Merizocera wui Li sp. nov. Figures 47, 48, 53

Type material.

Holotype: male (IZCAS), Roadside between Wasadum and Ziradum (27°32.31'N, 97°7.54'E, elevation 978 m), Putao, Kachin State, Myanmar, 12 December 2016, J. Wu leg. Paratypes: 1 male and 2 females (IZCAS), same data as holotype.

Etymology.

The specific name is a patronym in honour of the collector Jianglang Wu; noun (name) in genitive case.

Diagnosis.

Diagnosis features of males and females are discussed in M. wenshan sp. nov. Males with a spherical bulb, thin narrow embolus (Fig. 47B), and a narrow cymbial protrusion (Fig. 47D). Females with angled clavate spermathecae (Fig. 48A).

Description.

Male (holotype). Total length 1.53; carapace 0.67 long, 0.57 wide; abdomen 0.84 long, 0.79 wide. Carapace circular, brownish, with dark brown radiating marks (Fig. 48C). Fovea shallow. Thoracic region distinctly elevated medially. Clypeus, labium and Sternum dark brown. Abdomen ovoid, dark brown but dark grey dorso-medially. Legs light brown; measurements: I missing, II 4.34 (1.18, 0.22, 1.27, 1.10, 0.57), III 3.37 (0.88, 0.20, 0.95, 0.86, 0.48), IV 4.79 (1.19, 0.23, 1.45, 1.21, 0.71). Palp (Fig. 47A-D): femur slender, five times longer than patella; patella not swollen; tibia not swollen, half as long as femur; cymbium with distal protrusion, length ratio of dorsal elongation and cymbium 0.92; bulb spherical, with embolus and conductor arising distally; embolus slender and upright, twice longer than tegular; conductor needle-like, adjacent and basally connected to embolus.

Female (paratype). Similar to male in colouration and general features but slightly larger (Fig. 48D, E). Measurements: total length 1.42; carapace 0.70 long, 0.58 wide; abdomen 0.75 long, 0.60 wide. Leg measurements: I 4.11 (1.06, 0.21, 1.25, 0.99, 0.60), II missing, III 3.40 (0.89, 0.21, 0.97, 0.82, 0.51), IV 4.16 (1.06, 0.22, 1.24, 0.99, 0.65). Epigastric area (Fig. 48B): dark brown oval patch, medially with a pale brown slit. Endogyne (Fig. 48A) with a pair of clavate spermathecae, slightly angled toward each other, ratio of the width of a spermatheca to the interdistance of spermathecae 1:5.

Distribution.

Known only from the type locality (Myanmar; Fig. 53).