Corresponding author: Xian-Jin Peng (
Academic editor: Shuqiang Li
The present paper deals with three species of the genus
Zeng C, Wang C, Peng X-J (2016) Three spider species of the genus
The genus
While examining specimens collected from Hunan, Guizhou and Yunnan Provinces, two members of
All specimens were kept in 75% ethanol, examined and measured with an Olympus SZX16 stereomicroscope and an Olympus BX53 compound microscope, respectively. Photos were taken with a digital camera Canon Powershot G12 mounted on an Olympus SZX16 and compound focus images were generated using Helicon Focus Software (3.10).
Specimens are deposited in the College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China. All measurements are given in millimeters (mm). Leg measurements are given as: total length (femur, patella + tibia, metatarsus, tarsus). The abbreviations used in text including:
anterior eye row
anterior lateral eye
anterior median eye
copulatory duct
copulatory opening
embolus
fertilization duct
membrane
median ocular area
paracymbium
posterior eye row
posterior lateral eye
posterior median eye
spermatheca
shovel
subtegulum
vexillum
2♂, 1♀,
6♂, 2♀,
Male palp (Figs
Epigyne (Figs
China (Hunan).
The specific name comes from the Latin word
The new species can be distinguished from all known congeneric species by: cymbial tip with several slender long macrosetae (Fig.
Male palp (Figs
China (Guizhou).
The specific name is a patronym in honor of Professor Jiafu Wang, a well known spider taxonomist in China; noun.
The new species can be distinguished from all known congeneric species by: the dorsum of the opisthosoma with a pair of distinct outgrowths (Fig.
Male palp (Figs
Length of legs: I 12.92 (3.51, 4.30, 3.60, 1.50), II 9.55 (2.87, 2.91, 2.38, 1.38), III 5.93 (1.82, 1.91, 1.21, 1.00), IV 6.75 (2.10, 2.30, 1.35, 1.00). Dorsum of opisthosoma (Fig.
Epigyne (Figs
Collecting localities of three
China (Yunnan).
We are grateful to Yi Huang, Ping Liu, Bing Zhou, Jiahui Gan, Yuhui Gong Mingyong Liao and Guo Tang for collecting the specimens. This research was sponsored by the National Science Foundation of the USA through the grant Biotic survey of the Gaoligongshan, a biodiversity hotspot in western Yunnan, China (No. DEB-0103795). It is also partly supported by the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (NSFC-30970327, 31272271, 31272272), the National Special Fund on Basic Research of Science and Technology of China (No. 2014FY110100), Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No.11JJ1004/12JJ3028), Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (NCET-12-0717), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 20100471221/201104506), the program of Hunan Provincial Science and Technology Plans (No. 2010RS4006) and the Hunan Provincial Program for Development of Key Disciplines in Ecology.