podiensis -group

Zhao, Huifeng, Li, Shuqiang & Zhang, Aibing, 2020, Taxonomic revision of Telemidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from East and Southeast Asia, ZooKeys 933, pp. 15-93 : 15

The podiensis -group Figures 3C , 31

Diagnosis.

This group resembles the feilong -group by the embolus which is short relative to the bulb but can be distinguished by the following: the length ratio of the embolus/bulb ranges from 0.57 to 0.79 (Fig. 3C ) (vs. 0.33 to 0.49), and the shape of the embolus is a long isosceles triangle (Fig. 3C ) (vs. equilateral triangle).

Description.

Body length 1.22-1.75. Carapace 0.48-0.75 long. Tibia I 1.15-1.87 long. Six eyes ringed with black ( P. biyunensis (Wang & Li, 2010) comb. nov., P. shiba sp. nov., and P. zonaria (Wang & Li, 2010) comb. nov.), vestigial ( P. podiensis Zhao & Li, 2017), or absent ( P. bifida (Lin & Li, 2010) comb. nov.). Ratio of bulbal length/width 1.31-1.67, embolus shorter than bulb, length ratio of embolus/bulb 0.57-0.79, embolic shape long isosceles triangle (Fig. 3C ). Receptacle J-shaped, slightly swollen distally.

Distribution.

China (Guangxi, sites 10-14 in Fig. 31 ).

Composition.

Pinelema bifida comb. nov., P. biyunensis comb. nov., P. podiensis , P. shiba sp. nov., and P. zonaria comb. nov.

Figures

Figure 3. Pinelema spp., palp, retrolateral view. A The feilong - group B the pacchanensis - group C the podiensis - group. P. claviformis comb. nov. and P. spina comb. nov. are modified from Tong and Li 2008 b and 2008 a, respectively.

Figure 31. Distribution records of Pinelema spp., the feilong - group (green), the pacchanensis - group (orange), and the podiensis - group (blue): 1 P. bella comb. nov. 2 P. circularis comb. nov. 3 P. claviformis comb. nov. 4 P. damtaoensis 5 P. feilong comb. nov. 6 P. huobaensis 7 P. spina comb. nov. 8 P. vesiculata comb. nov. 9 P. yaosaensis 10 P. daguaiwan sp. nov. 11 P. pacchanensis 12 P. bifida comb. nov. 13 P. biyunensis comb. nov. 14 P. podiensis 15 P. shiba sp. nov. 16 P. zonaria comb. nov.