Carniella foliosa, Gao & Li, 2014

Gao, Cai-Xia & Li, Shu-Qiang, 2014, Comb-footed spiders (Araneae: Theridiidae) in the tropical rainforest of Xishuangbanna, Southwest China, Zoological Systematics 39 (1), pp. 1-135 : 17-20

Carniella foliosa sp. nov. ( Figs 13–15 )

Holotype ♂, China, Yunnan, Xishuangbanna, Menglun Nature Reserve , primary tropical seasonal rainforest

(21º57.445'N, 101º12.997'E), 5–12 January 2007, Guo Zheng leg.

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Etymology. The specific name derives from the Latin adjective foliosus and means leafy, in reference to the embolus apophysis triangular with zigzag edge, shaped like a leaf.

Diagnosis. The new species is similar to C. schwendingeri , but can be distinguished by the embolus with a leafy apophysis; tegulum with a long apophysis.

Male. Total length 1.08. Prosoma 0.44 long, 0.44 wide, flat, yellow, with 6 long setae, membranous brim. Sternum

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0.30 long, 0.30 wide, pale yellow, with black edge and slender setae. Opisthosoma 0.63 long, 0.44 wide, grey, with slender setae, without colulus. Eye measurements: AME 0.03, ALE 0.05, PME 0.06, PLE 0.05, AME-AME 0.03, AME-ALE 0.05, PME-PME 0.08, PME-PLE 0.04. Clypeus height about 5.83 times AME diameter, pale yellow. Clypeal projection conspicuous, with many little setae. Chelicerae: pale yellow, without spot, with 1 anterior tooth; fangs long, slender. Endites: 0.15 long, 0.09 wide, pale yellow with brown pro-edges. Labium fused with sternum, 0.06 long, 0.13 wide, with 4 long setae, pale yellow. Leg measurements: I 1.48 (0.43, 0.13, 0.38, 0.25, 0.29); II 1.37 (0.41, 0.13, 0.38, 0.20, 0.25); III 0.99 (0.28, 0.11, 0.20, 0.15, 0.25); IV 1.23 (0.38, 0.13, 0.25, 0.19, 0.28). Leg I pale, without spot; femur with 1 spine, patella with 1 distal spine, tibia - tarsus without spine, with long setae. Legs II–IV similar to leg I. Pedipalpus ( Figs 13A–B , 14A–B , 15A–D ): tibia yellow, without trichobothrium; cymbium yellow, with distal divarication; paracymbium hooked, distinguishable in retrolateral view; subtegulum broad; tegulum confined, with long protrusion; median apophysis smooth, without protrusion; embolus long, curved, with 3 apophyses, one apophysis triangular, with tiny outgrowth and zigzag edge.

Female. Unknown.

Distribution. Only known from type locality (Yunnan).

Figures

Fig. 13. Carniella foliosa sp. nov., holotype male. A. Pedipalpus, prolateral view; B. Pedipalpus, retrolateral view. Scale bar = 0.10mm.

Fig. 14. Carniella foliosa sp. nov., holotype male. A. Pedipalpus, ventral view; B. Embolus, ventral view. Scale bars = 0.10mm.

Fig. 15. Carniella foliosa sp. nov., holotype male. A. Pedipalpus (cymbium removed), ventral view; B. Pedipalpus, ventral view; C. Pedipalpus, prolateral view; D. Pedipalpus, retrolateral view. Scale bars = 0.05mm.