by anterior terminal apophysis (
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<collectionCode id="6603D00AA49245777A7467BE1DD36098" country="Turkey" name="Ataturk Universitesi" type="Herbarium">ATA</collectionCode>
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) finger-shaped (Figs 
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, 
<figureCitation id="BBAA510746E99C87762EF276BBB46F3E" captionStart="Figure 16" captionStartId="F16" captionText="Figure 16. Bifurcia spp., embolic division: A, D. B. kangding sp. nov.; B, E. B. labahe sp. nov.; C, F. B. luding sp. nov.; G, I. B. shuangqiao sp. nov.; H, J. B. xiaojin sp. nov.; A – C, G, H. Prolateral view; D – F, I, J. Retrolateral view. Scale bars: 0.10 mm (A – J)." figureDoi="10.3897/zse.100.124160.figure16" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1062010">16 G</figureCitation>
vs. handle-shaped, 
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: figs 11, 12), by lamellar extension of pseudolamella (
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<collectionCode id="A73DA64E498D893F156DB50871200E37" country="Brazil" name="Servico de Microbiologia e Imunologia">LE</collectionCode>
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) absent (Figs 
<figureCitation id="3668596A1E6867E18393F88607CC971B" captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. Bifurcia shuangqiao sp. nov., holotype male palp: A. Prolateral view; B. Retrolateral view; C. Ventral view; D. Dorsal view. Scale bars: 0.10 mm (A – D)." figureDoi="10.3897/zse.100.124160.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1062004">10 C</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="5C35A5620932757C7F926C5A86DEBAC8" captionStart="Figure 16" captionStartId="F16" captionText="Figure 16. Bifurcia spp., embolic division: A, D. B. kangding sp. nov.; B, E. B. labahe sp. nov.; C, F. B. luding sp. nov.; G, I. B. shuangqiao sp. nov.; H, J. B. xiaojin sp. nov.; A – C, G, H. Prolateral view; D – F, I, J. Retrolateral view. Scale bars: 0.10 mm (A – J)." figureDoi="10.3897/zse.100.124160.figure16" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1062010">16 G</figureCitation>
vs. present and ribbon-shaped, 
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: figs 10, 12), and by posterior part of posterior median plate (
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EASAG" xlink_title="posterior median plate">
<collectionCode id="2FF7018E8808644CC38FFEC7C9A3BA91">PMP</collectionCode>
</abbrev>
) straight (Fig. 
<figureCitation id="285277CF8EE82158A38A5556564CC2FF" captionStart="Figure 11" captionStartId="F11" captionText="Figure 11. Bifurcia shuangqiao sp. nov., paratype female epigyne: A. Ventral view; B. Lateral view; C. Dorsal view. Scale bar: 0.10 mm (A – C)." figureDoi="10.3897/zse.100.124160.figure11" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1062005">11 C</figureCitation>
vs. curved, 
<bibRefCitation id="5F7EFF323BF181FD4E4FE6DBB42F8708" DOI="10.1163/157075606778441886" author="Saaristo" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Saaristo" refId="B12" refString="Saaristo MI, Tu L, Li S (2006) A review of Chinese micronetine species (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Part I: species of ex- Arcuphantes and ex- Centromerus. Animal Biology (Leiden, Netherlands) 56 (3): 383–401. https://doi.org/10.1163/157075606778441886" year="2006">Saaristo et al. 2006</bibRefCitation>
: fig. 17).
