Ganthela venus, Xu, 2015
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https://doi.org/ 10.1111/zoj.12280 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5415505 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038387E0-FFBF-6B36-FC68-FB8448FDFADB |
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Felipe |
scientific name |
Ganthela venus |
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sp. nov. |
GANTHELA VENUS XU SP. NOV. ( FIG. 9 View Figure 9 )
Holotype
Female (XUX-2013-160), Mount Wangjiang , Huangyang Village , Zhuangbian Town , Hanjiang District, Putian City, Fujian Province, China, 25.66°N, 118.88°E, 459 m a.s.l., 11 July 2013, collected by F.X. Liu, X. Xu, and Z. T. Zhang. No male found. GoogleMaps
Etymology
Named after the Greek goddess of love, Venus.
Diagnosis
Females of G. venus sp. nov. can be distinguished from G. wangjiangensis sp. nov. by details in the genitalia, which have separated stalks on the anterior part ( Fig. 9A, B View Figure 9 ). Ganthela venus sp. nov. furthermore differs from all other Ganthela species by the following unique nucleotide substitutions in the standard DNA barcode alignment: C (36), A (80), T (227), C (333), C (341), G (347), T (354), C (431), and T (539).
Description
Female (holotype). Carapace and opisthosoma light brown; tergites slightly dark brown; sternum narrow, length more or less twice of width; a few long pointed hairs running over ocular mound in a longitudinal row; chelicerae robust, with promargin of cheliceral groove with ten strong denticles of variable size; legs with strong hairs and spines; opisthosoma with 12 tergites, with tergites 2–6 larger than others, and with tergite 4 being largest; seven spinnerets. Measurements: BL 9.80 , CL 4.38 , CW 4.20 , OL 5.6 , and OW 5.00; ALE > PLE > PME > AME; palp 7.63 (2.50 + 1.31 + 1.65 + 2.17), leg I missing, leg II 8.49 (2.71 + 1.50 + 1.68 + 1.50 + 1.10), leg III 9.34 (2.52 + 1.58 + 1.56 + 2.30 + 1.38), and leg IV 13.70 (3.75 + 1.60 + 2.55 + 3.68 + 2.12) .
Female genitalia
Posterior part of genital area W-shaped ( Fig. 9A, B View Figure 9 ), with pair of receptacular clusters with short stalks on the anterior part of genital separated from one another ( Fig. 9A, B View Figure 9 ).
Distribution
Fujian (Putian) Province, China.
Remarks
See comments under G. wangjiangensis sp. nov.
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Tavera, Department of Geology and Geophysics |
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