Corresponding authors: Yucheng Lin (linyucheng@scu.edu.cn), Shuqiang Li (lisq@ioz.an.cn)
Academic editor: Jeremy Miller
Thirteen spider species belonging to the family
Zhang Q, Li S, Lin Y (2022) Taxonomic study on Mysmenidae spiders (Mysmenidae, Araneae) from Xishuangbanna of Yunnan, China. ZooKeys 1124: 59–108.
Xishuangbanna is a key biogeographic area and a biodiversity hotspot in China (
In the present paper, 13 species classified in five genera of mysmenid spiders from
The inventory for this study included more than 800 spider specimens from
Abbreviations used in the text or figures are given in Table
List of abbreviations used in the figures or text.
Male palp | Vulva | ||
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apical apophysis on tegulum |
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copulatory duct |
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conductor |
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copulatory opening |
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cymbial tooth |
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epigynal hood |
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cymbium |
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fertilization duct |
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cymbial conductor |
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spermathecae |
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cymbial fold |
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scape |
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setae on cymbial fold |
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cymbial process |
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anterior eye row |
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cymbial serrula |
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anterior lateral eyes |
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distal keel on cymbium |
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anterior median eyes |
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distal lobe on cymbium |
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abdominal protuberance |
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embolus |
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cheliceral spines on male |
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median keel on cymbium |
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femoral spot |
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paracymbium |
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metatarsal clasping spine |
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spermatic duct |
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posterior eye row |
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tegulum |
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posterior lateral eyes |
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palp tibia |
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posterior median eyes |
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tibial spine on male leg I | ||
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Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, China |
4♂ 1♀ (MNHSU), China: Yunnan, Mengla, Menglun,
This species can be distinguished from
See
China (Yunnan), Vietnam.
This species is newly recorded in
The generic name is a combination of the first four letters of Menglun (type locality of type species) and the latter half of
The
Body bicolour, dorsally grey, ventrally yellow or pale yellow (Figs
China (Yunnan).
11♂ 33♀ (
The specific name derives from the type locality; noun in apposition.
Known only from the type locality.
The specific name derives from the Chinese pinyin for rainforest (yǔ lín), refers to it living in rainforest habitats. The epithet is a noun in apposition.
The new species is similar to
Known only from the type locality.
3♂ 5♀ (MNHSU), China: Yunnan, Mengla, Menglun,
This species is similar to
Southwestern China (Yunnan).
The female of
4♂ 12♀ (
The specific name derives from a Chinese Pinyin “hé guŏ mù”, referring to the Chinese name of
Male differed from other congeners by the male palp with a cymbial serrula, a distal lobe and median keel on the cymbium, and cymbial tooth on the median cymbium (Fig.
Southwestern China (Yunnan).
The genus
2♂ 3♀ (
This species is similar to
Southwestern China (Yunnan).
8♂ 25♀ (
This species can be distinguished from other congeners except for
Southwestern China (Yunnan).
The female of
19♂ 27♀ (
This species can be distinguished from other species except for
See Fig.
Southwestern China (Yunnan).
♂ (
This species seems close to
Southwestern China (Yunnan).
22♂ 16♀ (
This species is similar to
Southwestern China (Yunnan).
The female description of
40♂ 6♀ (
The specific name derives from the Luosuo River, which is a main river in the type locality; noun in apposition.
Southwestern China (Yunnan).
The diagnostic features of
6♂ 6♀ (
Southwestern China (Yunnan).
The female description of
The new species is named after the Dai people, an ethnic minority living in Xishaungbanna of Yunnan Province; noun in apposition.
Females of this new species seems most similar to
Southwestern China (Yunnan).
The vulva configuration of this species similar to type species of this genus (
The study on spiders in
The current paper draws a general situation of the species composition of the family
We thank Michael G. Rix (Queensland, Australia), Yanfeng Tong (Shenyang, China), and two anonymous referees for insightful comments, and especially grateful to Jeremy A. Miller (Leiden, Netherlands), the subject editor of this manuscript, for his editing work. Danni Sherwood (UK) and Gabriel Hershman checked the English. This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC-31772410, 31750002, 31972870).