Utivarachna gui ( Zhu, Song & Kim, 1998 )

Zhao, Yi & Peng, Xian-Jin, 2014, Spiders of the genus Utivarachna from China (Araneae: Corinnidae), Zootaxa 3774 (6), pp. 578-588 : 585

Utivarachna gui ( Zhu, Song & Kim, 1998)

Fig. 10

Trachelas g. Zhu, Song & Kim, 1998: 426, figs. 8–15; Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 429, figs. 14B, 255Q–R, 258G–H. U. g. Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001: 370, 397.

Diagnosis. This species is similar to U. arcuata sp. nov. by the male palpal tibial apophysis with membranous area, embolus transversely coiled, subtegulum visible in prolateral view, female atrium posteriorly located, copulatory ducts long, and spermathecae located posteriorly, but differs by having: (1) genital bulb as long as wide ( Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: fig. 258G); (2) the length of the basal portion of embolus about one fourth the width of bulb ( Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: fig. 258G); (3) in retrolateral view the tibial apophysis is abruptly swelled at distal third ( Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: fig. 258H); (4) copulatory openings located posteriorly ( Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: fig. 255Q); (5) atrium wider than long in U. gui ( Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: fig. 255Q); (6) bursae indistinct ( Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: fig. 255R).

Distribution. China (Hainan Province).

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FIGURE 10. Distribution records of the species: Utivarachna gui (Zhu, Song & Kim, 1998); Utivarachna taiwanica (Hayashi & Yoshida, 1993).