Merizocera tak Li sp. nov. Figures 37, 54

Type material.

Holotype: female (IZCAS), Mae Klong Noi Subdistrict (16°14.64'N, 98°59.91'E, elevation 1228 m), Umphang District, Tak, Thailand, 17 November 2016, P. Wongprom leg.

Etymology.

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

Diagnosis.

Females can be distinguished from all congeners by the presence of two pairs of globose spermathecae, the median pair resembling the figure ‘8’ (Fig. 37A).

Description.

Female (holotype). Total length 1.21; carapace 0.58 long, 0.49 wide; abdomen 0.61 long, 0.47 wide. Carapace circular, brown, with dark brown radiating marks (Fig. 37C). Fovea shallow. Thoracic region distinctly elevated medially. Clypeus, labium, and sternum dark brown. Abdomen ovoid, dark brown (Fig. 37B). Legs light brown; measurements: I 3.47 (0.84, 0.19, 1.03, 0.85, 0.56), II 2.93 (0.73, 0.18, 0.84, 0.68, 0.50), III 2.41 (0.59, 0.16, 0.65, 0.58, 0.43), IV 3.48 (0.85, 0.19, 1.00, 0.85, 0.59). Epigastric area (Fig. 37B): dark brown semi-circular patch, medially with a slit. Endogyne (Fig. 37A) with two pairs of globose spermathecae, median pair made up of two overlying globose spermathecae resembling the figure ‘8’, lateral pairs 1/4 size of median pair.

Male. Unknown.

Distribution.

Known only from the type locality (Thailand; Fig. 54).