Merizocera hponkanrazi Li sp. nov. Figures 9, 10, 53

Type material.

Holotype: male (IZCAS), Roadside between Camp 2 and Camp 3 (27°37.15'N, 96°58.92'E, elevation 2806 m), Hponkanrazi Wildlife Sanctuary, Putao, Kachin State, Myanmar, 16 December 2016, J. Wu leg.

Etymology.

The specific name refers to the type locality; noun in apposition.

Diagnosis.

Males resemble M. krabi sp. nov. but can be distinguished by the embolus longer than the tegular (Fig. 9B) (vs. embolus length half the tegular (Fig. 17B)), presence of notch at tegular tip (Fig. 9A) (vs. absence of notch), bulb shortened pyriform (vs. elongated pyriform bulb).

Description.

Male (holotype). Total length 1.56; carapace 0.71 long, 0.62 wide; abdomen 0.85 long, 0.71 wide. Carapace circular, brown, with dark brown radiating marks (Fig. 10A). Fovea shallow. Thoracic region distinctly elevated medially. Clypeus, labium and sternum dark brown. Abdomen ovoid, dark brown (Fig. 10B). Legs brown; measurements: I 5.43 (1.44, 0.25, 1.66, 1.33, 0.75), II 4.65 (1.28, 0.24, 1.41, 1.11, 0.61), III 3.46 (0.95, 0.20, 0.92, 0.85, 0.54), IV 4.83 (1.25, 0.22, 1.42, 1.21, 0.73). Palp (Fig. 9A-D): tibia swollen proximally; cymbium with distal protrusion, length ratio of dorsal elongation and cymbium 1.13; bulb brown, pyriform, with embolus and conductor arising distally; embolus distinctly bent and 1.2 times longer than tegular; conductor with pointed tip, 1/6 length of embolus, adjacent to a notch.

Female. Unknown.

Distribution.

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