Merizocera tak 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/8E300899-E573-4D65-8550-B531D5EB593C |
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taxon LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:act:8E300899-E573-4D65-8550-B531D5EB593C |
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scientific name |
Merizocera tak Li |
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sp. nov. |
Merizocera tak Li sp. nov. Figures 37 View Figure 37 , 54 View Figure 54
Type material.
Holotype: female (IZCAS), Mae Klong Noi Subdistrict (16°14.64'N, 98°59.91'E, elevation 1228 m), Umphang District, Tak, Thailand, 17 November 2016, P. Wongprom leg.
Etymology.
The specific name refers to the type locality; noun in apposition.
Diagnosis.
Females can be distinguished from all congeners by the presence of two pairs of globose spermathecae, the median pair resembling the figure ‘8’ (Fig. 37A View Figure 37 ).
Description.
Female (holotype). Total length 1.21; carapace 0.58 long, 0.49 wide; abdomen 0.61 long, 0.47 wide. Carapace circular, brown, with dark brown radiating marks (Fig. 37C View Figure 37 ). Fovea shallow. Thoracic region distinctly elevated medially. Clypeus, labium, and sternum dark brown. Abdomen ovoid, dark brown (Fig. 37B View Figure 37 ). Legs light brown; measurements: I 3.47 (0.84, 0.19, 1.03, 0.85, 0.56), II 2.93 (0.73, 0.18, 0.84, 0.68, 0.50), III 2.41 (0.59, 0.16, 0.65, 0.58, 0.43), IV 3.48 (0.85, 0.19, 1.00, 0.85, 0.59). Epigastric area (Fig. 37B View Figure 37 ): dark brown semi-circular patch, medially with a slit. Endogyne (Fig. 37A View Figure 37 ) with two pairs of globose spermathecae, median pair made up of two overlying globose spermathecae resembling the figure ‘8’, lateral pairs 1/4 size of median pair.
Male. Unknown.
Distribution.
Known only from the type locality (Thailand; Fig. 54 View Figure 54 ).
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