</paragraph>
<caption id="549F703BB3CDD661C30F61A1D5F6C8A6" ID-DOI="10.3897/zse.100.124160.figure10" ID-arpha="8121F888-523A-5CF2-B0C8-5C312360E2B5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1062004" startId="F10">
<paragraph id="CA683CA0C6E4221BA97579B29A3F48BD">
<label id="27B9551A30104B9D1BE4C740D5F01D6C">Figure 10.</label>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="66A63263E3515776F65EB6B274888C1C">
<taxonomicName id="330426D361563E5A3C5D92F5517578C1" authority="Yang &amp; Li &amp; Yao, 2024" authorityName="Yang &amp; Li &amp; Yao" authorityYear="2024" class="Arachnida" family="Linyphiidae" genus="Bifurcia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="shuangqiao" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="1500553C845DD3E878513C515A9ECC9E" italics="true">Bifurcia shuangqiao</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="FDB94281DA49549C0EE3C7687CABA780" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, holotype male palp: 
<emphasis id="6FE177931FA989064861871C03B8CC5B" bold="true">A.</emphasis>
Prolateral view; 
<emphasis id="D5B40894ADD0393B0754503370D800B6" bold="true">B.</emphasis>
Retrolateral view; 
<emphasis id="947BF87F6B0C65E4B5B820083E0B9985" bold="true">C.</emphasis>
Ventral view; 
<emphasis id="2DAE6CD5C044CD3A909E8AAFF0E01B27" bold="true">D.</emphasis>
Dorsal view. Scale bars: 0.10 mm (
<emphasis id="F133B8C8FD5B622D0AB9AD51BB155C10" bold="true">A – D</emphasis>
).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="2300434DEDC6B354B58DD299CCAE5AE0" ID-DOI="10.3897/zse.100.124160.figure11" ID-arpha="B974E058-89BC-5CB2-B5FB-111F30524789" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1062005" startId="F11">
<paragraph id="90336C8417850EF81A2F167F71EF72A7">
<label id="77DE07E70EE2D02EB7BCBAD78115D334">Figure 11.</label>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="A6DA64895CFEE45EC145AFBEC7ECDEFB">
<taxonomicName id="B039C87F1B75DA6CAB65347ED20BD612" authority="Yang &amp; Li &amp; Yao, 2024" authorityName="Yang &amp; Li &amp; Yao" authorityYear="2024" class="Arachnida" family="Linyphiidae" genus="Bifurcia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="shuangqiao" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="60490EF16FB06F05B69437B3BA30F0F8" italics="true">Bifurcia shuangqiao</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="9E490F95854FF00E17750033528F7801" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, paratype female epigyne: 
<emphasis id="05650253C9E9F56BF1CB0607DA9265CD" bold="true">A.</emphasis>
Ventral view; 
<emphasis id="CC1B935AA013D2190806F445C15FFC9C" bold="true">B.</emphasis>
Lateral view; 
<emphasis id="097036A07C40510FBBD34E19E4777D02" bold="true">C.</emphasis>
Dorsal view. Scale bar: 0.10 mm (
<emphasis id="39EEEADB16D9F24C4EC563EC176756B7" bold="true">A – C</emphasis>
).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="A064A74CA505CC356DFCCFCC759444D9" ID-DOI="10.3897/zse.100.124160.figure12" ID-arpha="296E09D8-C1CE-5222-93D9-3D551C7BA887" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1062006" startId="F12">
<paragraph id="205228A6FFD815918BF780F50BEDBCCE">
<label id="002386376CD720BAA9DE7BFEF44161F0">Figure 12.</label>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="752070D4D33F11991CE0C0796CD53398">
<taxonomicName id="3F57ECEB9DDB4DB16F4DE9378A9A9D1E" authority="Yang &amp; Li &amp; Yao, 2024" authorityName="Yang &amp; Li &amp; Yao" authorityYear="2024" class="Arachnida" family="Linyphiidae" genus="Bifurcia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="shuangqiao" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B70E30879461C8A8DEC190D106A503D1" italics="true">Bifurcia shuangqiao</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="94A7CD9A531C54C7F7106CC66E8D347F" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, holotype male (
<emphasis id="5189EAD5447B2A2C48E11C3AD44C68D1" bold="true">A, B</emphasis>
) and paratype female (
<emphasis id="F354457FD49F64D5B508703176B7A646" bold="true">C, D</emphasis>
) habitus: 
<emphasis id="45E74931C5F8E74BC444473D27CAB0CC" bold="true">A, C.</emphasis>
Dorsal view; 
<emphasis id="F4F0DE511B84D89C3E445180456033E8" bold="true">B, D.</emphasis>
Ventral view. Scale bars: 0.50 mm (
<emphasis id="E8505E80D38CDEB3ACAD9EE9DF59CCAD" bold="true">A – D</emphasis>
).
