Notiocoelotes, Wang, Xu and Li, 2008

Liu, Jie & Li, Shuqiang, 2010, The Notiocoelotes spiders (Araneae: Agelenidae) from Hainan Island, China, Zootaxa 2561 (1), pp. 30-48 : 31-32

Key to species of Notiocoelotes known from Hainan Island

1. Males (those of N. lingulatus and N. pseudolingulatus sp. nov. unknown) ................................................................2

- Females (those of N. membranaceus sp. nov. unknown) ............................................................................................. 5

2. Median apophysis absent ( Figs 5A , 13A )..................................................................................................................... 3 - Median apophysis present ( Fig. 2B ) .................................................................................... N. membranaceus sp. nov.

3. Cymbial furrow absent ( Figs 4B , 12B ) ........................................................................................................................ 4

- Cymbial furrow present ( Fig. 8C ) ................................................................................................................ palinitropus

4. Conductor short, not reaching the base of embolus ( Figs 4B , 5A ) ................................................. orbiculatus sp. nov.

- Conductor relatively long, reaching the base of embolus ( Figs 12B , 13A )........................................ spirellus sp. nov.

5. Atrium length at least four times width ( Fig. 9B ) ........................................................................................ palinitropus

- Atrium with length at most two times its width ( Figs 1B , 5B , 7B , 10A , 11B , 13B , 15B ) ...........................................6

6. Atrium square-shaped, copulatory ducts broad, covering part of spermathecae ( Figs 1B–C , 10A–B , 11B–C ) ......... 7

- Atrium not square-shaped, copulatory ducts narrow, not covering spermathecae ( Figs 5B–D , 7B–D , 13B–D , 15B– D ) ................................................................................................................................................................................. 8

7. Atrium scape tongue-shaped, copulatory ducts anteriorly separated ( Figs 1B–C ) ......................................... lingulatus

- Atrium scape diamond-shaped, copulatory ducts anteriorly adjacent ( Figs 10A–B , 11B–C )........................................ .............................................................................................................................................. pseudolingulatus sp. nov.

8. Atrium shield-shaped, longer than wide ( Figs 5B , 7B ) .................................................................. orbiculatus sp. nov.

- Atrium ovate, wider than long ( Figs 13B , 15B ) ................................................................................. spirellus sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Notiocoelotes lingulatus Wang, Xu & Li, 2008, holotype female. A. Habitus, dorsal view; B. Epigynum, ventral view; C. Vulva, dorsal view. Scale bars: A = 1.0 mm, B–C = 0.2 mm.

FIGURE 2. Notiocoelotes membranaceus sp. nov., holotype male, palp. A. Prolateral view; B. Ventral view; C. Retrolateral view. Scale bar: 0.4 mm.

FIGURE 4. Notiocoelotes orbiculatus sp. nov., holotype male. A. Palp, prolateral view; B. Palp, retrolateral view. Scale bar: 0.2mm.

FIGURE 5. Notiocoelotes orbiculatus sp. nov., holotype male (A) and female paratype (B–E). A. Palp, ventral view; B. Epigynum, ventral view; C. Vulva, dorsal view; D. Vulva, apical view; E. Cheliceral teeth, ventral view. Scale bars: 0.2 mm.

FIGURE 7. Notiocoelotes orbiculatus sp. nov., paratype female. A. Habitus, dorsal view; B. Epigynum, ventral view; C. Vulva, dorsal view; D. Vulva, apical view. Scale bars: 0.2 mm.

FIGURE 8. Notiocoelotes palinitropus (Zhu & Wang, 1994), male paratype, palp. A. Prolateral view; B. Ventral view; C. Retrolateral view. Scale bar: 0.2 mm.

FIGURE 9. Notiocoelotes palinitropus (Zhu & Wang, 1994), paratype female. A. Habitus, dorsal view; B. Epigynum, ventral view; C. Vulva, dorsal view. Scale bars: 0.2 mm.

FIGURE 10. Notiocoelotes pseudolingulatus sp. nov., holotype female. A. Epigynum, ventral view; B. Vulva, dorsal view; C. Cheliceral teeth, ventral view. Scale bar: 0.2 mm.

FIGURE 11. Notiocoelotes pseudolingulatus sp. nov. holotype female. A. Habitus, dorsal view; B. Epigynum, ventral view; C. Vulva, dorsal view. Scale bars: A = 1.0 mm, B–C =0.2 mm.

FIGURE 12. Notiocoelotes spirellus sp. nov., holotype male. A. Palp, prolateral view; B. Palp, retrolateral view; C. Cheliceral teeth, ventral view. Scale bars: 0.2 mm.

FIGURE 13. Notiocoelotes spirellus sp. nov., holotype male (A) and female paratype (B–D). A. Palp, ventral view; B. Epigynum, ventral view; C. Vulva, dorsal view; D. Vulva, apical view. Scale bars: 0.2 mm.

FIGURE 15. Notiocoelotes spirellus sp. nov., photos based on paratype female. A. Habitus, dorsal view; B. Epigynum, ventral view; C. Vulva, dorsal view; D. Vulva, apical view. Scale bars: 0.2 mm.