Pimoa miero Zhang & Li sp. nov. Figures 28, 29, 56, 59

Type material.

Holotype: ♂ (IZCAS-Ar41973), China, Sichuan, Li County, Miero Town, Siboguo Village, 31.67°N, 102.72°E, ca. 3029 m, 21.XI.2019, Z. Chen leg. Paratypes: 1♂2♀ (IZCAS-Ar41974-Ar41976), China, Sichuan, Gakog County, Sajinse Town, on the way from Mt. Zhegu to Shuama Crossing, 31.93°N, 102.65°E, ca. 3458 m, 20.XI.2019, Z. Chen leg.

Etymology.

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

Diagnosis.

The male of Pimoa miero sp. nov. resembles those of P. jinchuan sp. nov. (Figs 19A, B, 55C), P. trifurcata (see Xu and Li 2007: 496, figs 48-54), and P. yele sp. nov. (Figs 49A, B, 58A) but can be distinguished by the short and broad cymbial denticulate process (Fig. 56B) (vs. narrow and longer in P. jinchuan sp. nov. and P. trifurcata and distally pointed in P. yele sp. nov.), and it can also be distinguished from P. jinchuan sp. nov. by a slender spine proximally on the embolus (Fig. 56B) (vs. without a spine), from P. trifurcata by the distally bifurcate apex of the pimoid embolic process (Fig. 56B) (vs. trifurcate apex), and from P. yele sp. nov. by the embolus beginning at the 5:00 o’clock position (Fig. 56B) (vs. 7:00). The female of P. miero sp. nov. can be distinguished from other congeners except for P. danba sp. nov. (Fig. 7A-D) by the length of dorsal plate significantly longer than width (Fig. 29A, B) (vs. length subequal to width), and from P. danba sp. nov. by the posterior part of epigyne with two tips (Fig. 29A) (vs. without tip).

Description.

Male (holotype): Total length 5.25. Carapace 2.47 long, 2.27 wide. Abdomen 2.78 long, 2.44 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.12, ALE 0.14, PME 0.13, PLE 0.15; AME-AME 0.11, AME-ALE 0.13, PME-PME 0.12, PME-PLE 0.16. Leg measurements: I: 28.27 (7.76, 9.57, 8.56, 2.38); II: 22.67 (6.26, 7.84, 6.44, 2.13); III: 15.06 (4.52, 4.76, 4.31, 1.47); IV: 19.01 (5.88, 6.12, 5.38, 1.63). Habitus as in Fig. 29C. Carapace yellowish with black lateral margins; thoracic fovea and radial grooves distinct; sternum brownish. Abdomen grayish with yellow transverse chevrons, nearly oval. Legs brownish without annulations. Palp (Figs 28A, B, 56B): patella short, ca. 1/2 tibial length, with one retrolateral macroseta; tibia short, ca. 1/2 of cymbial length, with several macrosetae and a dorsal process; paracymbium short, ca. 1/4 of cymbial length, finger-shaped; pimoid cymbial sclerite V-shaped, ca. 1/3 of cymbial length; cymbial denticulate process short and broad, with more than 10 cuspules; median apophysis slender; conductor distinct; pimoid embolic process broad, robust, with distally bifurcate apex with scales, longer than embolus; embolus beginning at 5:00 o’clock position, with a short, slender spine proximally; embolic tooth absent.

Female (paratype): Total length 6.10. Carapace 2.47 long, 2.13 wide. Abdomen 3.63 long, 2.78 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.17, ALE 0.17, PME 0.13, PLE 0.16; AME-AME 0.09, AME-ALE 0.11, PME-PME 0.14, PME-PLE 0.15. Leg measurements: I: 16.18 (4.53, 5.68, 4.28, 1.69); II: 14.11 (3.88, 4.79, 3.78, 1.66); III: 10.90 (3.28, 3.50, 2.84, 1.28); IV: 13.97 (4.19, 4.72, 3.59, 1.47). Habitus as in Fig. 29D, E. Carapace yellowish with black lateral margins; thoracic fovea and radial grooves distinct; sternum brownish. Abdomen black with yellowish transverse bands. Legs brownish without annulations. Epigyne (Fig. 29A, B): rocket-shaped; ventral and dorsal plate narrow, width ca. 1/3 of length; copulatory openings distinct; spermathecae oval, unseparated; fertilization ducts yellowish, laterally oriented.

Distribution.

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