</paragraph>
</caption>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0EQVAG" type="description">
<paragraph id="EEAF9806A0F88189DDEDCEBD48F76CA5">
<heading id="5D4CDE3856838BB6B2EAF71D65F06190" reason="title">Description.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BFF654EA634AAC0EB006F6C89CA55DB6">
<emphasis id="1B5DA470E3F43D06C9AC3DBFFBA4029C" bold="true">
Male (
<emphasis id="938D46B20776A7B2BF5235BEC8A566F1" bold="true" italics="true">
<typeStatus id="E7F1E442775C6738F5F8522FE77A31FF" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
).
</emphasis>
Total length: 1.78, carapace 0.88 long, 0.78 wide, abdomen 0.89 long, 0.62 wide. Eye inter-distances and diameters: 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E2VAG" xlink_title="anterior median eye">AME</abbrev>
0.05, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E6VAG" xlink_title="distance between AMEs">AME-AME</abbrev>
0.02, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EDWAG" xlink_title="anterior lateral eye">ALE</abbrev>
0.08, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EHWAG" xlink_title="distance between AME and ALE">AME-ALE</abbrev>
0.06, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0ELWAG" xlink_title="posterior median eye">PME</abbrev>
0.08, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EPWAG" xlink_title="distance between PME">PME-PME</abbrev>
0.04, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0ETWAG" xlink_title="posterior lateral eye">PLE</abbrev>
0.08, and 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EXWAG" xlink_title="distance between PME and PLE">PME-PLE</abbrev>
0.04. Sternum 0.53 long, 0.51 wide. Clypeus 0.12 high. Chelicerae promargin with 3 teeth, retromargin with 4 teeth. Length of legs: I 5.43 (1.41, 0.28, 1.48, 1.34, 0.92), II 4.63 (1.24, 0.26, 1.21, 1.14, 0.78), III 3.42 (0.97, 0.22, 0.80, 0.83, 0.60), IV 4.47 (1.33, 0.25, 1.13, 1.06, 0.70). Leg formula: I-II-IV-III. TmI 0.15, TmIV absent. Tibial spine formula: 2-2 - 2 - 2. Carapace yellowish-brown. Sternum dark brown. Abdomen with greenish gray dorsal spots (Fig. 
<figureCitation id="48099998623BB3F6751765FB5FA1C7BE" captionStart="Figure 12" captionStartId="F12" captionText="Figure 12. Bifurcia shuangqiao sp. nov., holotype male (A, B) and paratype female (C, D) habitus: A, C. Dorsal view; B, D. Ventral view. Scale bars: 0.50 mm (A – D)." figureDoi="10.3897/zse.100.124160.figure12" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1062006">12 A, B</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="6A7F1EE3536C03C8B422BA4EFDEB9FCB">
Palp (Fig. 
<figureCitation id="3EE6713D6FF72844CEA1578CC458EEDF" captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. Bifurcia shuangqiao sp. nov., holotype male palp: A. Prolateral view; B. Retrolateral view; C. Ventral view; D. Dorsal view. Scale bars: 0.10 mm (A – D)." figureDoi="10.3897/zse.100.124160.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1062004">10</figureCitation>
). Patella with long dorsal bristle. Tibia unmodified. Cymbium with hook-shaped proximal apophysis (
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EFXAG" xlink_title="proximal cymbial apophysis">
<collectionCode id="EB75B1D5B502FB4048974621A30E41D6">PCA</collectionCode>
</abbrev>
) pointing retrolaterally. Paracymbium (P) bifurcate with three branches: proximally short branch, medianly robust branch with round lateral branch and distal branch. Pit hook (
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EJXAG" xlink_title="pit hook on suprategulum">
<collectingCountry id="5F73EDF6E5E1B4917FCE976CDFF84C82" name="Philippines">PH</collectingCountry>
</abbrev>
) on stout distal part of suprategulum (
<abbrev id="ABBRID0ENXAG" xlink_title="suprategulum">
<collectionCode id="686B37BE93EABB11452163FFDEA7C0FB" country="United Kingdom" lsid="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:12699" name="Botanic Gardens Museum" type="Herbarium">SPT</collectionCode>
</abbrev>
) extremely reduced to small outgrowth. Embolic division (Fig. 
