Leclercera paiensis, Chang & Li, 2020

Chang, Wan-Jin & Li, Shuqiang, 2020, Thirty-one new species of the spider genus Leclercera from Southeast Asia (Araneae, Psilodercidae), ZooKeys 913, pp. 1-87 : 1

publication ID	https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.913.48650
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scientific name	Leclercera paiensis
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Leclercera paiensis View in CoL sp. nov. Figs 39 View Figure 39 , 56K View Figure 56 , 58 View Figure 58

Types.

Holotype: ♀ (IZCAS), China, Tibet Autonomous Region, Nyingchi, Mainling County, around Pai Town (about 65km on Gangpai highway), 29°30.7020'N, 94°52.0860'E, elevation ca 3004 m, 5.VIII.2015, J. Wu leg.

Etymology.

The species name is an adjective referring to the type locality.

Diagnosis.

Females of L. paiensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from other congeners by the presence of a distinct horizontal, thick lip posterior to the external genitalia region (Fig. 39B View Figure 39 ) (vs. the absence of a thick lip on the external genitalia region in congeners), and twisted, stalked spermathecae with ovoid bases (Fig. 39A View Figure 39 ) (vs. an absence of twisted, stalked spermathecae in congeners).

Description.

Female. Total length 3.20; carapace 1.00 long, 1.20 wide; abdomen 2.20 long, 1.56 wide. Carapace round and brown, with median dark brown band (Fig. 39C View Figure 39 ). Chelicerae brown (Fig. 56K View Figure 56 ). Clypeus light brown. Endites light brown. Labium dark brown. Sternum dark brown, delimiting light brown “T” -shape anteriorly. Abdomen elongated, dorsum with indistinct dark brown spots (Fig. 39C View Figure 39 ), antero-ventrally with a semi-circular dark brown patch followed by horizontal thick lip of external genitalia region, dark brown with complex pattern (Fig. 39D View Figure 39 ). Legs uniformly brown; measurements: I 9.74 (2.75, 0.40, 3.00, 2.34, 1.25), II 8.66 (2.34, 0.38, 2.66, 2.03, 1.25), III 6.36 (1.80, 0.31, 1.75, 1.50, 1.00), IV 9.00 (2.50, 0.40, 2.66, 2.19, 1.25). Epigastric area (Fig. 39B View Figure 39 ): dark brown, semi-circular patch with thick horizontal, light brown base posteriorly. Endogyne (Fig. 39A View Figure 39 ): a pair of twisted, stalked spermathecae with ovoid base and posteriorly connected with a wavy duct system.