identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
5463024FC456223FFF6DFDF8FCE74570.text	5463024FC456223FFF6DFDF8FCE74570.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Araneus breviscapus Liu & Li & Mi & Peng 2022	<div><p>Araneus breviscapus new species</p><p>Figures 1, 2, 7</p><p>Type material.   Holotype ♂, CHINA, Yunan province: Tengchong County, Houqiao Township, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.30531&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.39859" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.30531/lat 25.39859)">Gaoshidong Village</a>, 25.39859°N, 98.30531°E, 2374 m, 27.V.2006, Xin-ping Wang and Peng Hu leg. (Wang060527-2)  .   Paratypes: 1♂ 6♀, same data as holotype (Wang060527-2); Tengchong County, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.30531&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.39859" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.30531/lat 25.39859)">Jietou Township</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.30531&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.39859" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.30531/lat 25.39859)">Datang Village</a>:  2♂ 1♀, 25.74556°N, 98.69630°E, 2030 m, 15.V.2006 (Peng060515), 2♂ 1♀, 25.42018°N, 98.40946°E, 1878 m, 19.V.2006 (Peng060519), 1♂ 2♀, 25.75720°N, 98.69459°E, 2078 m, 16.V.2006 (Peng060516), 1♀, 25.42018°N, 98.40946°E, 1870 m, night, 17.V.2006 (Peng060517 night), Xian-jin Peng, Xin-ping Wang and Peng Hu leg .;   1♀, Fugong County, Lumadeng Township, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.81453&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.1449" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.81453/lat 27.1449)">Yaping Village</a>, 27.14490°N, 98.81453°E, 2530 m, 7.V.2004, Heng-mei Yan leg. (20040507-2) ;   1♀, Longyang County, Bawan Township, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.75564&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=24.94755" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.75564/lat 24.94755)">Sanchahe Village</a>, 24.94755°N, 98.75564°E, 2300 m, 3.VI.2005, Heng-mei Yan, Ke-ji Guo and Hong-bin Liang leg.(GKJ 039) ;   1♀, Longling County, Longjiang Township, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.75917&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=24.82886" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.75917/lat 24.82886)">Xiaoheishan Nature Reserve</a>, 24.82886°N, 98.75917°E, 2010 m, 26.V.2005, Heng-mei Yan leg. (GKJ026)  .</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet is the combination of the Latin “ brevis ” (short) and “ scapus ” (scape), referring to the thick and short scape; adjective.</p><p>Diagnosis. The new species resembles  A. wulongensis Song &amp; Zhu, 1992 (Liu et al. 2019, figs 9 – 11), but can be distinguished by: 1) dorsal ramus of median apophysis hook-shaped, ventral ramus of median apophysis with blunt tip in  A. breviscapus n. sp. (Fig. 2A, C) vs. dorsal ramus finger-shaped, ventral ramus with many teeth in  A. wulongensis (Liu et al. 2019: fig. 10A); 2) conductor with swollen tip in  A. breviscapus n. sp. (Fig. 2A) vs. with truncated tip in  A. wulongensis (Liu et al. 2019: fig. 10A); 3) distal end of subterminal apophysis truncated in ventral view in  A. breviscapus n. sp. (Fig. 2F) vs. with a protuberance at the center in  A. wulongensis (Liu et al. 2019: fig. 10G); 4) embolus almost L-shaped, embolic lamella almost leaf-like in lateral view in  A. breviscapus n. sp. (Fig. 2E) vs. embolus C-shaped, embolic lamella finger-shaped in  A. wulongensis (Liu et al. 2019: fig. 10F); 5) scape straight, wider than long, tip as wide as base in  A. breviscapus n. sp. (Fig. 2G) vs. S-shaped, much longer than wide, tip expanded distinctly in  A. wulongensis (Liu et al. 2019: fig. 11A, B); 6) copulatory openings located on the posterio-lateral sides of epigynum in  A. breviscapus n. sp. (Fig. 2H) vs. located on the anterodorsal side of epigynum in  A. wulongensis (Liu et al. 2019: fig. 11C, D).