<figureCitation id="4C7FC2AB1F56ECBE826569C6ED829033" captionStart="Figure 16" captionStartId="F16" captionText="Figure 16. Bifurcia spp., embolic division: A, D. B. kangding sp. nov.; B, E. B. labahe sp. nov.; C, F. B. luding sp. nov.; G, I. B. shuangqiao sp. nov.; H, J. B. xiaojin sp. nov.; A – C, G, H. Prolateral view; D – F, I, J. Retrolateral view. Scale bars: 0.10 mm (A – J)." figureDoi="10.3897/zse.100.124160.figure16" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1062010">16 G, I</figureCitation>
): anterior part of radix (
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EVXAG" xlink_title="anterior part of radix">
<collectionCode id="36706C8252EDEE79F600385FBA154CD3">APR</collectionCode>
</abbrev>
) hook-shaped; sperm duct inside the radix (
<collectionCode id="B60DF0988510C25DD56E436B3C06674F" country="Chile" name="Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile">R</collectionCode>
) inconspicuous with Fickert’s gland (
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EZXAG" xlink_title="Fickert’s gland">
<collectionCode id="8ADB767A9429A43C96A9FE053E0C519B" country="Germany" name="Palaontologische Hauptsammlung der Bergakadmie">FG</collectionCode>
</abbrev>
); pseudolamella (
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E4XAG" xlink_title="pseudolamella">
<collectionCode id="8AAC97895EF8BA1FE17A6C9A1805219D" country="Czech Republic" name="Západoceské muzeum v Plzni" type="Museum">PL</collectionCode>
</abbrev>
) strongly sclerotized and lamellar extension (
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EBYAG" xlink_title="lamellar extension of pseudolamella">
<collectionCode id="F09AFD215BE25088A0FE78D9F1BA557B" country="Brazil" name="Servico de Microbiologia e Imunologia">LE</collectionCode>
</abbrev>
) absent. Anterior terminal apophysis (
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EFYAG" xlink_title="anterior terminal apophysis">
<collectionCode id="F2E3C6313B04A6F5420BB4A916AC9AC9" country="Turkey" name="Ataturk Universitesi" type="Herbarium">ATA</collectionCode>
</abbrev>
) extending out handle-shaped tip pointing anterodorsally; median terminal apophysis (
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EJYAG" xlink_title="median terminal apophysis">
<collectionCode id="2C3D16DB01E43BC39B2CF5F0BE62387A" country="Turkey" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/t3mt-752q" name="Maden Tetkik ve Arama Enstituesue" type="">MTA</collectionCode>
</abbrev>
) membranous with serrated margin; posterior terminal apophysis (
<abbrev id="ABBRID0ENYAG" xlink_title="posterior terminal apophysis">
<collectionCode id="F2BBF3F53E4D4DC87C9E5A3C877222A3">PTA</collectionCode>
</abbrev>
) rectangular and strongly sclerotized. Embolus (E) with conical embolus proper (
<abbrev id="ABBRID0ERYAG" xlink_title="embolus proper">
<collectionCode id="F5A6EDEF5F2A0EB01C0E87EB114D450F">EP</collectionCode>
</abbrev>
), sclerotized thumb (
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EVYAG" xlink_title="thumb of embolus">TH</abbrev>
), and hooked apex (
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EZYAG" xlink_title="apex of embolus">
<collectionCode id="8869229B5B343C69536CC9EBA21FA34E">AX</collectionCode>
</abbrev>
). Median membrane (
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E4YAG" xlink_title="median membrane">
<collectionCode id="6A3936167EED930BD1AA648E9FA090C5" country="France" name="University of Montpellier">MM</collectionCode>
</abbrev>
) with large chitinized basal part (
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EBZAG" xlink_title="chitinized part of median membrane">
<collectionCode id="4065E1F86ADE897457B99EC6C37EB5B2" country="0" httpUri="http://grbio.org/cool/qy31-gen1" name="Christoffel Park Museum" type="">CPM</collectionCode>
</abbrev>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="FBA31C00F080BD70E8DBB24776A2921D">
<emphasis id="0D80A362D836C9BC90A626A561B57539" bold="true">
Female (
<emphasis id="699C6D5FFC418DA3D83AE69B60E41B94" bold="true" italics="true">
<typeStatus id="92330B26E7AE85971DB604416053BB42" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
).
