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Family
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Symphytopgnathids are typically characterized by cheliceral fusion, a sternum broadly truncated posteriorly, reduction of the female palp and eye number, and the absence of book lungs (
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,
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). However, some sym- phytognathid genera have the chelicerae fused only at the base (e.g.,
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<emphasis box="[925,976,168,193]" italics="true" pageId="53" pageNumber="62">Patu</emphasis>
,
<emphasis box="[991,1107,167,193]" italics="true" pageId="53" pageNumber="62">Curmagua</emphasis>
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) and the distinction between basally fused chelicerae and unfused chelicerae can be subtle. The remaining characters are present in other symphytognathoid families so enumerating synapomorphies for the family is problematic.
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At least the symphytognathid species described here also share with anapids an insertion of the pedicel on the posterior slope of carapace (as typically associated with
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; e.g.
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) rather than the pleural region between carapace and sternum. Epiandrous gland spigots, present in theridiosomatids, mysmenids, and synaphrids, are absent from anapids and symphytognathids.
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<emphasis box="[796,928,448,474]" italics="true" pageId="53" pageNumber="62">Crassignatha</emphasis>
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is the only symphytognathid in which the male has an abdominal scutum, a trait more typical of
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. The presence of a single tooth-like keel on the chelicerae and the lack of a fang furrow has been used in part to diagnose
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(
<bibRefCitation author="Lopardo L &amp; Hormiga G &amp; Melic A" box="[659,880,554,581]" pageId="53" pageNumber="62" pagination="1 - 26" refId="ref46353" refString="Lopardo L, Hormiga G, Melic A (2007) Spinneret spigot morphology in synaphrid spiders (Araneae, Synaphridae), with comments on the systematics of the family and description of a new speices of Synaphris Simon 1894 from Spain. American Museum Novitates 3556: 1 - 26." type="journal article" year="2007">Lopardo et al. 2007</bibRefCitation>
,
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). Some
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<emphasis box="[140,189,590,615]" italics="true" pageId="53" pageNumber="62">Patu</emphasis>
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(
<figureCitation box="[203,279,589,616]" captionStart="Figure 69" captionStartId="141.[140,212,1203,1225]" captionTargetBox="[140,1108,165,1183]" captionTargetId="figure@141.[140,1108,164,1183]" captionTargetPageId="141" captionText="Figure 69. Patu jidanweishi sp. n. from Chang Yan He, SEM. A-E, male; F, female. A, prosoma, lateral; B, prosoma, anterior, dorsal to left; C, prosoma, lateral, detail showing sulci and lateral eyes; D, detail of sulci, arrows indicate pores; E, fang and distal part of chelicera showing single tooth; F, chelicera removed from prosoma." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3768880" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3768880/files/figure.png" pageId="53" pageNumber="62">Fig. 69</figureCitation>
E-F) and
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<emphasis box="[384,516,589,615]" italics="true" pageId="53" pageNumber="62">Crassignatha</emphasis>
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(
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) species exhibit these same characteristics.
</paragraph>
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Another character of possible interest for circumscribing
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concerns the situation of the aggregate gland spigots on a common base (Figs 71D, 85D, 92D;
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: figs 35D, 36D).
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="53.[140,1108,167,1672]" pageId="53" pageNumber="62">
The presence of a colulus is homoplasious within some symphytognathid genera (
<bibRefCitation author="Forster RR &amp; Platnick N" box="[147,444,765,791]" pageId="53" pageNumber="62" pagination="1 - 29" refId="ref45702" refString="Forster RR, Platnick N (1977) A review of the spider family Symphytognathidae (Arachnida, Araneae). American Museum Novitates 2619: 1 - 29." type="journal article" year="1977">Forster and Platnick 1977</bibRefCitation>
). A colulus is absent at least from
<taxonomicName authorityName="Miller &amp; Griswold &amp; Yin" authorityYear="2009" box="[819,968,765,791]" class="Arachnida" family="Symphytognathidae" genus="Patu" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="53" pageNumber="62" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="jidanweishi">
<emphasis box="[819,968,765,791]" italics="true" pageId="53" pageNumber="62">P. jidanweishi</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="53" pageNumber="62">Crassignatha</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(investigated in
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<emphasis box="[390,507,801,827]" italics="true" pageId="53" pageNumber="62">C. quanqu</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel box="[514,575,801,827]" pageId="53" pageNumber="62" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
and
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<emphasis box="[632,745,800,827]" italics="true" pageId="53" pageNumber="62">C. longtou</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel box="[752,815,801,827]" pageId="53" pageNumber="62" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
). Some other
<taxonomicName authorityName=", Curmagua Forster and Platnick" authorityYear="1977" box="[974,1025,801,826]" class="Arachnida" family="Symphytognathidae" genus="Patu" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="53" pageNumber="62" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis box="[974,1025,801,826]" italics="true" pageId="53" pageNumber="62">Patu</emphasis>
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species do have a small colulus (e.g.
