Ectatosticta Simon, 1892

Lin, Yejie & Li, Shuqiang, 2020, Taxonomic studies on the genus Ectatosticta (Araneae, Hypochilidae) from China, with descriptions of two new species, ZooKeys 954, pp. 17-29 : 17

Genus Ectatosticta Simon, 1892

Type species.

Hypochilus davidi Simon, 1889 from China.

Diagnosis.

Ectatosticta can be easily distinguished from Hypochilus by the rectangular labium which is almost as long as wide and bears a pair of triangular posterolateral flanges, also by numerous leg spines ( Forster et al. 1987) and in the lateral view of the male palp, the cymbium to bulb length ratio is almost 3:1 (Figs 2 , 4 ) but nearly 1: 1 in Hypochilus ( Forster et al. 1987: figs 38, 43, 48, 53, 58, 63, 68, 73).

Distribution.

China.

Figures

Figure 2. Ectatosticta spp., prolateral view of left male palps A E. davidi, male from Shaanxi B E. deltshevi, holotype C E. wukong sp. nov., holotype D E. wukong sp. nov., embolus and conductor of right palp (rotated horizontally), holotype.

Figure 4. Ectatosticta spp., retrolateral view of left male palps A E. davidi, male from Shaanxi B E. deltshevi, holotype C E. wukong sp. nov., holotype D E. wukong sp. nov., embolus and conductor of right palp (rotated horizontally), holotype.