Funny Lin & Li, 2022

Lin, Yejie, Zhao, Huifeng, Koh, Joseph K H & Li, Shuqiang, 2022, Taxonomy notes on twenty-eight spider species (Arachnida: Araneae) from Asia, Zoological Systematics 47 (3), pp. 198-270 : 208-209

Funny Lin & Li , gen. nov.

Type species. Funny valentine Lin & Li , sp. nov.

Diagnosis. The undivided cribellum and male palp with a retrolateral tibial apophysis indicate that this new genus belongs to Dictynidae O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871 . Funny Lin & Li , gen. nov. is similar to some Chinese Cicurina Menge, 1871 species by having six eyes (see Li & Wang, 2017), 2 pairs of spermathecae and a dorsal tibial apophysis but can be distinguished by the retrolateral tibial apophysis divided into two parts (vs. retrolateral tibial apophysis undivided in Cicurina ), conductor partially wrapped around embolus (vs. conductor and embolus separate in Cicurina ) and in females, the copulatory duct is inconspicuous (vs. copulatory duct long and conspicuous in Cicurina ).

Description. Small sized. Body length 2.00–2.21. Carapace oval, covered with sparce black setae, color gradually darkens dorsally. ALE largest, PME smallest, anterior eye row recurved. Fovea distinct. Body and legs pale yellow, covered by black setae. Cribellum undivided. Abdomen uniformly white.

Palp. Retrolateral tibial apophysis in two parts: wide, triangular ventro-retrolateral tibial apophysis and narrow dorsal retrolateral tibial apophysis, dorsal tibial apophysis blunt. Median apophysis translucent, ear shaped. Conductor partially wrapped around embolus, terminus pointed. Embolus curved, sickle-shaped.

Epigyne. Copulatory duct inconspicuous. Two pairs of spermathecae, primary spermathecae larger than spermathecal head. Fertilization duct originating from median posterior edge of spermathecae, extending almost transversely.

Distribution. China (Sichuan).

Etymology. The specific name is an arbitrary combination of letters; masculine in gender.

Species included. Funny valentine Lin & Li , sp. nov.