Coddingtonia euryopoides Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009

Miller, Jeremy, Griswold, Charles & Yin, Chang, 2009, The symphytognathoid spiders of the Gaoligongshan, Yunnan, China (Araneae: Araneoidea): Systematics and diversity of micro-orbweavers, ZooKeys 11 (11), pp. 9-195 : 30

Coddingtonia euryopoides Miller, Griswold & Yin , sp. n.

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Material Examined. Holotype: CHINA: Yunnan: Longling Co., Mangkuan Township, Zaotang He at Baihualing village , 25.30450°N, 98.80059°E, 1635 m, 2 June 2005, good subtropical broadleaf forest, dusting webs in understory, C. Griswold, CGY135 (CASENT 9022403, HNU), 1 ♀.

Paratype: [same data as holotype] (CASENT 9029336, CAS), 1 juv.

Etymology. Named for its superficial similarity to members of the theridiid genus Euryopis Menge, 1868 . The epithet is in the form of a Latin adjective.

Diagnosis. Monotypic genus; see diagnosis for genus.

Description. Carapace dark brown. Sternum dusky orange with darker margin. Legs orange, femora dusky, distal part of tibiae and metatarsi I, II, and IV dark brown. Abdomen mottled dark gray, dorsum lighter with fingerprint texture, with posterior tubercle, sparsely clothed with long, strong setae ( Fig. 8B ).

Vulva: Epigynum a subrectangular smooth flat plate, posterior margin slightly convex, with two obliquely transverse grooves near posterior margin ( Fig. 11E ). Spermathecae subspherical, separated by about their diameter. Copulatory ducts very long and thin, lightly sclerotized and encircling spermathecae many times for most of length, more heavily sclerotized just before joining with spermathecae ( Fig. 11F ).

Female (holotype): Total length 1.63, carapace 0.61 long, 0.59 wide, clypeus 0.13, sternum 0.36 long, 0.38 wide, coxa IV separated by 1.50 times their width. Posterior median eyes separated by about half their diameter. Macrosetae: Leg I: patella d1, tibia d2; Leg II: patella d1, tibia d2; Leg III: patella d1, tibia d1; Leg IV: patella d1, tibia d1. Metatarsal trichobothria: TmI: 0.28; TmII: 0.32; TmIII: 0.36. Leg measurements: see Appendix A.

Male unknown.

Figures

Figure 8. A, Baalzebub nemesis sp. n. from No. 12 Bridge Camp area; B, Coddingtonia euryopoides sp. n. from Zaotang He at Baihualing village; C-E, Theridiosoma diwang sp. n. from Xiao Hei Shan Nature Reserve, female. A, B, D, female, dorsal; C, female, lateral; E, female, ventral.

Figure 11. A, B, Zoma dibaiyin sp. n. from Pee He; C, D, Wendilgarda muji sp. n. from Xiao Hei Shan Nature Reserve; E, F, Coddingtonia euryopoides sp. n. from Zaotang He at Baihualing village; G-I, Mysmena changouzi sp. n. from from No. 12 Bridge Camp area. A, C, E, G, epigynum, ventral view; B, D, F, I, cleared vulva, dorsal view; H, epigynum, lateral view. Arrow in B indicates lateral pit.