Phintella arcuata Huang, Wang & Peng, 2015

Phintella arcuata Huang et al., 2015: 26, figs 1a–d, 2a–c, 3a–e (D♂, male holotype, examined; ♀, mismatched).

Phintella levii Huang et al, 2015: 31, figs 4a–c, 5a–b (D ♀, female holotype, examined). syn. nov.

Comments

The female of Phintella arcuata is considered to be mismatched and identified as P. subpanda sp. nov. below. Both the male of P. arcuata and the female of P. levii were collected from Huping Mountain National Nature Reserve and their collection localities are close to each other. Moreover, they share a similar habitus, and are consistent with P. pygmaea in palpal and epigynal structures, respectively (e.g., the male has a sub-oval carapace, three transverse white bands medially on the dorsum of the abdomen, a medially located retromarginal cheliceral tooth, and similarly shaped copulatory ducts). Based on that, it is safe to consider P. arcuata and P. levii as the same species. According to the rules, P. levii is assigned as a synonym of P. arcuata .