Leclercera banensis sp. nov. Figs 15, 16, 55D, 58

Types.

Holotype: ♂ (IZCAS), Thailand, Krabi Province, Muang District, Ban Chong Plee Village, 8°5.1218'N, 98°51.2228'E, elevation ca 442 m, 25.X.2014, H. Zhao, Y. Li and Z. Chen leg. Paratype: 1♀ (IZCAS), same data as holotype.

Etymology.

The species name is an adjective referring to the type locality.

Diagnosis.

Males of L. banensis sp. nov. resemble L. suwanensis sp. nov. but can be distinguished by an embolus that is longer and almost as wide as the conductor (Fig. 16B) (vs. an embolus that is equally as long as the conductor but almost four times wider basally (Fig. 19B)), bulb rather slender (vs. bulb rather expanded), patella swollen, cymbium not swollen (vs. patella not swollen, cymbium swollen), hexagonal swollen tibia (vs. pentagonal swollen tibia), tibia with three retrolateral apophyses, each bearing a spine (Fig. 16D) (vs. tibia with a single retrolateral apophysis bearing a spine and a strong seta (Fig. 19D)); females can be differentiated by a pair of flattened spermathecae with an anterior extension laterally (Fig. 15A) (vs. a pair of bulging, curled spermathecae with posterior extension laterally (Fig. 18A)).

Description.

Male (Holotype). Total length 1.83; carapace 0.63 long, 0.75 wide; abdomen 1.20 long, 0.70 wide. Carapace round and pale brown, with three longitudinal dark brown bands, median band two times wider than the lateral bands (Fig. 15C). Chelicerae brown (Fig. 55D). Clypeus dark brown medially, light brown laterally. Endites dark brown, light brown basally. Labium dark brown. Sternum dark brown with tiny light brown band medially. Abdomen elongated, dorsum with dark brown spots, antero-ventrally with brown horizontal band centrally, posterior with a pair of dark brown spots. Legs uniformly brown; measurements: I-II missing, III 5.21 (1.56, 0.25, 1.40, 1.40, 0.60), IV 7.85 (2.19, 0.25, 2.34, 2.19, 0.88). Palp (Fig. 16A-D): femur slender, 3 times longer than patella; patella swollen; tibia 3.5 times shorter than femur, hexagonally swollen, with three retrolateral apophyses anteriorly, each bearing a spine, with one spine longer than the other two; cymbium two times shorter than femur; bulb pale brown and ovoid, conductor and embolus separated, with conductor arising distally, embolus arising basally; conductor elongated and slightly hooked at tip, 2 times shorter than, but almost equally as wide as, embolus; embolus elongated, darkening distally (Fig. 16B).

Female (Paratype). General features and coloration similar to those of the male (Fig. 15D, E). Measurements: total length 1.80; carapace 0.60 long, 0.70 wide; abdomen 1.20 long, 0.70 wide. Leg measurements: I 7.97 (2.40, 0.25, 2.66, 2.03, 0.63), II 6.64 (1.88, 0.25, 1.88, 1.88, 0.75), III 4.15 (1.30, 0.20, 1.00, 1.10, 0.55), IV 6.28 (1.88, 0.20, 1.70, 1.75, 0.75). Epigastric area (Fig. 15B): an elliptical dark brown patch surrounded with a brown horizontal band. Endogyne (Fig. 15A): a pair of flattened spermathecae with tubular extensions laterally, and a pair of ovoid ducts posteriorly.

Distribution.

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