Sinoderces wenshanensis Li & Li sp. nov. Figs 13, 14, 21, 22

Types.

Holotype: ♂, Radio and television station hill, Xiqiao County, Wenshan, Yunnan Province, China, 23°25.980'N, 104°40.392'E, 1556 m, 17.V.2015, Li F. and Chen Z. leg. Paratypes: 2♀, same data as holotype.

Etymology.

The specific name refers to the name of the hill at the type locality; adjective.

Diagnosis.

Sinoderces wenshanensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from all other known species by the nearly parallel conductor and embolus (Fig. 13D). The conductor is membranous (Fig. 13 B–D). Palp nearly light yellow. Entrance duct is visible even before soaking them in lactic acid. Epigyne resembles a fan. Females have two pairs of spermathecae, with the inner pair together resembling the smile of a smiley face and the outer pair protruding anteriorly (Fig. 14A, B)

Description.

Male (holotype). Total length 1.72; carapace 0.62 long, 0.70 wide; abdomen 1.10 long, 0.60 wide. Carapace round, dark brown, with dark brown margins (Fig. 14E). Clypeus light brown. Chelicerae light yellow. Cheliceral promargin with one tooth, followed by a lamina; retromargin with one small tooth (Fig. 21G). Endites yellow. Labium light brown. Sternum dark brown. Legs brown, joints dark. Leg measurements: I missing, II missing, III missing, IV 7.05 (1.87, 0.25, 2.25, 1.75, 0.93). The abdomen is slightly distorted from preservation (Fig. 14E). Opisthosoma brown. Spinnerets brown.

Male palp (Fig. 13): Bulb light, ovate, Conductor almost parallel to the palpal axis. Embolus arising terminally from the bulb, straight and needle-like. Conductor arising close to embolus, membranous. Embolus and conductor completely separated. Tibia, femur and trochanter light yellow with hairs.

Female (paratype). Similar to male in color and general features (Fig. 14C, D). Sternum heart-shaped. Total length 1.72; carapace 0.63 long, 0.70 wide; abdomen 1.09 long, 0.61 wide. Carapace round and brown. Clypeus brown and chelicerae yellow. Endites dark yellow. Labium and sternum brown. Legs brown, joints dark. Leg measurements: I 6.78 (1.75, 0.31, 2.00, 1.72, 1.00), II 5.15 (1.31,0.31,1.56,1.25,0.72), III 4.13 (1.09, 0.31, 1.16, 0.94, 0.63), IV 6.06 (1.56, 0.31, 1.91, 1.47, 0.81). Abdomen elongated, with yellow pinstripe dorsally and ventrally.

Epigyne (Fig. 14A, B): fan-like, brown, with sparse hairs. Other features described under Diagnosis (Fig. 14A, B).

Distribution.

Known only from the type locality (Fig. 22).

Natural history.

Collected from leaf litter at an elevation of 1556 m.