Merizocera putao Li, 2020
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.961.53058 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:B5627BFE-56A2-42B3-B3A5-96BAE07724F4 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0438A332-A054-4D27-8830-EDED85A7B8DD |
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lsid:zoobank.org:act:0438A332-A054-4D27-8830-EDED85A7B8DD |
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scientific name |
Merizocera putao Li |
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sp. nov. |
Merizocera putao Li sp. nov. Figures 29 View Figure 29 , 30 View Figure 30 , 53 View Figure 53
Type material.
Holotype: male (IZCAS), Roadside between Upper Shankhaung Village and Wasadum (27°27.38'N, 97°13.65'E, elevation 1396 m), Putao, Kachin State, Myanmar, 11 December 2016, J. Wu leg. Paratype: 1 female (IZCAS), same data as holotype.
Etymology.
The specific name refers to the type locality; noun in apposition.
Diagnosis.
Diagnosis features of males and females are discussed in M. kachin sp. nov. Bulb with a distinct pit and hooked embolus (Fig. 29B View Figure 29 ). Clypeal protrusion present in males (Fig. 30C View Figure 30 ). Females with elongated horizontal spermathecae with globose tips (Fig. 30A View Figure 30 ).
Description.
Male (holotype). Total length 1.60; carapace 0.83 long, 0.58 wide; abdomen 0.75 long, 0.61 wide. Carapace circular, brownish, with dark brown radiating marks and dark brown median line (Fig. 30C View Figure 30 ). Fovea shallow. Thoracic region distinctly elevated medially. Clypeus brownish, with large protrusion provided with long setae. Labium dark brown. Sternum dark brown, with dark radiating lines. Abdomen ovoid, brown. Legs light brown; measurements: I 7.61 (2.23, 0.24, 2.25, 2.00, 0.89), II 5.46 (1.48, 0.22, 1.64, 1.42, 0.70), III 4.17 (1.10, 0.21, 1.15, 1.15, 0.56), IV 5.84 (1.48, 0.22, 1.74, 1.52, 0.88). Palp (Fig. 29A-D View Figure 29 ): femur slender, four times longer than patella; patella not swollen; tibia not swollen; cymbium with distal protrusion, length ratio of dorsal elongation and cymbium 0.39; bulb pale yellow, elongated pyriform with embolus and conductor arising distally, presence of distinct pit resulting from the basal connection of embolus and conductor; embolus hooked, similar in length with tegular, with pointed tip, width of anterior horizontal hooked part slightly longer than the width of bulb; conductor upright and needle-like, 1/3 length of embolus.
Female (paratype). Similar to male in colouration and general features but slightly larger (Fig. 30D, E View Figure 30 ). Measurements: total length 1.42; carapace 0.67 long, 0.56 wide; abdomen 0.75 long, 0.63 wide. Leg measurements: I 4.68 (1.19, 0.21, 1.42, 1.19, 0.67), II missing, III 3.17 (0.83, 0.20, 0.85, 0.79, 0.50), IV 4.50 (1.11, 0.20, 1.38, 1.09, 0.72). Epigastric area (Fig. 30B View Figure 30 ) dark brown semi-circular patch, medially with horizontal pale brown slit. Endogyne (Fig. 30A View Figure 30 ) with a pair of elongated horizontal spermathecae with blunt tips.
Distribution.
Known only from the type locality (Myanmar; Fig. 53 View Figure 53 ).
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