Pimoa xiahe Zhang & Li sp. nov. Figures 46, 47, 57, 59

Type material.

Holotype: ♂ (IZCAS-Ar42006), China, Gansu, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Xiahe County, Damai Township, Xiongmao Valley, 35.16°N, 102.67°E, ca. 3046 m, 10.VII.2020, Y. Lin and Z. Wang leg. Paratypes: 1♂2♀ (IZCAS-Ar42007-Ar42009), same data as holotype.

Etymology.

The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality.

Diagnosis.

The male of Pimoa xiahe sp. nov. resembles those of P. samyai (see Zhang et al. 2020: 97, fig. 12) and P. crispa (see Hormiga 1994a: 63, figs 233-238; Hormiga 1994b: fig. 1A, B) but can be distinguished by the short cymbial denticulate process with few cuspules (Figs 46B, 57D) (vs. large, with many cuspules) and a proximal apophysis of the pimoid embolic process (Fig. 57D) (vs. without apophysis). The female of P. xiahe sp. nov. also resembles those of P. crispa (see Hormiga 1994a: 63, figs 239-247) and P. samyai (see Zhang et al. 2020: 97, fig. 13A-D) but can be distinguished by the medially wide dorsal plate (Fig. 47B) (vs. medially narrow).

Description.

Male (holotype): Total length 6.84. Carapace 3.52 long, 2.78 wide. Abdomen 3.32 long, 2.63 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.13, ALE 0.18, PME 0.15, PLE 0.18; AME-AME 0.17, AME-ALE 0.19, PME-PME 0.19, PME-PLE 0.20. Leg measurements: I: 30.26 (8.25, 10.10, 8.94, 2.97); II: 28.61 (8.09, 9.52, 8.53, 2.47); III: 18.65 (5.59, 5.75, 5.37, 1.94); IV: 23.97 (7.03, 7.81, 6.75, 2.38). Habitus as in Fig. 47E. Carapace yellowish with black lateral margins; thoracic fovea and radial grooves distinct; sternum brownish. Abdomen black with yellowish transverse chevrons. Legs brownish with black annulations. Palp (Figs 46A, B, 57D): patella short, ca. 1/2 of tibial length, with one retrolateral macroseta; tibia short, subequal to cymbial length, with several macrosetae and a dorsal process; paracymbium short, ca. 1/3 of cymbial length, hook shaped; pimoid cymbial sclerite L-shaped, distally with scales, ca. 1/3 of cymbial length; cymbial denticulate process short, with more than 7 cuspules; median apophysis indistinct; conductor distinct and membranous; pimoid embolic process broad, suddenly narrowing distally, with proximal apophysis, longer than embolus; embolus beginning at the 5:30 o’clock position; embolic tooth absent.

Female (paratype): Total length 8.30. Carapace 3.68 long, 2.89 wide. Abdomen 4.62 long, 2.87 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.21, ALE 0.20, PME 0.18, PLE 0.19; AME-AME 0.13, AME-ALE 0.14, PME-PME 0.16, PME-PLE 0.20. Leg measurements: I: 23.38 (6.63, 7.96, 6.16, 2.63); II: 21.06 (6.11, 7.07, 5.63, 2.25); III: 14.61 (4.22, 4.67, 4.13, 1.59); IV: 19.22 (5.91, 6.12, 5.28, 1.91). Habitus as in Fig. 47F, G. Carapace yellowish with black lateral margins; thoracic fovea and radial grooves distinct; sternum brownish. Abdomen black with yellowish transverse chevrons. Legs yellowish with black annulations. Epigyne (Fig. 47A-D): triangular; ventral plate broad, width subequal to length; dorsal plate tongue shaped; copulatory openings distinct; spermathecae nearly oval, separated by ca. 1/3 width of spermatheca; fertilization ducts yellowish, laterally oriented.

Distribution.

Known only from the type locality, Gansu, China (Fig. 59).