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Corresponding author: Haiqiang Yin ( yinhaiqiang@hunnu.edu.cn ) Corresponding author: Yuri M. Marusik ( yurmar@mail.ru ) Academic editor: Gergin Blagoev
© 2020 Jia Tang, Xiang Xu, Haiqiang Yin, Yuri M. Marusik, Zongguang Huang.
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Tang J, Xu X, Yin HQ, Marusik YM, Huang ZG (2020) Redescription of holotypes of four Alopecosa species (Araneae, Lycosidae) from China. ZooKeys 945: 85-97. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.945.52287
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The holotypes of four species of Alopecosa Sundevall, 1833 described from China, A. disca Tang, Yin & Yang, 1997 (♀); A. orbisaca Peng, Yin, Zhang & Kim, 1997 (♀); A. wenxianensis Tang, Yin & Yang, 1997 (♂), and A. xilinensis Peng, Yin, Zhang & Kim, 1997 (♀), are reexamined. Detailed descriptions, illustrations, remarks, and a distribution map of the three valid species are given. Alopecosa xilinensis syn. nov. is found to be junior synonym of Alopecosa licenti (Schenkel, 1953).
Lycosinae, new synonymy, redescription, wolf spiders
Alopecosa Simon, 1885, with 162 valid named species (
Specimens were examined under an Olympus SZX16 stereomicroscope and an Olympus BX53 compound microscope. Photographs were taken with a Canon PowerShot G12 digital camera mounted on an Olympus BX53 compound microscope. Both the male palps and female genitalia were examined, photographed, and illustrated after being dissected. All morphological measurements are calculated using a stereomicroscope (LEICA M205C) and given in millimeters. Eye diameters are taken at the widest point. Promarginal and retromarginal teeth on the chelicerae are given as the first, second, third, etc., from the base of the fang to the distal groove.. Leg measurements are given as total length (femur, patella, tibia, metatarsus, tarsus). Measurements of the holotypes are from the original description. All specimens examined in this study are deposited in the College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University (
Terminology in the present paper follows
Ag accessorial gland;
ALE anterior lateral eye;
AME anterior median eye;
AME–AME distance between AMEs;
AME–ALE distance between AME and ALE;
At atrium;
Cd copulatory duct;
Em embolus;
Et tip of embolus;
Fd fertilization duct;
Ho hood;
Ma median apophysis;
Pa palea;
PLE posterior lateral eye;
PME posterior median eye;
PME–PLE distance between PME and PLE;
PME–PME distance between PMEs;
Sb septal base;
Sd sperm duct;
Sp spermatheca;
Ss septal stem;
STL sternum length;
STW sternum width;
Sy synembolus;
Ta tegular apophysis.
Family Lycosidae Sundevall, 1833
Araneus fabrilis Clerck, 1757 from Sweden.
Alopecosa disca
Tang, Yin & Yang in
Holotype
♀ (
Epigyne of this species is similar to that of A. chagyabensis Hu & Li, 1987, a species known from Xizang Autonomous Region of China. Both species are lacking anterior hood, have base of septum width much longer than septal stem length, both have distinct copulatory opening, but can be separated by septum width/length ratio 2.5 in A. disca and 1.8 in A. chagyabensis. Two species well differ by the shape of the endogyne (compare Fig.
Alopecosa disca Peng, Yin, Zhang & Kim, 1997, female. A Habitus, dorsal view B eyes, front view C chelicera, ventral view D sternum, ventral view E epigyne F vulva G vulva, showing the detailed left half H vulva, moved slightly from the normal ventral view I vulva, showing the detailed right half. Abbreviations: Ag accessorial gland, Cd copulatory duct, Sb septal base, Sp spermatheca, Ss septal stalk. Scale bars: 1 mm (A, B, D); 0.5 mm (C); 0.1 mm (E–I).
Body (Fig.
Epigyne (Figs
Alopecosa disca Peng, Yin, Zhang & Kim, 1997, female. A Epigyne B vulva C vulva, showing the detailed left half D vulva, showing the detailed right half. Abbreviations: Ag accessorial gland, Cd copulatory duct, Fd fertilization duct, Sb septal base, Sp spermatheca, Ss septal stalk. Scale bars: 0.1 mm (A–D).
Male. Unknown.
Only known from the type locality, Gansu, China (Fig.
Alopecosa orbisaca
Holotype
♀ (
The female of this species is similar to that of Alopecosa zyuzini Logunov & Marusik, 1995 in having a pair of separate anterior hoods and similar shape of septum. Alopecosa orbisaca can be separated from similar species by having large size (carapace 4.0 vs 2.85–3.58 in A. zyuzini), and wider stem of septum (septum wider than hood vs narrower than hood) (compare Fig.
Alopecosa orbisaca Peng, Yin, Zhang & Kim, 1997, female. A Habitus, dorsal view B eyes, front view C chelicera, ventral view D sternum, ventral view E epigyne F vulva (right spermatheca lost). Abbreviations: Cd copulatory duct, Ho hood, Sb septal base, Sp-spermatheca, Ss septal stalk. Scale bars: 1 mm (A, B, D); 0.5 mm (C, E, F).
Holotype
female. Body (Fig.
Epigyne (Figs
Male. Unknown.
Only known from the type locality, Qinghai, China (Fig.
Alopecosa wenxianensis
Tang, Yin & Yang in
Holotype
♂ (
Male palp of this species (Figs
Body (Fig.
Palp (Figs
Female. Unknown.
Known only from the type locality, Gansu, China (Fig.
Because the abdomen is wrinkled, several transversal or oblique stripes on the dorsum shown in Figure
Tarentula licenti
Tarentula argentata
Tarentula fenestrata
Tarentula fenestrata pseudobarbipes
Tarentula davidi
Tarentula orbiculata
Tarentula bipennis
Alopecosa xilinensis
Peng, Yin, Zhang & Kim 1997: 42, figs 6–9 (♀);
Holotype
♀ of Alopecosa xilinensis
Copulatory ducts in the original description of the species are known short and stout (
This species has the most synonyms of any Chinese Alopecosa due to variations of the shape of the epigyne. Some individuals have very narrow septum (
The species has a rather wide distribution in China, known from Gansu to Heilongjiang and south to Sichuan (
We are grateful to Ping Liu for her help in preparing for the specimens. We also thank Huizhuan Sheng and Yun Liang for their help in examining specimens and taking photographs. This study was supported by the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (31772423/31471963/31372160) and the Key Project of Hunan Provincial Department of Education (19A320).