Merizocera tanintharyi 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/7ECF3725-D050-4174-9B28-FB209AD7AB8B |
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taxon LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:act:7ECF3725-D050-4174-9B28-FB209AD7AB8B |
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scientific name |
Merizocera tanintharyi Li |
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sp. nov. |
Merizocera tanintharyi Li sp. nov. Figures 38 View Figure 38 , 39 View Figure 39 , 54 View Figure 54
Type material.
Holotype: male (IZCAS), Tanintharyi Nature Reserve (14°44.12'N, 98°11.55'E, elevation 307 m), Myanmar, 24 October 2017, Z. Chen leg. Paratypes: 1 male and 3 females (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. mainling sp. nov. Recognised by a wide and appendage-like conductor as long as the embolus (Fig. 38B View Figure 38 ). It can be distinguished from the Psiloderces leucopygius group by an inconspicuous cymbial protrusion and a distinct conductor (vs. distinct or short cymbial protrusion and an inconspicuous conductor in the leucopygius group).
Description.
Male (holotype). Total length 1.76; carapace 0.85 long, 0.74 wide; abdomen 0.95 long, 0.59 wide. Carapace circular, brownish, with dark brown marks laterally and dark brown median line (Fig. 39C View Figure 39 ). Fovea shallow. Thoracic region distinctly elevated medially. Clypeus, labium and sternum dark brown. Abdomen slightly elongated, dark brown. Legs light brown; measurements: I 9.11 (2.66, 0.31, 2.97, 2.25, 0.92), II 7.14 (1.90, 0.27, 2.10, 1.98, 0.89), III 5.50 (1.53, 0.26, 1.64, 1.44, 0.63), IV 8.18 (2.20, 0.29, 2.45, 2.28, 0.96). Palp (Fig. 38A-D View Figure 38 ): femur slender, 1/3 patella length; patella not swollen; tibia not swollen, 1/2 femur length; cymbium with distal protrusion, length ratio of dorsal elongation and cymbium 0.40; bulb pale yellow, pyriform with embolus and conductor emerging distally, attached but separated at the tip; embolus pointed and darken at the tip; conductor gradually thinner at the tip.
Female (paratype). Similar to the male in colouration and general features but slightly larger (Fig. 39D, E View Figure 39 ). Measurements: total length 1.66; carapace 0.75 long, 0.62 wide; abdomen 0.91 long, 0.71 wide. Leg measurements: I 6.12 (1.55, 0.25, 1.82, 1.60, 0.90), II 4.80 (1.23, 0.23, 1.38, 1.24, 0.72), III 3.90 (1.03, 0.22, 1.09, 0.99, 0.57), IV missing. Epigastric area (Fig. 39B View Figure 39 ): dark brown elliptical patch, medially with pale yellow slit. Endogyne (Fig. 39A View Figure 39 ) with three pairs of short tubular spermathecae, lateral pairs relatively widely separated, median two pairs attached closely together.
Distribution.
Known only from the type locality (Myanmar; Fig. 54 View Figure 54 ).
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