Leclercera shergylaensis sp. nov. Figs 45, 46, 57C, 58

Types.

Holotype: ♂ (IZCAS), China, Tibet Autonomous Region, Nyingchi, Shergyla Mountain, 29°33.7980'N, 94°34.2060'E, elevation ca 3764 m, 15.VII.2019, X. Zhang, Z. Bai and J. Liu leg. Paratype: 1♀ (IZCAS), same data as holotype.

Etymology.

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

Diagnosis.

Males of L. shergylaensis sp. nov. resemble L. pulongensis sp. nov. and L. duibaensis sp. nov. but can be distinguished by the presence of a conductor (Fig. 46B) (vs. absence of a conductor in L. pulongensis sp. nov. (Fig. 48B) and L. duibaensis sp. nov. (Fig. 52B)), two retrolateral apophyses bearing a spine on the tibia (Fig. 46D) (vs. a prolateral apophysis bearing a hooked spine on the tibia in L. pulongensis sp. nov. (Fig. 48C)) and a retrolateral apophysis bearing spine on tibia in L. duibaensis sp. nov. (Fig. 52D)), absence of strong setae in both L. shergylaensis sp. nov. and L. duibaensis sp. nov. (vs. the presence of strong setae on the tibia anteriorly in L. pulongensis sp. nov. (Fig. 48D)), and the absence of a bulge on the bulb of both L. shergylaensis sp. nov. and L. pulongensis sp. nov. (vs. the presence of a bulge on the bulb of L. duibaensis sp. nov. (Fig. 52B)), absence of an apophysis on the cymbium in both L. shergylaensis sp. nov. and L. pulongensis sp. nov. (vs. the presence of a retrolateral apophysis bearing four spines on the cymbium in L. duibaensis sp. nov. (Fig. 52D)), and the tibia swollen angularly (Fig. 46C) (vs. tibia roundly swollen in both L. pulongensis sp. nov. and L. duibaensis sp. nov.).

Description.

Male (Holotype). Total length 3.13; carapace 1.00 long, 1.13 wide; abdomen 2.13 long, 1.09 wide. Carapace round and brown, with median dark brown band (Fig. 45C). Chelicerae brown (Fig. 57C). Clypeus pale brown. Endites dark brown, light brown basally. Labium dark brown. Sternum dark brown, with short light brown band medially. Abdomen elongated, dorsum with dark brown spots, posterior with dark brown horizontal stripes, antero-ventrally with dark brown inverted fan-shaped pattern medially and kidney-shaped pattern laterally, posterior dark brown with two light vertical traces medially. Legs uniformly brown; measurements: I 9.60 (2.60. 0.40. 3.00, 2.40, 1.20), II 8.94 (2.60, 0.40, 2.50, 2.24, 1.20), III missing, IV 9.20 (2.60, 0.40, 2.80, 2.20, 1.20). Palp (Fig. 46A-D): femur slender, four times longer than patella; patella not swollen; tibia swollen pentagonally, similar length to, and 2 times wider than femur, with two retrolateral apophyses bearing spine (Fig. 46D) (one apophysis on anterior, the other medially on tibia), spine and apophysis similar in length; cymbium two times shorter than femur, dark brown distally; bulb brown, ovate, with embolus, laminar apophysis, and conductor arising distally; embolus thin, two times longer than conductor and laminar apophysis; branched laminar apophysis, two times wider than embolus, adjacent to conductor; conductor branched, with the longer branch longer than laminar apophysis, attached to embolus (Fig. 46B).

Female (Paratype). General features and coloration similar to those of male (Fig. 45D, E). Measurements: total length 2.44; carapace 0.94 long, 1.00 wide; abdomen 1.50 long, 0.88 wide. Leg measurements: I 7.69 (2.24, 0.31, 2.34, 1.80, 1.00), II 6.70 (1.80, 0.31, 2.03, 1.56, 1.00), III 5.29 (1.41, 0.31, 1.38, 1.25, 0.94), IV 6.10 (1.80, 0.31, 2.19, 1.80, 1.00). Epigastric area (Fig. 45B): elliptical dark brown patch with distinct whitish slit. Endogyne (Fig. 45A): a pair of ovoid spermathecae, thickening at margins.

Distribution.

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