Baalzebub nemesis Miller, Griswold & Yin, sp. n.

urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 290E4BBE-C5FB-4CA9-8DDD-A1B35E265E75

Figs 3E, 8A, 95

Material Examined. Holotype: CHINA: Yunnan: Gaoligong Shan, Nujiang Prefecture: Nujiang State Nature Reserve, No. 12 Bridge Camp area, 16.3 airkm W of Gongshan, 27.715°N, 98.502°E, 2775 m, 15-19 July 2000, H.-M. Yan, D. Kavanaugh, C.E. Griswold, H.-B. Liang, D. Ubick, & D.-Z. Dong (CASENT 9016270, HNU), 1 ♀.

Paratype: [same data as holotype] (CASENT 9016274, CAS), 1 ♀.

Etymology. From Greek mythology, Nemesis is the punisher of hubris.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other Baalzebub species by the taper of the epigynal scape, which is distinctly more acute medially than laterally (Fig. 3E).

Description. Carapace brown, darker margin and through head region. Sternum dark brown. Legs with light brown femora, distal segments dark brown. Abdomen dark gray with 3-4 transverse rows of three light spots posteriorly, plus one dorsal light spot and one lateral spot on each side (Fig. 8A).

Vulva: Epigynum smooth, subtriangular with concave margins so medial part is more acute than lateral part. Central pit near anterior margin (Fig. 3E).

Female (CASENT 9016274): Total length 1.68, carapace 0.70 long, 0.67 wide, clypeus 0.15, sternum 0.44 long, 0.43 wide, coxa IV separated by 1.54 times their width. Posterior median eyes separated by about a third their diameter. Macrosetae: Leg I: patella d1, tibia d2, p1, r1; Leg II: patella d1, tibia d2, r1; Leg III: patella d1, tibia d1; Leg IV: patella d1, tibia d1. Metatarsal trichobothria: TmI: 0.19; TmII: 0.19; TmIII: 0.19. Leg measurements: see Appendix A.

Male unknown.