Merizocera yala 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/43BC8259-FDFE-471B-B90D-294820187195 |
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taxon LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:act:43BC8259-FDFE-471B-B90D-294820187195 |
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scientific name |
Merizocera yala Li |
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sp. nov. |
Merizocera yala Li sp. nov. Figures 49 View Figure 49 , 54 View Figure 54
Type material.
Holotype: female (IZCAS), near Suea Cave (6°31.36'N, 101°13.87'E, elevation 43 m), Mueang District, Yala, Thailand, 20 October 2015, P. Wongprom leg.
Etymology.
The specific name refers to the type locality; noun in apposition.
Diagnosis.
Diagnosis features of females are discussed in M. uva sp. nov. Females with stalked spermathecae bearing globose ends (Fig. 49A View Figure 49 ).
Description.
Female (holotype). Total length 1.33; carapace 0.59 long, 0.50 wide; abdomen 0.69 long, 0.54 wide. Carapace circular, brown, with dark brown radiating marks (Fig. 49C View Figure 49 ). Fovea shallow. Thoracic region distinctly elevated medially. Clypeus and labium dark brown. Sternum dark brown, with distinct dark radiating lines. Abdomen ovoid, brownish but dark brown posteriorly and ventrally (Fig. 49B View Figure 49 ). Legs light brown; measurements: I, II, and IV missing, III 3.54 (0.97, 0.19, 1.01, 0.86, 0.51). Epigastric area (Fig. 49B View Figure 49 ): pale brown semi-circular patch, medially with dark brown horizontal slit. Endogyne (Fig. 49A View Figure 49 ) with a pair of twisted stalked spermathecae.
Male. Unknown.
Distribution.
Known only from the type locality (Thailand; Fig. 54 View Figure 54 ).
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