Massuria min Yao & Li, 2023

Li, Cong-zheng, Yao, Yan-bin, Xiao, Yong-hong, Xu, Xiang & Liu, Ke-ke, 2023, Notes on two species of Massuria Thorell, 1887 (Arachnida, Araneae, Thomisidae) from China with description of a new species, ZooKeys 1175, pp. 299-310 : 299

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scientific name	Massuria min Yao & Li
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Massuria min Yao & Li sp. nov.

Figs 5 View Figure 5 , 6C, D View Figure 6

Type material.

Holotype: 1f: China: Fujian Province: Longyan City, Xinluo District, Jiangshan Town, 25°8'20.68"N, 116°58'53.56"E, 307 m, 1.X.2022, L.F. Wei. leg. (Tho-298, ASM-JGSU).

Etymology.

The specific name refers to the Chinese abbreviation for Fujian Province; noun in apposition.

Diagnosis.

Massuria min sp. nov. is similar to M. bandian Tang & Li, 2010 (Fig. 1A, C, D View Figure 1 ) and M. uthoracica Sen, Saha & Raychaudhuri, 2012 (see Sen et al. 2015: 64, figs 334, 337, 338) in having a triangular epigynal plate, but differs from it by the carapace with abundant spots (vs. absent in M. bandian and M. uthoracica ), the long W-shaped copulatory ducts combined with a dorsal hood (vs. triangular in M. bandian ; absent in M. uthoracica ) and the fan-shaped spermathecae (vs. C-shaped in M. bandian ; straight in M. uthoracica ) (Fig. 5C, D View Figure 5 ).

Description.

Female. Habitus (Figs 5A, B View Figure 5 , 6C, D View Figure 6 ). Total length 5.31. Carapace (Fig. 5A View Figure 5 ) with green spots, length 2.24, width 2.30. Eyes (Fig. 5A View Figure 5 ) diameters and interdistances: AME 0.06, ALE 0.09, PME 0.05, PLE 0.09; AME-AME 0.25, ALE-AME 0.16, ALE-ALE 0.63, PME-PME 0.23, PLE-PME 0.33, PLE-PLE 0.96, AME-PME 0.25, ALE-PLE 0.22. MOA 0.34 long, front width 0.33, back width 0.33. Chelicerae yellow, straight, robust, without retromarginal or promarginal teeth. Endites yellow, medially with distinct constriction. Labium yellow, inverted U-shaped, as long as 2/3 of endite. Sternum pale to yellow, longer than wide. Legs yellow (Fig. 5A, B View Figure 5 ); measurements: I 8.15 (2.23, 1.14, 2.18, 1.8, 0.8); II 8.42 (2.23, 1.18, 2.25, 1.88, 0.88); III 4.88 (1.52, 0.83, 1.05, 0.95, 0.53); IV 5.06 (1.78, 0.71, 1.03, 0.96, 0.58); setation (Fig. 5A, B View Figure 5 ): I Fe: d4; Pa: d1; Ti: d2, v8; Mt: d1, p2, v12; II Fe: d1; Pa: d1; Ti: d1, v8; Mt: d1, p2, v11; III Pa: d1; Ti: v1; IV: Pa: d1. Abdomen (Fig. 5A, B View Figure 5 ) 3.07 long, 2.47 wide, ovoid, silver with yellow cross-shaped marks dorsally, and several yellow dots located anterolaterally.

Epigyne (Figs 5C, D View Figure 5 ). Median plate (MP) triangular, copulatory openings (CO) located at antero-lateral part. Copulatory ducts (CD) W-shaped, extending from median to posterior of vulva and turn back to forward. Spermathecae (Spe) fan-shaped, with several constrictions, widely separated as long as their length. Fertilization ducts (FD) short, directed anteromedially.

Male. Unknown.

Comments.

At present, M. ovalis Tang & Li, 2010 is known only from the male in mainland China; therefore, the new species may be conspecific with this species.

Distribution.

Known only from the type locality (Fig. 7 View Figure 7 ).