Leclercera yandou sp. nov. Figs 5, 6, 55I, 58

Types.

Holotype: ♂ (IZCAS), Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Pahang States, Fraser’s Hill, Telecom loop, Secondary Forest, 3°43.1050'N, 101°45.1643'E, elevation ca 1300 m, 17.II.2015, H. Zhao leg. Paratype: 1♀ (IZCAS), same data as holotype.

Etymology.

The species name is a noun in apposition derived from the Chinese pinyin “yāndǒu” (smoking pipe) and refers to the palpal bulb which resembles a smoking pipe (Fig. 6B).

Diagnosis.

Males of L. yandou sp. nov. can be distinguished from congeners by the structure of the bulb, with a rounded base bearing a slightly curved and elongated embolus (Fig. 6B), the presence of a swollen triangular tibia with a retrolateral apophysis (Fig. 6D) (vs. absence of swollen triangular tibia in congeners); females can be differentiated from congeners by a pair of saucer-shaped, sinuous spermathecae (Fig. 5A)

Description.

Male (Holotype). Total length 2.50; carapace 0.75 long, 0.94 wide; abdomen 1.75 long, 0.80 wide. Carapace round and brown, with three longitudinal dark brown bands, median band twice as wide as lateral band (Fig. 5C). Chelicerae brown (Fig. 55I). Clypeus brown. Endites dark brown, light brown basally. Labium dark brown. Sternum brown, with dark brown patched laterally. Abdomen elongated, dorsum with 3 pairs of dark brown spots medially, median dark brown bands concentrated posteriorly, antero-ventrally brown with elliptical patch, posterior part with indistinct dark and light brown pattern. Legs uniformly brown; measurements: I 8.54 (2.81, 0.25, 2.97, 1.88, 0.63), II missing, III missing, IV 8.09 (2.40, 0.25, 2.19, 2.25, 1.00). Palp (Fig. 6A-D): femur slender, five times longer than patella; patella not swollen; tibia swollen, 1.5 times shorter than femur, forming a triangular shape with a retrolateral apophysis bearing a spine; cymbium two times shorter than femur, dark brown anteriorly; bulb spatulate with circular base, elongated embolus arises distally; embolus slightly bent, two times longer than the length of rounded tegulum and half the width of tegulum (Fig. 6B).

Female (Paratype). General features and coloration similar to those of male (Fig. 5D, E). Measurements: total length 2.10; carapace 0.80 long, 0.88 wide; abdomen 1.30 long, 0.70 wide. Leg measurements: I-III missing, IV 5.78 (1.63, 0.25, 1.60, 1.50, 0.80). Epigastric area (Fig. 5B): ovoid dark brown patch. Endogyne (Fig. 5A): a pair of sinuous spermathecae arching towards the anterior, ratio of width to length of entire spermathecae 1:7.

Distribution.

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