Telema renalis, Wang, Chunxia & Li, Shuqiang, 2010

Wang, Chunxia & Li, Shuqiang, 2010, New species of the spider genus Telema (Araneae, Telemidae) from caves in Guangxi, China, Zootaxa 2632, pp. 1-45 : 24-33

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.276109
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6197546
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03974137-FFB6-1467-FF57-70B00F5B1AB7
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Telema renalis
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Telema renalis View in CoL sp. nov.

Figs 24–27 View FIGURE 24 View FIGURE 25 View FIGURE 26 View FIGURE 27 , 38 View FIGURE 38

Type material: Holotype: male ( IZCAS), Guanyin Cave [24º31.396'N, 111º19.454'E, ALT: 196m, T: 27°C, H: 82%], Zhongshan County, Hezhou, Guangxi, China, August 25, 2009, C. Wang & Z. Yao leg. Paratypes: 2 males, 8 females, same data as holotype.

Etymology: The specific name is derived from the Latin word “renis”, meaning “kidney”, and refers to the kidney-shaped male palpal bulb; adjective.

Diagnosis: This new species is similar to T. biyunensis sp. nov., but can be distinguished by the distinct shape of male palpal bulb, the shorter embolus ( Figs 24 View FIGURE 24 B–D, 26A–C), the different shape and inner structure of spermatheca ( Figs 25 View FIGURE 25 C, 27A, B, D).

Description: male (holotype). Total length 1.50 ( Fig. 24 View FIGURE 24 A). Prosoma 0.62 long, 0.60 wide. Opisthosoma 0.87 long, 0.75 wide. Sternum 0.40 long, 0.35 wide. Prosoma, sternum, yellow; legs, labium, endites and chelicerae pale yellow. Six eyes. Chelicerae longer than endites, with two teeth and three tiny granulous denticles on the promargin, four small triangular teeth on the retromargin of fang furrow ( Fig. 26 View FIGURE 26 D). Femur I and II with a pair of short macrosetae ventrally and distally. Patellae I–IV with one long macroseta on the distal part of dorsal surface. Tibia I–IV with one long macroseta dorsally (position 0.3), tibia I with a row of short macrosetae retrolaterally, tibia II with a row of short macrosetae prolaterally. Leg measurements: I 4.87 (1.50, 0.25, 1.50, 1.00, 0.62); II 4.00 (1.25, 0.25, 1.25, 0.75, 0.50); III 2.84 (0.87, 0.20, 0.85, 0.55, 0.37); IV 3.62 (1.12, 0.25, 1.05, 0.70, 0.50). Leg formula: I-II-IV-III. Opisthosoma dark green, covered with long setae. Bulb yellowish, kidney-shaped. Embolus short, approximately 1/4 the length of bulb, and angled at approximately 90° to the axis of the bulb ( Figs 24 View FIGURE 24 C–D, 26A–B).

Female (one of the paratypes). Similar to male in coloration and general features, but with a smaller body size and shorter legs. Total length 1.42 ( Figs 25 View FIGURE 25 A–B). Prosoma 0.60 long, 0.57 wide. Opisthosoma 0.85 long, 0.74 wide. Sternum 0.40 long, 0.36 wide. Leg measurements: I 4.80 (1.50, 0.25, 1.45, 1.00, 0.60); II 3.90 (1.25, 0.25, 1.20, 0.70, 0.50); III 2.67 (0.85, 0.20, 0.75, 0.50, 0.37); IV 3.55 (1.10, 0.25, 1.00, 0.70, 0.50). Leg formula: I-II-IV-III. Genital area with a row of setae on epigynal plate and a row of stouter setae posterior to epigastric furrow ( Fig. 27 View FIGURE 27 C). Spermatheca tube-shaped, curved downwards at the distal part ( Figs 25 View FIGURE 25 C, 27A, B, D).

Variation: Total length: males 1.46–1.50 (n = 3), females (1.36–1.44) (n=8).

Distribution: China (Guangxi) ( Fig. 38 View FIGURE 38 ), known only from the type locality.