Epanerchodus stylotarseus Chen & Zhang, 1990

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Epanerchodus stylotarseus Chen & Zhang, 1990

Figs 22–23 .

Epanerchodus stylotarseus Chen and Zhang, 1990: 406 , figs 1–6.

Epanerchodus stylotarseus— Golovatch et al., 2007: 87, fig. 27; 2012: 134, figs 10–11; Golovatch, 2014a: 275, 287. Material examined: 9 males, 3 females (SCAU) from China, Guizhou Province, Liupangshui City, Pan County, Banqiao Town, Houshan Dong Cave, 8.VII.2013; 3 males (SCAU) from the same town, Da Dong Cave, 8.VII.2013; 5 males, 4 females (SCAU) from the same town, Biyun Dong Cave, 9.VII.2013, colls: Mingyi Tian, Weixin Liu, Haomin Yin and Sunbin Huang. 3 males, 2 females (SCAU) from Guizhou Province, Ceheng County, Rongdu Village, Qiaoxia Dong Cave, 26.XII.2012, colls: Mingyi Tian, Weixin Liu, Feifei Sun and Haomin Yin. 3 males, 1 female (SCAU) from the same village, Hetou Dong Cave, 20.VI.2015; 3 males, 1 female (SCAU) from Xingren County, Chunzhai Village, Yingtao Dong Cave, 21.VI.2015, colls: Mingyi Tian, Weixin Liu, Xinhui Wang and Mingruo Tang. 2 males, 3 females (SCAU) from Guizhou Province, Liupanshui City, Shuicheng County, Yushe Town, Dishui Dong Cave, 5.VIII.2015; 2 males, 3 females (SCAU) from Pan County, Dashan Dong Cave, 6.VIII.2015; 5 males, 13 females (SCAU) from Pan County, Shenyun Dong Cave, 6.VIII.2015, colls: Mingyi Tian and Jingli Cheng.

Notes: This species has been recorded from four caves in Guanling County, Guizhou Province. The new material was collected from caves in the same province, but in its southwestern part. The new specimens agree closely with the original description (Chen and Zhang 1991).

Figures

FIGURE 22. Epanerchodus stylotarseus Chen and Zhang, 1990, male from Biyun Dong Cave. A: habitus, subdorsal view. B: habitus, sublateral view. Scale bar: 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 23. Epanerchodus stylotarseus Chen and Zhang, 1990, male from Biyun Dong Cave. A: left gonopod, mesal view. B: left gonopod, lateral view. Abbreviation: en = endomere.