Stephanopis qiong Liu & Yao, 2023
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3DC97292-727A-461B-84DA-AEB83E2AB902 |
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Stephanopis qiong Liu & Yao |
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sp. nov. |
Stephanopis qiong Liu & Yao sp. nov.
Figs 5 View Figure 5 , 6 View Figure 6
Type material.
Holotype ♀: China, Hainan, Ledong County, Jianfengling National Natural Reserve, Mingfenggu Scenic Spot, 18°44'25.87"N, 108°50'47.83"E, 4 April 2021, Yunhu Mo leg. (Tho-292, ASM-JGSU).
Etymology.
The specific name refers to the Chinese abbreviation for Hainan Province; noun in apposition.
Diagnosis.
The female of this new species resembles Stephanopis xiangzhouica Liu, 2022 (see Liu et al. 2022c: 64, fig. A, B) in having the copulatory openings hidden by a transverse ridge, but can be distinguished by the inverted heart-shaped atrium (vs. oval) and the tube-shaped spermathecae separated by nearly as long as their width (vs. the oval spermathecae separated by their half width) (Fig. 5G, H View Figure 5 ).
Description.
Female (holotype). Habitus as in Figs 5A, B View Figure 5 , 6C, D View Figure 6 . Total length 5.46, prosoma (Fig. 5A, B View Figure 5 ) length 2.32, width 2.86, anteriorly narrowed to 0.43 × its maximum width, covered with numerous strong, short, radially distributed peg-like setae and dense short plumose setae, with three rows of short, strong setae along the midline. Eye diameters (Fig. 5C View Figure 5 ): AME 0.05, ALE 0.11, PME 0.08, PLE 0.09; interdistances: AME-AME, 0.10, AME-ALE, 0.12, PME-PME, 0.25, PME-PLE, 0.14, AME-PME, 0.36, AME-PLE, 0.39, ALE-ALE, 0.37, PLE-PLE 0.67, ALE-PLE, 0.16. MOA 0.44 long, front width 0.19, back width 0.41. Chelicerae (Fig. 5D, E View Figure 5 ) with three promarginal and two retromarginal teeth, and a small denticle in-between. Endites (Fig. 5B View Figure 5 ) nearly quadrilateral, longer than wide. Labium (Fig. 5B View Figure 5 ) rectangular, wider than long, anteriorly with strong setae. Sternum oval, anteriorly flattened, as long as wide, covered by very dense setae. Legs measurements (Fig. 5A, B, F View Figure 5 ): I 9.17 (3.09, 1.53, 2.22, 1.55, 0.78); II 6.86 (1.97, 1.14, 2.03, 1.28, 0.44); III 4.67 (1.39, 0.75, 1.31, 0.67, 0.55); IV 5.85 (1.69, 0.73, 1.21, 1.73, 0.49); spination (Fig. 5A, B, F View Figure 5 ): I Ti: d1, v8; Mt: d1, r1, v8; II Ti: d2, v8; Mt: d2, v8; III Pa: d1; cusps: I Fe: 5; Pa: 2; Ti: 3; II Fe: 9; Pa: 3; Ti: 3; IV Fe: 2. Opisthosoma (Fig. 5A, B View Figure 5 ) length 3.14, width 3.87, pentagonal with a notch posteromedially; dorsum covered with sparse peg-like setae; venter with numerous plumose setae medially.
Colouration (Fig. 5A, B View Figure 5 ). Prosoma reddish brown, with radial, irregular, dark brown mottled markings in the surface. Chelicerae, endites, labium, and sternum yellow-brown. Legs yellow to yellow-brown. Opisthosoma white to yellow, with numerous irregular guanine spots; venter yellow, with a few guanine spots on lateral parts.
Epigyne (Fig. 5G, H View Figure 5 ). Epigyne oval, wider than long. Atrium (At) large, inverted heart-shaped, covering 2/3 of epigynal field. Copulatory openings (CO) invisible, hidden by a transverse ridge (TR). Copulatory ducts very short, touching. Membranous sacs (MS) transparent, located anteriorly, covering 2/3 of epigynal plate, slightly separated. Glandular appendages (GA) nearly spherical, almost as long as 1/2 width of spermatheca. Spermathecae (Sp) tube-shaped, slightly separated by less spermathecal width. Fertilisation ducts (FD) slightly less than the length of spermatheca, directed anterolaterally.
Male. Unknown.
Distribution.
Known only from the type locality in Hainan Province, China (Fig. 10 View Figure 10 ).
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