Leptonetela gittenbergeri, Wang & Li, 2011

Wang, Chunxia & Li, Shuqiang, 2011, 2841, Zootaxa 2841, pp. 1-90 : 7

Leptonetela gittenbergeri sp. nov.

Figs 9–12, 72

Type material. Holotype: male ( RMNH), Canaki Cave , Arcadia , Kosmas [37°05´N, 22°44´E], Parnon Mountain , Arkadia, Pelopponesos, Greece, July 1986, E. Gittenberger leg. Paratypes: 1 male and 2 females, same data as holotype ; 1 male, Canaki cave , Arcadia , Kosmas [37°05’N, 22°44’E], Parnon Mountain , Arkadia, Pelopponesos, Greece, 20 July 1985, E. Gittenberger leg.

Etymology. The specific name is in honor of the collector Dr E. Gittenberger (National Museum of Natural History, the Netherlands); noun.

Diagnosis. This new species is similar to L. kanellisi ( Deeleman-Reinhold, 1971) , but can be distinguished by the presence of eight promarginal cheliceral teeth and four small retromarginal teeth ( Fig. 12C); the palm-shaped median apophysis; the presence of five small teeth on the distal part of median apophysis in the male ( Figs 9B, 12D); and the strongly twisted, nearly agglomerated spermathecae in the female ( Figs 10C, 12B).

Description. Male (holotype): total length 2.37 ( Fig. 9A). Prosoma 1.00 long, 0.75 wide. Opisthosoma 1.25 long, 1.05 wide. Sternum 0.55 long, 0.50 wide. Prosoma yellow, with one seta situated in the middle of the carapace. Eyes four, ALE and PLE reduced to white spots, PME absent, with a pair of setae retrolaterally. Median groove invisible, cervical groove and radial furrows distinct, pale brown. Clypeus 0.11 high, slightly sloped anteriorly. Chelicera ( Fig. 12C) dark yellow, with eight promarginal teeth and four small retromarginal teeth. Endites and labium dark yellow. Sternum and legs yellowish. Leg measurements: I 7.07 (1.95, 0.37, 2.05, 1.60, 1.10); II 6.07 (1.75, 0.35, 1.70, 1.37, 0.90); III 5.24 (1.45, 0.32, 1.37, 1.25, 0.85); IV 6.73 (1.96, 0.37, 1.90, 1.50, 1.00). Leg formula: I-IV-II-III. Femur I with one short spine dorsally (position 0.5). Tibia II with two short spines dorsally (0.3 and 0.6), tibia III IV with two long spines dorsally (0.25 and 0.5). Male palp ( Figs 9C–D, 11A–B): tibia with three trichobothria dorsally and five spines retrolaterally, with the basal one strong, conspicuous; tarsus with five strong spines distally. Tip of the bulb ( Figs 9B, 12D): median apophysis palm-shaped, distal edge round, decorated with five small teeth, conductor lamellar, embolus spoon-shaped.

Female (one of the paratypes): similar to male in coloration and general features, but with a smaller body size and shorter legs. Total length 2.15 ( Figs 10A–B). Prosoma 1.00 long, 0.75 wide. Opisthosoma 1.12 long, 1.15 wide. Sternum 0.55 long, 0.50 wide. Clypeus 0.14 high. Leg measurements: I 6.07 (1.75, 0.30, 1.75, 1.37, 0.90); II 5.12 (1.50, 0.30, 1.50, 1.12, 0.70); III 4.48 (1.37, 0.27, 1.12, 1.10, 0.62); IV 5.84 (1.70, 0.30, 1.62, 1.35, 0.87). Internal genitalia ( Figs 10C, 12B) with a pair of spermathecae and sperm ducts, the spermathecae strongly twisted, nearly agglomerated; atrium obtuse-triangle shaped.

Variation. Total length: males 2.34–2.37 (n = 3), females (2.15–2.17) (n = 2).

Distribution. Greece (Pelopponesos) ( Fig. 72).