Leclercera tudao sp. nov. Figs 49, 50, 57E, 58

Types.

Holotype: ♂ (IZCAS), China, Tibet Autonomous Region, Xigaze, Nyalam County, Zham Town, road to Guomen, 27°28.7100'N, 85°58.6920'E, elevation ca 2333 m, 10.VII.2019, X. Zhang, Z. Bai and J. Liu leg. Paratype: 1♀ (IZCAS), same data as holotype.

Etymology.

The species name is a noun in apposition derived from the Chinese pinyin “túdāo” (cleaver) and refers to the structure of the laminar apophysis and embolus together resembling a pair of cleavers (Fig. 50A).

Diagnosis.

Diagnostic features of the males are discussed in the diagnosis of L. renqinensis sp. nov.

Description.

Male (Holotype). Total length 3.13; carapace 1.00 long, 1.10 wide; abdomen 2.13 long, 0.90 wide. Carapace round and pale brown, with three longitudinal dark brown bands, median band five times wider than lateral bands (Fig. 49C). Chelicerae brown (Fig. 57E). Clypeus pale brown, dark brown medially. Endites dark brown, light brown basally. Labium and sternum dark brown. Abdomen elongated, dorsum with pairs of dark brown spots, posterior with dark brown horizontal stripes, ventrum with dark brown band marginally, antero-ventrally with elliptical dark brown patch, posterior with a pair of distinct rectangular dark brown spots. Legs uniformly brown; measurements: I 20.35 (5.45, 2.00, 5.13, 5.77, 2.00), II 12.95 (3.75, 0.40, 3.60, 3.80, 1.40), III 13.35 (3.75, 0.40, 3.80, 4.00, 1.40), IV 8.74 (2.50, 0.31, 2.34, 2.50, 1.09). Palp (Fig. 50A-D): femur slender, five times longer than patella; patella not swollen; tibia swollen, 1.2 times shorter and 2 times wider than femur, with a distinct spine and three retrolateral apophyses bearing spines anteriorly, spines about three times longer than apophysis (Fig. 50C); cymbium three times shorter than femur; bulb brown, globose, with embolus, laminar apophysis, and conductor arising distally; embolus thin and black, adjacent and basally attached to laminar apophysis; laminar apophysis about 8 times wider than embolus, with flat tip, adjacent to conductor but not attached; conductor with rounded tip, similar to laminar apophysis but two times shorter (Fig. 50B).

Female (Paratype). General features and coloration similar to those of male (Fig. 49D, E). Measurements: total length 3.00; carapace 1.00 long, 1.09 wide; abdomen 2.00 long, 1.25 wide. Leg measurements: I - (4.81, 0.40, 4.75, 4.50, -), II - (3.50, 0.40, 3.60, 3.40, -), III 8.60 (2.40, 0.40, 2.40, 2.20, 1.20), IV - (3.85, 0.40, 3.75, 3.50, -). Epigastric area (Fig. 49B): dark brown patch with yellowish and pale brownish slit. Endogyne (Fig. 49A): a pair of stalked spermathecae, stalks curving downwards, almost forming a pair of perpendicular stalks with rounded tips.

Distribution.

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