</p><p>Description. Male (holotype, Fig. 1A, B, E): total length 2.67. Carapace 1.36 long, 1.20 wide, yellow; fovea, cervical, and radial grooves distinct. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME, 0.06; ALE, 0.07; PME, 0.07; PLE, 0.07; AME–AME, 0.10; AME–ALE, 0.14; PME–PME, 0.07; PME–PLE, 0.20; MOL, 0.21; MOA, 0.23; MOP, 0.19. Sternum yellowish brown. Chelicerae yellow, with four promarginal and three retromarginal teeth. Endites yellowish brown, distal end pale. Labium yellowish brown, distal part pale. Legs yellow to yellowish brown, without annulus. Tibia I with several strong spines: 4d, 4p, 1v. Leg lengths: I, 5.29 (1.60, 1.86, 1.24, 0.59); II, 4.63 (1.43, 1.65, 1.03, 0.52); III, 3.74 (1.17, 1.27, 0.88, 0.42); IV, 2.76 (0.92, 0.89, 0.58, 0.37). Abdomen 1.50 long, 1.14 wide, oval; dorsum grayish yellow, with three herringbones medially, four pairs of white crescentic markings laterally and four pairs of sigillae; ventral median band grayish yellow, lateral sides yellowish. Spinnerets grayish brown.</p><p>Palp (Fig. 2A–F). Cymbium longer than wide, paracymbium hook-shaped with blunt tip. Tegulum wider than long. Median apophysis bifurcated, dorsal ramus hook-shaped with pointed tip, ventral ramus weakened with blunt tip. Conductor membranous, with swollen tip. Subterminal apophysis sclerotized, band-shaped, with truncate tip in ventral view, invisible on unexpanded palp. Terminal apophysis wide and sclerotized, with rounded tip. Embolus almost L-shaped, with pointed tip, embolic lamella membranous, almost leaf-like, cap broken trails at the middle.</p><p>Female (one paratype of Wang060527-2, Fig. 1C, D, F): total length 4.85. Carapace 1.60 long, 1.50 wide, yellowish brown; fovea concave. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME, 0.08; ALE, 0.09; PME, 0.10; PLE, 0.09; AME–AME, 0.15; AME–ALE, 0.19; PME–PME, 0.08; PME–PLE, 0.25; MOL, 0.28; MOA, 0.28; MOP, 0.21. Legs yellowish brown. Spines of tibia I: 3d, 2p, 1r. Leg lengths: I, 5.7 (1.80, 2.07, 1.21, 0.62); II, 4.93 (1.58, 1.76, 1.11, 0.48); III, 3.01 (0.97, 1.00, 0.62, 0.42); IV, 4.48 (1.45, 1.56, 1.02, 0.45). Abdomen 3.43 long, 2.77 wide. Other color and pattern as in male.</p><p>Epigynum (Fig. 2G, H). About three times wider than long; scape straight, almost rectangular, wider than long and shorter than epigynum; lateral plates almost ear-shaped, expanded laterally; median plate wider than long; basal lamellae absent. Copulatory openings located on the posterolateral sides of the epigynum. Copulatory ducts twisted. Spermathecae oval, almost touching each other.</p><p>Distribution. Known only from the type locality (Fig. 7).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5463024FC456223FFF6DFDF8FCE74570	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Liu, Ping;Li, Song-Lin;Mi, Xiao-Qi;Peng, Xian-Jin	Liu, Ping, Li, Song-Lin, Mi, Xiao-Qi, Peng, Xian-Jin (2022): Three new spider species of Araneus Clerck, 1757 (Araneae, Araneidae) from the Gaoligong Mountains of Yunnan, China. Zootaxa 5200 (6): 576-586, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5200.6.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5200.6.5
