Sinoderces taichi Li & Li sp. nov. Figs 11, 12, 21, 22

Types.

Holotype: ♂, Lingshui Town, Hainan Province, China. 18°43.777'N, 109°51.740'E, 03.IV.2012, Chen Z. leg. Paratypes: 2♀, same data as holotype.

Etymology.

In ventral view (Fig. 11A), the embolus and conductor resemble the yin-yang symbol representing the philosophy behind the Chinese martial art of Taichi; noun in apposition.

Diagnosis.

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

Description.

Male (holotype). Total length 1.56; carapace 0.70 long, 0.67 wide; abdomen 0.86 long, 0.64 wide. Carapace round, brown, with dark brown margins and a narrow, brown median line behind ocular area (Fig. 12E). Clypeus dark yellow and chelicerae dark yellow. Cheliceral promargin with one tooth, followed by a lamina, retromargin with one small tooth (Fig. 21F). Endites dark yellow. Labium brown. Sternum dark yellow. Legs brown, joints darker. Leg measurements: I 8.72 (2.44, 0.20, 2.88, 2.40, 0.80), II missing, III 4.98 (1.50, 0.20, 1.40, 1.20, 0.68), IV 7.32 (2.00, 0.20, 2.28, 1.84, 1.00). Abdomen wrinkled posterodorsally, with wide brown markings (Fig. 12E). Spinnerets black.

Male palp (Fig. 11B): Short and thick. Bulb dark yellow, ovate. Embolus arising prolaterally and proximally from the bulb, coiled (Fig. 11). Conductor arising retrolaterally and distally from the bulb. Embolus and conductor slightly separated (distance less than diameter of bulb). Distal part of the tibia with a row of six spines. Femur and trochanter dark yellow with few hairs.

Female (one of the paratypes). Size and color similar to the male but slightly larger and darker (Fig. 12C, D). Total length 2.125; carapace 0.63 long, 0.63 wide; abdomen 1.50 long, 0.88 wide. Carapace round and brown. Clypeus brown. Chelicerae dark yellow. Endites dark yellow. Labium and sternum dark brown. Legs brown, joints dark. Leg measurements: I 5.28 (1.32, 0.20, 1.64, 1.30, 0.82), II missing, III 3.48 (0.90, 0.20, 0.90, 0.86, 0.62), IV4.92 (1.22, 0.20, 1.52, 1.24, 0.74). Abdomen elongated, dorsum with regular black rings and wrinkles, ventrum with yellow spots (Fig. 12C, D). Spinnerets black.

Epigyne (Fig. 12A, B): Some bristles present above the epigyne (Fig. 12B). The anterior pair is a symmetric c shape. The anterior pair are tubular structures. The posterior pairs are membranous (Fig. 12A).

Distribution.

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

Natural history.

Collected in pristine forest within a protected zone.