</emphasis>
Total length: 1.86, carapace 0.95 long, 0.80 wide, abdomen 0.94 long, 1.33 wide. Eye inter-distances and diameters: 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EMZAG" xlink_title="anterior median eye">AME</abbrev>
0.04, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EQZAG" xlink_title="distance between AMEs">AME-AME</abbrev>
0.02, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EUZAG" xlink_title="anterior lateral eye">ALE</abbrev>
0.09, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EYZAG" xlink_title="distance between AME and ALE">AME-ALE</abbrev>
0.05, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E3ZAG" xlink_title="posterior median eye">PME</abbrev>
0.08, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EA1AG" xlink_title="distance between PME">PME-PME</abbrev>
0.05, 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EE1AG" xlink_title="posterior lateral eye">PLE</abbrev>
0.08, and 
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EI1AG" xlink_title="distance between PME and PLE">PME-PLE</abbrev>
0.04. Sternum 0.60 long, 0.56 wide. Clypeus 0.10 high. Chelicerae promargin with 3 teeth, retromargin with 5 teeth. Length of legs: I 5.37 (1.48, 0.33, 1.44, 1.28, 0.84), II 4.79 (1.33, 0.31, 1.22, 1.13, 0.80), III 3.70 (1.10, 0.26, 0.88, 0.86, 0.60), IV 4.69 (1.42, 0.27, 1.19, 1.11, 0.70). Leg formula: I-II-IV-III. TmI 0.17, TmIV absent. Tibial spine formula: 2-2 - 2 - 2. Coloration generally as in male (Fig. 
<figureCitation id="776AD2F75205017CBB8F851DFDEE502E" captionStart="Figure 12" captionStartId="F12" captionText="Figure 12. Bifurcia shuangqiao sp. nov., holotype male (A, B) and paratype female (C, D) habitus: A, C. Dorsal view; B, D. Ventral view. Scale bars: 0.50 mm (A – D)." figureDoi="10.3897/zse.100.124160.figure12" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1062006">12 C, D</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="C1224F6C761DA8C33063EA74345EFDC2">
Epigyne (Fig. 
<figureCitation id="02EBADD6FF9C8DA81A1BFBACC00659D7" captionStart="Figure 11" captionStartId="F11" captionText="Figure 11. Bifurcia shuangqiao sp. nov., paratype female epigyne: A. Ventral view; B. Lateral view; C. Dorsal view. Scale bar: 0.10 mm (A – C)." figureDoi="10.3897/zse.100.124160.figure11" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1062005">11</figureCitation>
). Basal part of scape (
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EW1AG" xlink_title="basal part of scape">
<collectionCode id="93DAD1D68BE9D781244990B2BB919E1E">BS</collectionCode>
</abbrev>
) sparsely clothed with long curved hairs, turned under basal part forming large circle. Posterior part of posterior median plate (
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E11AG" xlink_title="posterior median plate">
<collectionCode id="47007C3B564404D8F8CCDA59E6CD179E">PMP</collectionCode>
</abbrev>
) curved. Distal part of scape (
<abbrev id="ABBRID0E51AG" xlink_title="distal part of scape">
<collectionCode id="788DF363220E6EC1E4816CB02CE92439">DPS</collectionCode>
</abbrev>
) T-shaped, laterally directed lateral lobes (
<abbrev id="ABBRID0EC2AG" xlink_title="lateral lobe">LL</abbrev>
) extending out of either side in ventral view. Spermathecae (S) S-shaped.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="SECID0EG2AG" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="688D0288A29A12DCD816A013586D5AF8">
<heading id="9DE8433C3EC7D39AEA9A35C464E2C86A" reason="title">Distribution.</heading>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="3A8F5BD5E5155F9D12A5E886A1B2219F">
<collectingCountry id="528AEF67538C8702B37A9A8D98664697" name="China">China</collectingCountry>
(
<collectingRegion id="C6AB750AE9F57B497D7154D4FECAA479" country="China" name="Sichuan">Sichuan</collectingRegion>
, type locality; Fig. 
<figureCitation id="A2BC3B8868DF23443807BEC74DDC47A1" captionStart="Figure 1" captionStartId="F1" captionText="Figure 1. Distribution of the new Bifurcia species from Sichuan, China: 1. B. kangding sp. nov.; 2. B. labahe sp. nov.; 3. B. luding sp. nov.; 4. B. shuangqiao sp. nov.; 5. B. xiaojin sp. nov." figureDoi="10.3897/zse.100.124160.figure1" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/1061995">1</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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