Kirinua yangshuo S. Li & Lin, 2021

Li, Ya, Li, Shuqiang & Lin, Yucheng, 2021, Taxonomic study on fourteen symphytognathid species from Asia (Araneae, Symphytognathidae), ZooKeys 1072, pp. 1-47 : 1

Kirinua yangshuo S. Li & Lin sp. nov.

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Type material.

Holotype ♂ (IZCAS-Ar 41048) and paratypes 2♀ (IZCAS-Ar 41049, 41050) China: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin City, Yangshuo County, Xinping Township, Bingshiyan Cave (24.94477°N, 110.60615°E), 11.I.2013, J. Du and X. Wang leg.; 1♂ juvenile (NHMSU-HA018) and 1♀ (NHMSU-HA018) used for sequencing, GenBank: MW970236 and MW970235, same data as for preceding.

Etymology.

The specific epithet derives from the name of the type locality; noun in apposition.

Diagnosis.

See diagnosis for K. maguai sp. nov.

Description.

Male (IZCAS-Ar 41048). Total length 0.60. Carapace 0.28 long, 0.24 wide, 0.36 high. Clypeus 0.20 high. Sternum 0.16 long, 0.16 wide. Abdomen 0.28 long, 0.28 wide, 0.48 high. Length of legs: I 1.04 (0.30, 0.12, 0.24, 0.14, 0.24); II 0.86 (0.24, 0.12, 0.20, 0.10, 0.20); III 0.66 (0.16, 0.10, 0.12, 0.10, 0.18); IV 0.82 (0.26, 0.10, 0.16, 0.14, 0.16).

Somatic characters (Fig. 17A-C and G-I ). Colouration: body dark, nearly black. Legs light brown, with black pigmentation. Prosoma: carapace longer and higher than wide. Cephalic apex at PME position. ALE> PLE = PME, PME separated by ca. half a radius, PER recurved. Clypeus concave, paired notches separated by more than width of PME (Fig. 17G and H ). Labium short, with shallow notch. Legs: each patella with 1 long dorsal seta, each tibia with 2 long dorsal setae. Opisthosoma: shape as in K. maiguai sp. nov., spinnerets dark.

Palp (Fig. 18A and B ): strongly sclerotised. Proximal cymbial process (CP1) small, sharp, needle-like, distal cymbial process (CP2) large, hooked. Cymbial apophysis (CP) truncated, with 2 distal long setae. Distal bifurcation of median apophysis located directly below the hooked CP2 (Fig. 18A ). Tegulum translucent, weakly rugose, with a triangular apical process. Embolus longer than median apophysis, robust, horn-like, strongly sclerotised, gradually tapering, bent at nearly proximal ⅓, forked at terminus.

Female (IZCAS-Ar 41049). Total length 0.80. Carapace 0.32 long, 0.28 wide, 0.32 high. Clypeus 0.10 high. Sternum 0.20 long, 0.20 wide. Abdomen 0.52 long, 0.52 wide, 0.60 high. Length of legs: I 1.20 (0.40, 0.10, 0.30, 0.18, 0.22); II 0.90 (0.22, 0.12, 0.22, 0.14, 0.20); III 0.74 (0.20, 0.10, 0.14, 0.10, 0.20); IV 0.86 (0.26, 0.10, 0.18, 0.12, 0.20).

Somatic characters (Fig. 17D-F ). Colouration: same as in male. Prosoma: carapace longer than wide, as long as high. Cephalic part lower than in male, flat dorsally. PER slightly recurved. Legs: spination of each leg as in male. Opisthosoma: laterally oviform. Spinnerets Located ventrally.

Epigyne (Fig. 18C-F ): plate wider than long, strongly sclerotised. Scape wider than long, slightly protruded. Spermathecae globose, separated by more than 3.5 diameters. Copulatory ducts long, their proximal parts enlarged, forming a broad, inverted, subtriangular atrium, with knob-shaped lateral humps; middle part coiled more than 5 times; distal part connected longitudinally to spermatheca. Fertilisation duct slightly bent, runs along lateral wall of atrium, originating above coiled part of copulatory duct.

Distribution.

China (Guangxi) (Fig. 23 ).

Figures

Figure 17. Kirinua yangshuo sp. nov. A male habitus, dorsal B male habitus, ventral C male habitus, lateral D female habitus, dorsal E female habitus, ventral F female habitus, lateral G male prosoma, anterior H male prosoma, lateral I male chelicerae, anterior. Abbreviation: TS = male clasping spines on tibia II. Scale bars: 0.50 (A-F); 0.20 (G, H); 0.10 (I).

Figure 18. Kirinua yangshuo sp. nov. A male palp, prolateral B male palp, retrolateral C epigyne, ventral D epigyne, lateral E vulva, ventral F vulva, dorsal. Abbreviations: Atr = atrium; AP = apical process; CA = cymbial apophysis; CD = copulatory ducts; Co = conductor; CO = copulatory opening; Cy = cymbium; CP 1 = proximal cymbial process; CP 2 = distal cymbial process; E = embolus; FD = fertilisation ducts; MA = median apophysis; S = spermathecae; T = tegulum. Scale bars: 0.10 (A-F).

Figure 23. Distribution records of fourteen species of genera Patu, Kirinua gen. nov. and Swilda gen. nov. in Asia 1 P. catba sp. nov. 2 P. dakou sp. nov. 3 P. damtao sp. nov. 4 P. jiangzhou sp. nov. 5 P. jidanweishi 6 P. nagarat sp. nov. 7 P. nigeri 8 P. putao sp. nov. 9 P. qiqi 10 P. xiaoxiao 11 K. maguai sp. nov. 12 K. yangshuo sp. nov. 13 S. longtou 14 S. spinathoraxi.