Paratus longlingensis, Zhao & Peng, 2013

Zhao & Peng, 2013, Three new species of spiders of the family Liocranidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from China, Oriental Insects 47 (2), pp. 176-183 : 178-180

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00305316.2013.811021
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6159065
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7D5A8785-6B74-FFAC-FF23-FAB377A5FC76
treatment provided by	Jeremy
scientific name	Paratus longlingensis
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

2. Paratus longlingensis View in CoL sp. nov. ( Figures 2 View Figure 2 , 5 View Figure 5 )

Description

Male carapace pale brown, with distinct, black, marginal and submarginal bands, both bands connected by one or two radial stripes. Anterior eye row recurved, posterior eye row procurved and slightly wider. Fovea dark, longitudinal and bar shaped. Sternum pale brown and without pattern. Chelicerae 1.10 long, coloured as carapace, median area with dark spot, three promarginal and four retromarginal teeth. Labium slightly wider than long. Legs coloured as carapace, with distinct black annuli; tibiae I and II with eight and six pairs of long ventral spines, respectively, with longest spine 0.92. Metatarsi I and II with three pairs of long ventral spines, with longest spine 0.97. Opisthosoma ovoid.

Dorsum paler than carapace, anterior lateral area with a pair of diagonal, dark bands, median and posterior area scattered with many white spots; and with two pairs of muscular impressions ( Figure 2 View Figure 2. P (a)). Venter whitish yellow, paler than dorsal, marginal area with irregular, black spots. Spinnerets pale brown, anterior one cylindrical and longest, median one conical and shortest, and posterior cylindrical with tapered distal end.

Palpal organ with coxae 0.2 7 long, 0.21 wide. Femur 0.95 long, longer than wide, with a promarginal dark spot, and two dorsal and one retrolateral, strong spines, and one weaker, prolateral spine. Patella 0.40 long, about 0.23 X shorter than femur, with one prolateral and dorsal spine each. Tibia 0.32 long with one dorso-retrolateral apophysis ( Figures 2 View Figure 2. P (c),(d), 5 View Figure 5. (b)), and two prolateral spines ( Figures 2 View Figure 2. P (b),(c), 5 View Figure 5. (a),(b)). Cymbium 1.01 long and without spines. Genital bulb globular ( Figures 2 View Figure 2. P (b), 5 View Figure 5. (a)). Embolus originating from anterior portion of the bulb, its narrower portion about 0.5 X as long as the wider portion. Conductor short, its distal portion much wider and with two rami ( Figures 2 View Figure 2. P (b), 5 View Figure 5. (a)).

Measurements. Male total length 3.70 (variation 3.12 – 3.75), carapace 1.9 5 long, 1.80 wide, 1.0 0 high. Clypeus very low, 0.05. AME 0.15, ALE 0.10, PME 0.16, PLE 0.15, AME – AME 0.08, AME – ALE 0.07, AME – PME 0.09, PME – PME 0.10, PME – PLE 0.16, ALE and PLE touching each other. Leg I 8.45 (2.40, 3.40, 1.95, 0.70), II 6.84 (2.06, 2.61, 1.52, 0.65), III 6.55 (1.93, 2.28, 1.61, 0.73), IV 6.64 (1.80, 2.05, 1.97, 0.82), formula: I, II, IV, III.

Holotype

m, China: Yunnan Province, Longling County, Longjiang Township, Xiaoheishan Forest Reserve , Guchengshan , 24.82888 ° N, 98.76001 ° E, 2020m, 27.v.2005, Coll. David Kavanaugh and Charles Griswold ( 2005-032C – 1 , HNU) GoogleMaps ; paratypes: m, data same as holotype ( 2005-032C– 2 , CAS) GoogleMaps ; m, China: Yunnan Province, Longling County, Longjiang Township, Xiaoheishan Nature Reserve , 1.2 km SSE of Route S3 17 at 23.5 km, 24.82888 ° N, 98.76001 ° E, 2020m, 26.v.2005, Coll. Charles Griswold and David Kavanaugh, good primary broadleaf forest, night collecting ( CGY127 – 1 , HNU) GoogleMaps .

Etymology

The specific name is derived from the type locality.

Comments

This new species resembles P. indicus ( Marusik et al. 2008: Figures 8 – 11), but distinct in its (1) embolus originating from the anterior portion of genital bulb ( Figures 2 View Figure 2. P (b),(c), 5 View Figure 5. (a), (b)) (vs. originating from the median portion); (2) narrower portion of embolus about 0.5 X as long as its wider portion ( Figures 2 View Figure 2. P (b), 5 View Figure 5. (a)) (vs. about as long as its wider portion); (3) conductor much shorter, its distal portion much wider and with two rami ( Figures 2 View Figure 2. P (b), 5 View Figure 5. (a)) (vs. distal portion bar shaped); (4) tibia with two strong spines ( Figures 2 View Figure 2. P (b),(c), 5 View Figure 5. (a),(b)) (vs. with only one spine).