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: figs 23A, 37A).
</paragraph>
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The symphytognathid species described here are placed in the genera
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<emphasis box="[1004,1055,872,897]" italics="true" pageId="53" pageNumber="62">Patu</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis box="[140,278,906,932]" italics="true" pageId="53" pageNumber="62">Crassignatha</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation author="Wunderlich J" box="[284,494,906,933]" pageId="53" pageNumber="62" pagination="543 - 551" refId="ref47317" refString="Wunderlich J (1995) Drei bisher unbekannte Arten und Gattungen der Familie Anapidae (s. l.) aus Sud-Afrika, Brasilien und Malaysia (Arachnida: Araneae). Beitrage zur Araneologie 4: 543 - 551 (date on volume 1994; actually published 1995)." type="journal article" year="1995">Wunderlich, 1995</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
.
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is a particularly problematic genus. Comparative anatomy of the genitalia across the genus has been rudimentary, a problem exacerbated by the scarcity of material in collections and the minute size of these animals. In practice,
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<emphasis box="[196,247,1012,1037]" italics="true" pageId="53" pageNumber="62">Patu</emphasis>
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are symphytognathids with minimal fusion of the chelicerae and 1-3 teeth (
<bibRefCitation author="Forster RR" box="[147,296,1047,1074]" pageId="53" pageNumber="62" pagination="269 - 329" refId="ref45676" refString="Forster RR (1959) The spiders of the family Symphytognathidae. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 86: 269 - 329." type="journal article" year="1959">Forster 1959</bibRefCitation>
,
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,
<bibRefCitation author="Saaristo MJ" box="[616,774,1047,1074]" pageId="53" pageNumber="62" pagination="48 - 52" refId="ref47059" refString="Saaristo MJ (1996) Theridiosomatid spiders of the granitic islands of Seychelles. Phelsuma 4: 48 - 52." type="journal article" year="1996">Saaristo 1996</bibRefCitation>
). However, at least two of the
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<emphasis box="[140,191,1083,1108]" italics="true" pageId="53" pageNumber="62">Patu</emphasis>
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species described here have a distinctive cluster of 2-4 strong setae on the distoventral part of the male tibia II. Similar structures have been described for
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="53" pageNumber="62">Patu samoensis</emphasis>
Marples, 1951
</taxonomicName>
and are found in
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</taxonomicName>
.
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<emphasis box="[720,858,1152,1178]" italics="true" pageId="53" pageNumber="62">Crassignatha</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was cataloged in the
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, apparently based on the presence of cymbial lobes and mating claspers. However, the distal cymbial tooth found in
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<emphasis box="[656,794,1223,1249]" italics="true" pageId="53" pageNumber="62">Crassignatha</emphasis>
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does not interact with the embolus as a functional conductor, as is typically the case in mysmenids. Also, the mating claspers in
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are on the distoventral part of tibia II; mating claspers in
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are always found on the prolateral face of metatarsus and/or tibia I.
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<subSubSection pageId="53" pageNumber="62" type="diagnosis">
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.
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distinguished from other spider families in the Gaoligongshan except
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by the following combination of characters: the lack of a female pedipalp (
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) and male epiandrous gland spigots (
<figureCitation box="[908,1009,1434,1460]" captionStart="Figure 78" captionStartId="150.[140,212,1206,1228]" captionTargetBox="[140,1108,165,1186]" captionTargetId="figure@150.[140,1108,164,1186]" captionTargetPageId="150" captionText="Figure 78. SEM. A-D, Crassignatha pianma sp. n. from Chang Yan He; E, Crassignatha yinzhi from Xiao Hei Shan Nature Reserve; F, Crassignatha quanqu sp. n. from Bang Bie village. A, female chelicera removed from prosoma, note single asymetrically bifid tooth; B, labrum, anterior, female; C, labrum, lateral, female; D, male metatarsus-tarsus joint, arrow indicates tarsal organ; E, epiandrous region; F, prosoma, lateral, male. Arrows in B and C indicate maximum extension of labrum." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3768896" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3768896/files/figure.png" pageId="53" pageNumber="62">Fig. 78E</figureCitation>
), and by the insertion of the pedicel through an opening in the posterior declavity of the carapace (
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,
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); distinguished from
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by the fusion of the chelicerae at least at the base (
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,
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) and by having the aggregate gland spigots arise from a common base (Figs 71D, F, 92D). Like
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and unlike most other spiders,
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typically have the tarsi longer than the metatarsi (
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,
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), but the tarsi are rarely as much as 1.5 times the length of the metatarsi.
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