Corresponding authors: Yucheng Lin (linyucheng@scu.edu.cn), Hao Yu (sacspider@126.com)
Academic editor: Jeremy Miller
The genus
Yang W, Yu H, Lin Y (2022) A review of the spider genus
The genus
While studying material from Yunnan Province, China, we recognized several specimens belonging to
Specimens were examined and measured with a Leica M205 C stereomicroscope. Further details were studied with an Olympus BX43 compound microscope. Male and female copulatory organs were examined after they were dissected and detached from the bodies. Epigyne were removed and treated with lactic acid before photographed. All specimens were preserved in 95% ethanol. Photos were taken with a Canon EOS 60D wide zoom digital camera (8.5 megapixels) mounted on an Olympus BX43 stereomicroscope. The images were montaged using Helicon Focus ver.3.10 (
The distribution map was generated with ArcGis ver.10.5 (Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.). Locality coordinates for all species are copied from the original publications (see
Abbreviations used in the text and figures are as follows:
All examined materials are deposited in the
See
1 | Males |
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2 | Anterior eye row with 6 eyes, posterior eye row with 2 eyes; cymbium apically bearing four tiny hairs which are not situated on a hump ( |
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– | Both anterior and posterior eye rows with 4 eyes; cymbium apically-ventrally with a pair of long and bristle-shaped hairs on a hump (Figs |
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3 | Distal horn on median apophysis ( |
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– | Distal horn on median apophysis ( |
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4 | Scape ( |
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5 | Main spermathecae ( |
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– | Main spermathecae ( |
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6 | Scape ( |
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1♂ 24♀ 1juv., China: Yunnan Province: Dehong: Luxi City: Mangliu village: Xianfo cave,
The species epithet is taken from the Latin adjective “
The males of
Male palp of the holotype of
Known from Mengla County and Luxi City, Yunnan, China (Fig.
Not examined.
See diagnosis for
See
Laos (Fig.
2♀, Laos: Khammouan Province: Thakek area, Ban Phôungam-Mai,
The male of
Male palp of
See
Laos (Fig.
6juv., China: Yunnan Province: Gongshan County: Dulongjiang Town: Maku village, 27.68°N, 98.30°E, elevation 1939 m, 14.VIII.2018, Y. Lin and Y. Li leg.
This specific name is taken from type locality; noun in apposition.
The new species is similar to
Holotype female of
Unknown.
Known only from Gongshan County, Yunnan, China (Fig.
Distribution records of five species of the genus
None.
See diagnosis for
See
Laos (Fig.
Sincere thanks to Dr Jonathan Coddington and the subject editor, Dr Jeremy A. Miller for constructive comments that help improve this manuscript. This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China to Yucheng Lin (NSFC-31772410, 31750002, 31972870) and Hao Yu (NSFC-32060113, 31702006), the Natural Science Foundation of Guizhou Province to Hao Yu ([2020]1Y081), the Guizhou Science and Technology Support Program ([2017]2811) and the Forestry Science and Technology Research Program of Guizhou Forestry Department ([2022]27) to Weicheng Yang.