5463024FC453223BFF6DFF28FCE74629.text	5463024FC453223BFF6DFF28FCE74629.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Araneus floriformis Liu & Li & Mi & Peng 2022	<div><p>Araneus floriformis new species</p><p>Figures 3, 4, 7</p><p>Type material.   Holotype ♂, CHINA, Yunnan Province, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.32217&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=28.00917" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.32217/lat 28.00917)">Gongshan County</a>, Dulongjiang Township: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.32217&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=28.00917" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.32217/lat 28.00917)">Longyuan Village</a>, 28.00917°N, 98.32217°E, 1676 m, 31.X – 3.XI.2004, Guo Tang leg. (Tang-04-06)  .  Paratypes: 1♂ 3♀, same data as holotype (Tang-04-06);   1♂, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.33214&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.93914" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.33214/lat 27.93914)">Xianjiudang Village</a>, 27.93914°N, 98.33214°E, 1634 m, 4–5.XI.2004, Guo Tang leg. (Tang-04-07) ;   1♀, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.32103&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.83827" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.32103/lat 27.83827)">Mokewang bridge</a>, 27.83827°N, 98.32103°E, 1455 m, 6–7.XI.2004, Guo Tang leg. (Tang-04-08) ;   1♂ 1♀, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.33878&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=27.87961" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.33878/lat 27.87961)">Kongdang Village</a>, 27.87961°N, 98.33878°E, 1527 m, 25.X.2004, Guo Tang leg. (Tang-04- 04) ;   1♂ 2♀, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.32117&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=28.01347" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.32117/lat 28.01347)">2.3–3.3 air km south of Longyuan Village along Dulongjiang River</a>, 28.00532°N, 98.32145°E, 1685 m to 28.01347°N, 98.32117°E, 1720 m, 2.XI.2004, D. H. Kavanaugh leg. (DHK-2004-068)  .</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet is the combination of the Latin “ floris ” (flower, blossom) and “ formis ” (form), referring to the flower-like scape; adjective.</p><p>Diagnosis. The new species resembles  A. zhaoi Zhang &amp; Zhang, 2002 (Zhang &amp; Zhang 2002, fig. 1), but can be distinguished by: 1) anterior rim of tegular rounded in ventral view in  A. floriformis n. sp. (Fig. 4B) vs. waved in  A. zhaoi (Zhang &amp; Zhang 2002: fig. 1D); 2) median apophysis uniramous in prolateral view in  A. floriformis n. sp. (Fig. 4A) vs. with two rami in  A. zhaoi (Zhang &amp; Zhang 2002: fig. 1E); 3) distal portion of terminal apophysis sligntly curved in prolateral view in  A. floriformis n. sp. (Fig. 4A) vs. hook-shaped in  A. zhaoi (Zhang &amp; Zhang 2002: fig. 1E); 4) scape straight, slightly wider than long, almost flower-like in  A. floriformis n. sp. (Fig. 4G) vs. Sshaped, much longer than wide in  A. zhaoi (Zhang &amp; Zhang 2002: fig. 1B); 5) copulatory openings located laterally in  A. floriformis n. sp. (Fig. 4G) vs. located posteriorly in  A. zhaoi (Zhang &amp; Zhang 2002: fig. 1C).</p><p>Description. Mal e (holotype, Fig. 3A, B, E): total length 3.70. Carapace 1.76 long, 1.49 wide, brown; fovea, cervical, and radial grooves distinct. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME, 0.11; ALE, 0.09; PME, 0.12; PLE, 0.11; AME–AME, 0.14; AME–ALE, 0.21; PME–PME, 0.07; PME–PLE, 0.32; MOL, 0.33; MOA, 0.33; MOP, 0.27. Sternum brown. Chelicerae brown, with four promarginal and three retromarginal teeth. Endites brown with pale distal end. Labium brown, distal part pale. Legs yellow, with wide brown annuli. Tibia I with several strong spines: 2d, 5p, 1r. Leg lengths: I, 6.89 (2.11, 2.45, 1.68, 0.65); II, 5.97 (1.85, 2.16, 1.37, 0.59); III, 3.59 (1.26, 1.16, 0.71, 0.46); IV, 4.79 (1.63, 1.59, 1.14, 0.43). Abdomen 1.94 long, 1.65 wide, oval, grayish brown, with five pairs of white crescentic markings laterally and four pairs of sigillae; ventral median band greyish brown, lateral sides grayish. Spinnerets greyish brown.