Takachihoa tumida, Tang & Li, 2010

Tang, Guo & Li, Shuqiang, 2010, Crab spiders from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China (Araneae, Thomisidae) 2703, Zootaxa 2703, pp. 1-105 : 91

Takachihoa tumida sp. nov.

Figs 66–68

Type material. Holotype: ♂, CHINA: Yunnan, Xishuangbanna, Mengla County, Menglun Nature Reserve , Lvshilin Forest Park , Limestone tropical seasonal rain forest (N21º54.609´, E101º17.090´, 643 m), 17 November 2009, G. Tang and Z.Y. Yao (Tang-Yao_No.13).

Paratypes: 1 ♂, 1♀, same data as holotype ; 1 ♀, same locality , Secondary seasonal moist forest (N21º54.718´, E101º16.940´, 645 m), 16 − 24 October 2006, G. Zheng (pitfall trap, JSI-5-6).

Etymology. The specific name comes from the Latin word tumidus (swollen), referring to the large distal VTA, adjective.

Diagnosis. This new species can be distinguished from other members of this genus by the large body size and the shape of VTA.

Description. Male (holotype measured): Total length 3.20. Prosoma 1.60 long, 1.65 wide; opisthosoma 2.00 long, 1.50 wide. Dorsal shield of prosoma light grayish brown with reddish brown stripes. Eye measurements: AME 0.07, ALE 0.13, PME 0.06, PLE 0.10, AME − AME 0.20, AME − ALE 0.12, PME − PME 0.18, PME − PLE 0.30. MOA 0.24 long, front width 0.32, back width 0.30. Chelicerae, gnathocoxae, and labium grayish brown, sternum yellow. Legs I, II blackish brown; III, IV yellow with reddish brown spots. Leg measurements: I: 6.75 (2.10, 2.50, 1.40, 0.75); II: 6.90 (2.15, 2.60, 1.40, 0.75); III: 3.75 (1.20, 1.40, 0.65, 0.50); IV: 3.80 (1.20, 1.40, 0.70, 0.50), leg formula: 2143. Femora I−IV with 5 dorsal spines; femur I with 2 prolateral spines; tibia and metatarsus I−II with 3 pairs of ventral spines. Opisthosoma dorsally with setae and grayish black markings; venter yellowish white.

Palp ( Figs 66 B–D, 68 A–B). VTA large, RTA distally with two denticles and one blunt apophysis; embolus slender.

Female (one of the paratypes measured): Total length 4.10. Dorsal shield of prosoma yellow with blackish brown markings. Prosoma 1.70 long, 1.80 wide. Opisthosoma 2.50 long, 2.10 wide. Body pigmentation lighter than in male. Eye measurements: AME 0.07; ALE 0.13; PME 0.06; PLE 0.11; AME–AME 0.24; AME–ALE 0.16; PME–PME 0.22; PME–PLE 0.36. MOA length 0.30 with front width 0.36 and back width 0.34. Leg measurements: I: 5.75 (1.90, 2.20, 1.10, 0.55); II: 5.90 (2.00, 2.20, 1.10, 0.60); III: 3.45 (1.10, 1.30, 0.60, 0.45); IV: 3.65 (1.20, 1.30, 0.65, 0.50), leg formula: 2143. Opisthosoma dorsally grayish black with red spots; venter grayish yellow with white spots.

Epigynum ( Figs 67 C–F, 68 C–D). Epigynum with a central sclerotized plate, which covers a small hood; copulatory ducts long, wide and flat; spermathecae small, twisted.

Variation. Total length: ♂ 3.20–3.30 (n=2); ♀ 4.10–4.80 (n=2).

Distribution. China (Yunnan).