Putaoa megacantha (Xu & Li, 2007) new combination

W. megacanthus Xu & Li, 2007: 499, figs. 75-81.

This species was recently described and illustrated, based on a single male specimen from the Sichuan Province (type specimen deposited at Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing; not examined). Putaoa megacantha is hypothesized to be sister to P. huaping . The female remains unknown. In this paper we provide a revised diagnosis in light of the description of P. huaping new species .

Diagnosis. Males of P. megacantha can be distinguished from other pimoids by the large and conspicuous macroseta at the base of the ectal cymbial margin (Xu & Li 2007: figs. 78 and 80-81). Both the embolus and the PEP are very different from those in P. huaping new species (compare Xu & Li 2007: figs. 79-81 to Figs. 3 A-C). In P. megacantha the embolus is rather broad and forms a right angle with its base while in P. huaping the embolus is shorter and has a broad base. In P. megacantha the PEP is rather broad and forms a deep concavity while in P. huaping it is highly bifurcated and pointed.