Leclercera mianqiu sp. nov. Figs 1, 2, 56H, 58

Types.

Holotype: ♂ (IZCAS), Indonesia, Sulawesi, mountain in Palopo, 2°57.7790'S, 120°8.5230'E, elevation ca 370 m, 13.IX.2017, H. Liu and Z. Chen leg. Paratype: 1♀ (IZCAS), same data as holotype.

Etymology.

The species name is a noun in apposition derived from the Chinese pinyin “miánqiú” (cotton ball) and refers to the unique fluffy ball of bristles on the bulb resembling a cotton ball (Fig. 2B).

Diagnosis.

Males of L. mianqiu sp. nov. resemble L. selasihensis sp. nov. but can be distinguished by the presence of an attached fluffy ball of bristles adjacent to the embolus (vs. an absence of bristles but the presence of a conductor adjacent to embolus), presence of a medial-retrolateral apophysis on the cymbium (Fig. 2C) (vs. the presence of a postero-retrolateral apophysis on the cymbium (Fig. 37D)), the presence of two strong prolateral setae on the femur (Fig. 2C) (vs. the presence of one strong prolateral seta on the femur (Fig. 37D)); females can be distinguished by their rather pale coloration (vs. dark coloration), their stalked spermathecae that are globose distally (Fig. 1A) (vs. bean-shaped spermathecae that are strongly depressed anteriorly, and with median spiralled ducts (Fig. 36A)).

Description.

Male (Holotype). Total length 2.60; carapace 1.00 long, 1.00 wide; abdomen 1.60 long, 0.80 wide. Carapace round and pale yellow, margin with black bands laterally (Fig. 1C). Chelicerae dark brown (Fig. 56H). Clypeus greyish brown. Endites pale yellow with dark edges. Labium light brown. Sternum pale yellow, with dark brown spots centrally. Abdomen elongated, dorsum with complex dark brown sports, antero-ventrally with rectangular brown patch, posterior half pale yellow with dark and light brown spots. Legs uniformly brown; measurements: I 31.16 (7.69, 0.40, 8.01, 12.82, 2.24), II 19.21 (5.45, 0.40, 5.13, 6.73, 1.50), III 14.90 (4.25, 0.40, 4.25, 4.75, 1.25), IV 20.97 (6.41, 0.40, 6.09, 6.47, 1.60). Palp (Fig. 2A-D): femur slender, four times longer than patella, anteriorly with two strong setae prolaterally, dark purplish proximally and distally; patella not swollen, dark purplish; tibia 1.5 times shorter than femur, dark purplish proximally and distally; cymbium two times shorter than femur, dark purplish distally, with broad and slightly curved medio-retrolateral apophysis; bulb light brown, obovoid, with embolus and a clump of bristles distally; embolus slightly curved, as long as tegulum, adjacent to bristles; bristles forming a rounded fluffy clump anteriorly, adjacent to embolus (Fig. 2B).

Female (Paratype). General features and coloration similar to those of male (Fig. 1D, E). Measurements: total length 2.76; carapace 0.88 long, 0.86 wide; abdomen 1.88 long, 1.00 wide. Leg measurements: I 20.59 (5.13, 0.40, 5.45, 7.69, 1.92), II 12.25 (3.25, 0.40, 3.40, 4.00, 1.20), III missing, IV 14.49 (4.00, 0.40, 4.00, 4.81, 1.28). Epigastric area (Fig. 1B): an elliptical patch with distinct dark brown lines anteriorly and posteriorly, posterior pale yellow. Endogyne (Fig. 1A): stalked spermathecae, globose distally and with a pair of deltoid-shaped receptacles, spermathecal heads almost five times wider than the stalks, stalks three times longer than heads.

Distribution.

Known only from the type locality (Fig. 58).