Draconarius nangunhe Kong, Yang & Zhang, 2025

Kong, Jin-Xia, Li, Lao-Da, Yang, Zi-Zhong & Zhang, Zhi-Sheng, 2025, Six new species of Coelotinae spiders from Nangunhe National Nature Reserve, Yunnan, China (Araneae: Agelenidae), Zootaxa 5717 (3), pp. 370-382 : 374

Draconarius nangunhe Kong, Yang & Zhang , sp. nov.

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Type material. Holotype ♂ (SWUC-T-AG-119-01), CHINA, Yunnan Province, Lincang City, Gengma County, Mengjiao Township , Nangunhe National Nature Reserve , 23°15′34″N, 99°13′39″E, elev. 1325 m, 2024.9.29, Y.J. Cai and L.X. Cheng leg.

Etymology. The specific name is derived from the type locality; noun in apposition.

Diagnosis. Male of Draconarius nangunhe Kong, Yang & Zhang , sp. nov. resembles D. risusus Jiang, Yu, Guo & Chen, 2019 in having the similar embolus and median apophysis ( Fig. 3D ; Jiang et al., 2019: figs 4A–B, 5A–E, 6A–E), but can be distinguished by: conductor almost as long as bulb ( Fig. 3E ) vs. half-length of bulb in D. risusus ( Jiang et al., 2019: figs 5B, 6B); cymbial furrow about two-fifths of cymbial length ( Fig. 3E ) vs. half-length of cymbium in D. risusus ( Jiang et al., 2019:figs 5C, 6C); retrolateral tibial apophysis almost triangular in retrolateral view ( Figs 3D ) vs. semielliptical in D. risusus ( Jiang et al., 2019: figs 5C, 6C); lateral tibial apophysis partly reduced and indistinct ( Figs 3D ) vs. semicircular in D. risusus ( Jiang et al., 2019: figs 5C, 6C); patellar apophysis as long as patella ( Fig. 3C–D ) vs. 0.6 times in D. risusus ( Jiang et al., 2019: figs 5C, 6C).

Description. Male holotype ( Fig. 3A ) total length 10.61. Prosoma 5.81 long, 3.67 wide; opisthosoma 4.92 long, 2.90 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.22, ALE 027, PME 0.23, PLE 0.26; AME–AME 0.12, AME–ALE 0.10, PME–PME 0.19, PME–PLE 0.24, ALE–PLE 0.10. MOA 0.66 long, anterior width 0.51, posterior width 0.65. Clypeus height 0.27. Chelicerae with three promarginal and four retromarginal teeth. Leg measurements: I 18.94 (4.79, 5.94, 4.87, 3.34); II 17.09 (4.54, 5.27, 4.39, 2.89); III 15.61 (4.04, 4.59, 4.32, 2.66); IV 20.54 (5.08, 6.10, 6.24, 3.12). Leg formula: 4123.

Palp ( Figs 3B–D ). Patella about half of tibial length; patellar apophysis rod-like, extending to base of retrolateral tibial apophysis. Retrolateral tibial apophysis almost triangular, occupying about two-fifths of tibial length, distal end approaching base of cymbial furrow; lateral tibial apophysis mostly reduced and indistinct. Cymbial furrow about two-fifths of cymbial length. Conductor broad with pointed end in ventral view, almost as long as bulb; conductor dorsal apophysis present. Median apophysis spoon-shaped in ventral view. Embolus slender, arising at approximately the 6 o’clock position.

Female unknown.

Distribution. Known only from the type locality, Yunnan, China ( Fig. 7 ).

Figures

FIGURE 3. Draconarius nangunhe Kong, Yang & Zhang, sp. nov., male holotype A. Male habitus, dorsal view; B. Left male palp, prolateral view; C. Same, ventral view; D. Same, retrolateral view.

FIGURE 7. The location of the Nangunhe National Nature Reserve in Yunnan province.