Qiongthela Xu & Kuntner, 2015

Yu, Li, Liu, Fengxiang, Zhang, Zengtao, Wang, Yan, Li, Daiqin & Xu, Xin, 2020, Four new species of the primitively segmented spider genus Qiongthela from Hainan Island, China (Mesothelae, Liphistiidae), ZooKeys 911, pp. 51-66 : 51

Genus Qiongthela Xu & Kuntner, 2015

Type species.

Qiongthela baishensis Xu, 2015

Diagnosis.

Qiongthela males can be distinguished from those of all other Heptathelinae genera by the blade-like conductor narrowing towards the tip (Figs 2A-D , 3A-E , 4A-G , 6A-E ), and by the tegulum bearing two obvious apophyses (Figs 2A-E , 3A-E , 4A-E , 6A-E ). Qiongthela females differ from those of all other Heptathelinae genera by two paired receptacular clusters with numerous granula (Fig. 5A-H ) ( Xu et al. 2017b).

Species composition.

Q. australis (Ono, 2002), Q. baishensis Xu, 2015, Q. bawang Xu, Liu, Kuntner & Li, 2017, Q. jianfeng Xu, Liu, Kuntner & Li, 2017, Q. nui (Schwendinger & Ono, 2011), Q. wuzhi Xu, Liu, Kuntner & Li, 2017, Q. yini Xu, Liu, Kuntner & Li, 2017.

Distribution.

China (Hainan), Vietnam.

Figures

Figure 2. Male and female genital anatomy of Qiongthela baoting sp. nov. A palp prolateral view B palp ventral view C palp retrolateral view D-F palp distal view G vulva dorsal view H vulva ventral view. A-F XUX- 2017 - 195 (holotype) G-H XUX- 2017 - 196. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.

Figure 3. Male and female genital anatomy of Qiongthela qiongzhong sp. nov. A palp prolateral view B palp ventral view C palp retrolateral view D-G palp distal view H-J vulva dorsal view K-M vulva ventral view. A-C, G XUX- 2017 - 156 (holotype) D-F XUX- 2017 - 159 H, K XUX- 2017 - 158 I, L XUX- 2017 - 144 J, M XUX- 2017 - 163. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.

Figure 4. Male genital anatomy of Qiongthela sanya sp. nov. A palp prolateral view B palp ventral view C palp retrolateral view D-G palp distal view. A-C, G XUX- 2017 - 219 (holotype) D-F XUX- 2019 - 134. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.

Figure 5. Female genital anatomy of Qiongthela sanya sp. nov. A, B, E, F vulva dorsal view C, D, G, H vulva ventral view. A, C XUX- 2017 - 215 B, D XUX- 2017 - 025 E, G XUX- 2017 - 226 F, H XUX- 2017 - 227. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.

Figure 6. Male and female genital anatomy of Qiongthela yinggezui sp. nov. A palp prolateral view B palp ventral view C palp retrolateral view D-F palp distal view G vulva dorsal view H vulva ventral view. A-F XUX- 2017 - 114 (holotype) G-H XUX- 2017 - 121. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.