Sinoderces xueae Li & Li sp. nov. Figs 9, 10, 21, 22

Types.

Holotype: ♂, Limu Mountain Town, Hainan Province, China. 19°12.002'N, 109°43.710'E, 591 m, 25.III.2012, Chen Z. leg. Paratype: 1♀, same data as holotype.

Etymology.

This name is in honor of Wenjing Xue, a good friend of the first author of the paper who has been helpful to his study and life. The case is feminine and genitive.

Diagnosis.

Sinoderces xueae sp. nov. resembles S. taichi sp. nov. in having a similarly shaped conductor and embolus. However, the males can be distinguished by the following: five spines on the distal part of the palpal cymbium, vs. six in S. taichi sp. nov; the slightly sigmoid embolus and short conductor (Fig. 9) vs. a coiled embolus and long conductor in S. taichi sp. nov. The margin of the epigyne of S. xueae sp. nov. is thin (Fig. 10B) whereas in S. taichi sp. nov. thick (Fig. 12B).

Description.

Male (holotype). Total length 1.94; carapace 0.66 long, 0.72 wide; abdomen 1.28 long, 0.59 wide. Carapace round, brown, with dark brown lateral margins and one wide median brown band, clypeus yellow and chelicerae dark brown (Fig. 10E). Cheliceral promargin with one tooth, followed by a lamina, retromargin with a small tooth (Fig. 21E). Labium brown. Sternum brown (Fig. 10E). Legs yellow, joints darker. Legs measurements: I missing, II 6.26 (1.35, 0.25, 2.13, 1.80, 0.73), III 4.93 (1.40, 0.25, 1.43, 1.25, 0.60), IV 7.26 (2.00, 0.25, 2.25, 1.93, 0.83,). Abdomen elongated, with black lines posteriorly, black anterior lines brownish and expanded medially, and splotches ventrally sp. Spinnerets brown.

Male palp (Fig. 9 A–D): The overall color is yellow, bulb dark yellow, ovate; embolus arising retrolaterally and distally from the bulb, slightly sigmoid. Conductor arising prolaterally and proximally from the bulb. Embolus and conductor slightly separated (distance less than a diameter of the bulb). Tibia with five spines distally (Fig. 9B). Femur and trochanter yellow with few hairs.

Female (one of the paratypes). Females are darker than males (Fig. 10C, D). Total length 2.08; carapace 0.63 long, 0.63 wide; abdomen 1.45 long, 0.53 wide. Carapace round, brown. Clypeus and chelicerae dark brown (Fig. 10C). Endites dark yellow. Labium and sternum brown. Legs light yellow, joints darker. Leg measurements: I 4.86 (1.20, 0.20, 1.50, 1.24, 0.72), II 3.89 (1.03, 0.20, 1.16, 0.97, 0.53), III 4.95 (1.25, 0.20, 1.44, 1.28, 0.78), IV3.36 (0.91, 0.20, 0.94, 0.78, 0.53). Abdomen elongated, dorsum wrinkled, with black rings, ventrum with large black spots (Fig. 10C, D). Spinnerets black.

Epigyne (Fig. 10A, B): Some bristles present above the epigyne (Fig. 10B). Internal genitalia with two pairs of spermathecae, curved, the anterior pair is longer than the posterior pair (Fig. 10A). The whole entire spermathecal structure is symmetrical.

Distribution.

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

Natural history.

Collected in pristine forests.