</p><p>Palp (Fig. 4A–F). Cymbium longer than wide, paracymbium hook-shaped with blunt tip. Tegulum wider than long. Median apophysis uniramous, curved with pointed tip. Conductor membranous, with swollen tip. Subterminal apophysis wider than long, sclerotized, with sharp distal end in ventral view, invisible on unexpanded palp. Terminal apophysis wide, sclerotized, with rounded tip. Embolus thin and curved, with pointed tip, embolic lamella membranous, almost suborbicular.</p><p>Female (one paratype of Tang-04-06, Fig. 3C, D, F): total length 4.27. Carapace 1.78 long, 1.49 wide; fovea concave. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME, 0.11; ALE, 0.10; PME, 0.13; PLE, 0.10; AME–AME, 0.15; AME– ALE, 0.25; PME–PME, 0.09; PME–PLE, 0.33; MOL, 0.32; MOA, 0.28; MOP, 0.28. Spines of tibia I: 2d, 2p, 1r. Leg lengths: I, 5.57 (1.73, 2.01, 1.22, 0.61); II, 5.08 (1.60, 1.84, 1.10, 0.54); III, 3.22 (1.07, 1.07, 0.59, 0.49); IV, 4.52 (1.46, 1.59, 0.97, 0.50). Abdomen 2.96 long, 2.41 wide, pale yellow; ventral median band pale brown. Spinnerets brown. Other color and pattern as in male.</p><p>Epigynum (Fig. 4G, H). About two times wider than long; scape straight, flower-like, slightly longer than epigynum, tip expanded distinctly; lateral plates depressed laterally; median plate slightly wider than long; basal lamellae absent. Copulatory openings located on the lateral sides of the epigynum. Copulatory ducts twisted. Spermathecae oval, almost touching each other.</p><p>Distribution. Known only from the type locality (Fig. 7).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5463024FC453223BFF6DFF28FCE74629	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Liu, Ping;Li, Song-Lin;Mi, Xiao-Qi;Peng, Xian-Jin	Liu, Ping, Li, Song-Lin, Mi, Xiao-Qi, Peng, Xian-Jin (2022): Three new spider species of Araneus Clerck, 1757 (Araneae, Araneidae) from the Gaoligong Mountains of Yunnan, China. Zootaxa 5200 (6): 576-586, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5200.6.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5200.6.5
5463024FC451223AFF6DFBDCFCE740F5.text	5463024FC451223AFF6DFBDCFCE740F5.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Araneus pianmaensis Liu & Li & Mi & Peng 2022	<div><p>Araneus pianmaensis new species</p><p>Figures 5, 6, 7</p><p>Type material.   Holotype ♂, CHINA, Yunnan Province, Lushui County: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.66406&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.98936" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.66406/lat 25.98936)">Pianma Township</a>, 25.98936°N, 98.66406°E, 2725 – 2760 m, 14.V.2005, Ke-ji Guo leg. (GKJ003)  .  Paratypes: 1♀, same data as holotype (GKJ 003);   2♀, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.66651&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.99363" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.66651/lat 25.99363)">Pianma Township</a>, Chanyan River, 25.99363°N, 98.66651°E, 2470 m, 13–14.V.2005, Charles Griswold leg. (CGY 105)  .</p><p>Etymology. The specific epithet derived from the type locality, the Pianma Township.