Brommella punctosparsa ( Oi 1957 )

Lu, Tian, Chen, Hui-Ming & Zhang, Zhi-Sheng, 2015, Diversity of spiders in Fanjing Mountain Nature Reserve, Guizhou, China, III: A new species of Brommella (Dictynidae), Zootaxa 4020 (1), pp. 183-190 : 187-190

Brommella punctosparsa ( Oi 1957)

Figs 3A–E , 4A–G , 5B–C , 6B

Lathys punctosparsus Oi 1957: 47 , figs 3.1–3.3, 4.

Lathys punctosparsa: Oi 1961: 33 , figs 1–2.

Brommella punctosparsa: Lehtinen 1967: 219 ; Xu & Song 1986: 39, figs A–D; Chen & Zhang 1991: 43, figs 34.1–3; Song et al. 1999: 363, figs 213K–N; Kim et al. 2003: 8, figs 1A–E, 2A–F; Ono & Ogata 2009: 136, figs 31–34; Zhang & Li 2011: 22, figs 1A–I; Yin et al. 2012: 966, figs 490a–h.

Pagomys punctosparsa: Yaginuma 1967: 35 .

Material examined. China, Chongqing: 3 females, Mt. Jinyun, Banzigou, 29°50.5′ N, 106°21.5′ E, elev. 248 m, 26 March 2008, J.J. He leg. ( SWUC); 1 female, Mt. Gele, near White Residence, 29°33.555′ N, 106°25.754′ E, elev. 292 m, 10 November 2008, Z.S. Zhang leg. ( SWUC); 1 female, Mt. Jinyun, Banzigou, 29°50.5′ N, 106°21.5′ E, elev. 248 m, 17 April 2010, Z.X. Li, Z. Li, K.Y. Xu & L.Y. Wang leg. ( SWUC); 2 females, Mt. Jinyun, Banzigou, 29°50.5′ N, 106°21.5′ E, elev. 248 m, 12 February 2012, Z.S. Zhang leg. ( SWUC); Hunan: 1 male and 2 females, Changsha City, Mt. Yuelu, 28°10.513′ N, 112°56.012′ E, elev. 83m, 16 November 2010, Z.S. Zhang leg.

( SWUC); Zhejiang: 1 male and 1 female, Tonglu County, Mt. Daqi, 29°45.580´N, 119°43.604´E, elev. 426 m, 11 April 2012, L.Y. Wang leg. ( SWUC); Guizhou: 2 males and 2 females, Guiyang, Qianlingshan Park, Qilin Cave, 26°36.055′ N, 106°41.017′ E, elev. 1148 m, 14 October 2012, G.C. Zhou leg. ( SWUC); 1 female, Sinan County, Zhangjia Town, Qiaotouyan Village, Chushui Cave, 28°01.891′ N, 108°05.427′ E, elev. 691 m, 16 October 2014, X.K. Jiang & H.M. Chen leg. ( SWUC); 1 male, Yinjiang County, Yangxi Town, Huo Cave, 27°38.160′ N, 108°29.411′ E, elev. 723 m, 20 October 2014, X.K. Jiang & H.M. Chen leg. ( SWUC); Sichuan: 10 females, Jiuzhaigou county, Xiaojiuzhaigou, 33°15.375′ N, 104°14.902′ E, elev. 1479 m, 25 May 2013, L.Y. Wang & X.K. Jiang leg. ( SWUC); Gansu: 1 female, Kang County, Mt. Baiyun, 33°19.669′ N, 105°36.166′ E, elev. 1201 m, 29 May 2013, L.Y. Wang & X.K. Jiang leg. ( SWUC).

Remarks. The species were found in the leaf litters, under stones or in caves of many places of South China, where the light is weak. The disappeared AME and reduced PME shows that it has been well accustomed to dark environment for a long time. While the genitalia shows its close similarity to B. monticola and B. digitata sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURES 3 A – E. Brommella punctosparsa (Oi 1957), male (A – C) and female (D – E) from Mt. Yuelu. A. Left palp, ventral view; B. Same, lateral view; C. Same, dorsal view; D. Epigyne, ventral view; E. Same, dorsal view. Abbreviations: C, conductor; CD, copulatory duct; CO, copulatory opening; E, embolus; FD, fertilization duct; LTA, lateral tibial apophysis; RTA, retrolateral tibial apophysis; S, spermathecae; TA, tegular apophysis.

FIGURES 4 A – G. Brommella punctosparsa (Oi 1957), male (A, E – G) and female (B – D) from Mt. Yuelu. A. Male habitus, dorsal view; B. Female habitus, dorsal view; C. Epigyne, ventral view; D. Same, dorsal view; E. Male left palp, ventral view; F. Same, retrolateral view; G. Same, dorsal view.

FIGURES 5 A – C. Embolus of Brommella digitata sp. nov. (A) and B. punctosparsa (B – C) showing serrated margin.

FIGURES 6 A – B. Habitus of Brommella digitata sp. nov., male from Mt. Fanjing (A) and Brommella punctosparsa (Oi 1957), female from Mt. Jinyun (B).