Leclercera zanggaensis, Chang & Li, 2020
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.913.48650 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:575D3DC1-CBF4-4E99-816D-0F68F931F927 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/459210A3-07D8-4E8A-9A3A-10A234DFF659 |
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taxon LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:act:459210A3-07D8-4E8A-9A3A-10A234DFF659 |
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scientific name |
Leclercera zanggaensis |
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sp. nov. |
Leclercera zanggaensis sp. nov. Figs 40 View Figure 40 , 56L View Figure 56 , 58 View Figure 58
Types.
Holotype: ♀ (IZCAS), China, Tibet Autonomous Region, Xigaze, Dinggye County, Chentang Town, Zangga Village, 27°51.6307'N, 87°25.4768'E, elevation ca 2219 m, 14.VIII.2017, X. Zhang, Z. Bai leg.
Etymology.
The species name is an adjective referring to the type locality.
Diagnosis.
Females of L. zanggaensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from other congeners by the presence of right-angled, stalked spermathecae (Fig. 40A View Figure 40 ) (vs. the absence of right-angled, stalked spermathecae in congeners), and the external genitalia is distinctly depressed medially (Fig. 40B View Figure 40 ) (vs. the absence of indented external genitalia in congeners).
Description.
Female. Total length 3.12; carapace 1.09 long, 1.09 wide; abdomen 2.03 long, 0.80 wide. Carapace round and brown, with median dark brown longitudinal band (Fig. 40C View Figure 40 ). Chelicerae brown (Fig. 56L View Figure 56 ). Clypeus dark brown medially. Endites dark brown, light brown basally. Labium dark brown. Sternum with dark brown heart shape. Abdomen elongated, antero-dorsum with pairs of dark brown longitudinal spots, posteriorly with dark brown horizontal stripes (Fig. 40C View Figure 40 ), antero-ventrally with elliptical external genitalia region, posterior with complex dark brown spots. Legs uniformly brown; measurements: I 13.11 (3.75, 0.31, 3.80, 3.75, 1.50), II-III missing, IV 13.40 (3.75, 0.40, 4.00, 3.75, 1.50). Epigastric area (Fig. 40B View Figure 40 ): linear light brown patch with distinct indented slit. Endogyne (Fig. 40A View Figure 40 ): a pair of right-angled, stalked spermathecae, with slightly downward curving blunt ends, vertical parts five times shorter than horizontal parts.
Male. Unknown.
Distribution.
Known only from the type locality (Fig. 58 View Figure 58 ).
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