Longicoelotes kulianganus (Chamberlin, 1924)

Zhang, Xiaoqing & Zhao, Zhe, 2017, A new species of Longicoelotes (Araneae, Agelenidae) from China, with the first description of the male of L. kulianganus (Chamberlin, 1924), ZooKeys 686, pp. 137-147 : 137

Longicoelotes kulianganus (Chamberlin, 1924) Figs 3, 4, 5, 6

Coelotes kulianganus Chamberlin, 1924: 24, pl. 5, fig. 40 (♀).

Longicoelotes kulianganus : Wang 2003: 560 (transferred from Coelotes ).

Material examined.

2♀ 3♂, China: Fujian Province: Fuzhou Prefecture: Guling (new name for Kuliang), Liushanwang Park, N26°05'34", E119°23'32", 725 m, 1.XII.2016, X. Zhang; 2♀ 8♂, the same locality, Yixia Villa, N26°05'32", E119°23'32", 718 m, 1.XII.2016, X. Zhang; 5♀ 3♂, the same locality, swimming pool, N26°05'33", E119°23'30", 684 m, 2.XII.2016, X. Zhang.

Diagnosis.

The male can be distinguished from other Longicoelotes species by indistinct median apophysis and short cymbial furrow, about 1/5 length of cymbium (vs 1/3 in L. geei sp. n.) (Figs 1, 3; Wang 2002: figs 312-314). The female can be separated from other congeners by its nearly triangular atrium and rounded anterior parts of copulatory ducts (vs nearly rounded atrium and extremely small anterior parts of copulatory ducts in L. senkakuensis ) (Figs 4-5; Shimojana 2000: figs 46-49).

Description.

Male: Total length 8.00. Carapace 3.50 long, 2.75 wide. Abdomen 4.50 long, 2.50 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.20, ALE 0.18, PME 0.19, PLE 0.15; AME-AME 0.05, AME-ALE 0.05, PME-PME 0.08, PME-PLE 0.08. Leg measurements: I: 14.75 (4.25, 4.75, 3.50, 2.25); II: 12.35 (3.50, 4.00, 3.00, 1.85); III: 11.80 (3.30, 3.50, 3.25, 1.75); IV: 16.25 (4.50, 5.00, 4.50, 2.25). Carapace greenish, the radial grooves indistinct. Abdomen grayish, with blackish herringbone patterns. Palp as in Fig. 3: patellar apophysis long, about 2 times longer than tibia; tibia short, about 1/4 length of cymbium; cymbial furrow short, about 1/5 length of cymbium; ventral tibial apophysis subequal to the tibial length, without pointed tip; conductor broad and bifurcated; posterior tip of conductor bifurcated; anterior tip of conductor bifurcated, ventral part nearly spine-shaped, dorsal part lamellate; median apophysis indistinct; embolus beginning at 6:00 o’clock position.

Leg spination in male:

Female: Total length 6.75. Carapace 2.75 long, 2.15 wide. Abdomen 4.00 long, 2.25 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.15, ALE 0.15, PME 0.16, PLE 0.13; AME-AME 0.06, AME-ALE 0.05, PME-PME 0.10, PME-PLE 0.10. Leg measurements: I: 10.50 (3.00, 3.50, 2.50, 1.50); II: 9.20 (2.75, 3.00, 2.25, 1.20); III: 8.70 (2.50, 2.70, 2.25, 1.25); IV: 12.00 (3.50, 3.75, 3.25, 1.50). Carapace greenish, with black lateral margins, the radial grooves distinct; sternum with light stripes. Abdomen black, with yellow spots and herringbone patterns. Epigyne as in Fig. 4: atrium with well delimited posterior margin, length subequal to width; copulatory openings indistinct, hidden by posterior margin of atrium; copulatory ducts long, about 2 times longer than diameter of receptacles; receptacles widely separated, subequal to diameter receptacles; hoods distinct.

Leg spination in female:

Distribution.

Known only from Fujian Province of China (Fig. 6).