Corresponding author: Jing-Ze Liu (
Academic editor: S. Li
In this study, three new species belonging to the genus
Zhang B-S, Zhang F, Liu J-Z (2016) Three new spider species of the genus
The spider family
The spider genus
The Taihang Mountains are located in the northeastern China, between 34°34'N to 40°43'N and 110°14'E to 114°33'E. Fuping county, a county of Hebei Province, is located in the Taihang Mountains area. To explore the diversity of the arthropod in Fuping county, one survey was carried out in 2014. While examining the spider specimens collected from leaf litter in this survey, three new species belonging to
All specimens were preserved in 75% ethanol and examined, drawn, and measured under a Nikon SMZ1500 stereomicroscope equipped with a drawing tube. Photographs were taken with a Leica M205A stereomicroscope equipped with a Leica DFC550 Camera and LAS software (Ver. 4.6). Male and female genitalia were examined and illustrated after dissection. Epigyna were removed and treated in 10% warm solution of potassium hydroxide (KOH) before illustration. Left pedipalpi of male spiders were illustrated, except as otherwise indicated. All measurements are given in millimeters. Eye sizes were measured as the maximum diameter of the lens in dorsal or frontal view. Leg measurements are given as total length (femur + patella + tibia + metatarsus + tarsus). Leg segments were measured on their dorsal side. Terminology and taxonomic descriptions follow
The following abbreviations are used in the text:
anterior eye row
anterior lateral eye
anterior median eye
median ocular area
posterior eye row
posterior lateral eye
posterior median eye
bulb
embolus
pseudo-appendix
pore plate
procursus
uncus
All specimens used in this studied are deposited in the Museum of Hebei University, Baoding, P. R. China
The
The specific name is from Latin word “
Narrow, long pseudo-appendix originating from the uncus (Fig.
Male: Total body length: 4.58, 4.90. Tibia I (n = 2): 8.96, 9.59 (mean: 9.28). Female: Total body length: 4.58, 4.63, 4.81. Tibia I (n = 3): 9.55, 9.70, 9.78 (mean 9.68).
Only known from the type locality.
The females also resemble
The specific name is from the Latin word “
Distinguished by the S-shaped tip of uncus, the long and curve beak-shaped tip of the procursus, the hat-shaped membranous projection near tip, the small and almost quadrate-shaped epigynal apophysis (Figs
Male (holotype): Total length 4.50 (4.63 with clypeus), prosoma 1.36 long, 1.41 wide, opisthosoma 2.85 long, 1.24 wide. Habitus as in Fig.
Male: Total body length: 4.38, 4.43, 4.50. Tibia I (n = 3): 9.36, 9.46, 9.57 (mean: 9.46). Female: Total body length 4.78–5.09. Tibia I (n = 8): 7.65–7.99 (mean 7.81).
Only known from the type locality.
Among the
The specific name is from the Latin word “
Distinguished by the combination of the following characters: uncus thin, ear-shaped, the tip of procursus thin and extending downward, epigynal apophysis short, thin and clavate, the tip thinner (Figs
Male (holotype): Total length 4.13 (5.32 with clypeus), prosoma 1.07 long, 1.19 wide, opisthosoma 2.87 long, 1.54 wide. Habitus as in Figs
Female: Total body length 4.68–4.95. Tibia I (n = 6): 6.56–7.00 (mean 6.86).
Only known from the type locality.
Among the
The
We are grateful to an anonymous referee, Professor Shuqiang Li and Professor Nathalie Yonow for valuable suggestions. Professor Malcolm Lyon (The University of Manchester, the UK) kindly helped in reviewing the English of the manuscript. This study was supported by the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China (No. 2014M551043) and partially by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31471969).