</p><p>Diagnosis. The new species resembles  A. breviscapus n. sp. (Figs 1, 2), but can be distinguished by: 1) ventral ramus of median apophysis arises from the anterior portion of median apophysis, with serrated tip in  A. pianmaensis n. sp. (Fig. 6C) vs. from the posterior portion of median apophysis, with blunt tip in  A. breviscapus n. sp. (Fig. 2C); 2) distal portion of embolic lamella partly covered by subterminal apophysis in lateral view in  A. pianmaensis n. sp. (Fig. 6E) vs. covers subterminal apophysis in  A. breviscapus n. sp. (Fig. 2E); 3) tip of scape expanded distinctly in  A. pianmaensis n. sp. (Fig. 6G) vs. tip as wide as base in  A. breviscapus n. sp. (Fig. 2G); 4) copulatory openings slit-shaped in  A. pianmaensis n. sp. (Fig. 6H) vs. arc-shaped in  A. breviscapus n. sp. (Fig. 2H).</p><p>Description. Male (holotype, Fig. 5A, B, E): total length 2.97. Carapace 1.39 long, 1.24 wide, yellowish brown; fovea, cervical, and radial grooves distinct. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME, 0.08; ALE, 0.07; PME, 0.08; PLE, 0.07; AME–AME, 0.12; AME–ALE, 0.12; PME–PME, 0.06; PME–PLE, 0.20; MOL, 0.23; MOA, 0.24; MOP, 0.19. Sternum brown. Chelicerae yellowish brown, with three promarginal and two retromarginal teeth. Endites brown with pale distal end. Labium brown, distal part pale. Legs yellow to yellowish brown, without annulus. Tibia I with several strong spines: 2d, 4p, 1v. Leg lengths: I, 8.54 (2.48, 3.17, 2.03, 0.86); II, 7.87 (2.39, 2.82, 1.87, 0.79); III, 4.37 (1.45, 1.57, 0.86, 0.49); IV, 6.35 (2.09, 2.25, 1.46, 0.55). Abdomen 2.89 long, 1.97 wide, oval; dorsum dark brown, with three pairs of white patch laterally and four pairs of sigillae; ventral median band dark brown, lateral sides grayish yellow. Spinnerets dark brown.</p><p>Palp (Fig. 6A–F). Cymbium longer than wide, paracymbium hook-shaped with blunt tip. Tegulum wider than long. Median apophysis bifurcated, dorsal ramus thicker and curved, with pointed tip, ventral ramus weakened with serrated tip. Conductor membranous, with swollen tip. Subterminal apophysis sclerotized, distal portion expanded, with blunt tip in ventral view, invisible on unexpanded palp. Terminal apophysis wide and sclerotized, with rounded tip. Embolus about C-shaped, with a cap on the top, embolic lamella membranous, almost band-shaped.</p><p>Female (one paratype of GKJ003, Fig. 5C, D, F): total length 4.12. Carapace 1.48 long, 1.25 wide; fovea concave. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME, 0.08; ALE, 0.07; PME, 0.09; PLE, 0.07; AME–AME, 0.14; AME– ALE, 0.19; PME–PME, 0.09; PME–PLE, 0.27; MOL, 0.25; MOA, 0.25; MOP, 0.23. Spines of tibia I: 2p. Leg lengths: I, 4.80 (1.35, 1.73, 1.15, 0.57); II, 4.42 (1.30, 1.61, 0.99, 0.52); III, 2.83 (0.90, 0.94, 0.55, 0.44); IV, 4.14 (1.37, 1.42, 0.90, 0.45). Abdomen 1.82 long, 1.34 wide, anterior median portion protruded forward; dorsum brown, covered by yellowish spots. Spinnerets brown. Other color and pattern as in male.</p><p>Epigynum (Fig. 6G, H).About two and half wider than long; scape straight, slightly longer than epigynum, basal part wrinkled, tip expanded distinctly; lateral plates almost triangular, expanded laterally; median plate wider than long; basal lamellae absent. Copulatory openings located on the posterolateral sides of the epigynum. Copulatory ducts twisted. Spermathecae oval, almost touching each other.</p><p>Distribution. Known only from the type locality (Fig. 7).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5463024FC451223AFF6DFBDCFCE740F5	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Liu, Ping;Li, Song-Lin;Mi, Xiao-Qi;Peng, Xian-Jin	Liu, Ping, Li, Song-Lin, Mi, Xiao-Qi, Peng, Xian-Jin (2022): Three new spider species of Araneus Clerck, 1757 (Araneae, Araneidae) from the Gaoligong Mountains of Yunnan, China. Zootaxa 5200 (6): 576-586, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5200.6.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5200.6.5
