Pinelema bailongensis

Zhao, Huifeng, Yao, Zhiyuan, Song, Yang & Li, Shuqiang, 2018, Taxonomic study of the Pinelemabailongensis species group with descriptions of six new species from China (Araneae, Telemidae), ZooKeys 784, pp. 7-57 : 7

Pinelema bailongensis species group

Diagnosis.

Species of Pinelema bailongensis species group can be distinguished from all other Pinelema species by embolus distinctly longer than bulb and by endogyne U-shaped, J-shaped or spiral. In contrast, embolus of other Pinelema species shorter than bulb and endogyne bag-like.

Distribution.

China (western Guangxi, southern Guizhou).

Comments.

Pinelema bailongensis species group is recognized as the first species group in Pinelema according to the long embolus relative to the bulb. Morphologically, the species in this group have quite simple and almost identical copulatory organs, only proportions of the bulb and its parts can help to separate the species, endogynes can not be used for distinguishing species (except P. bailongensis and P. wangshang Zhao & Li, sp. n.). Genetically, each species in this group owns very significant difference comparing the congeners (Table 1).