Paniculatus curcasis, Xue & Zhang, 2009

Xue, Xiao-Feng & Zhang, Zhi-Qiang, 2009, 2257, Zootaxa 2257, pp. 1-128 : 55

Paniculatus curcasis sp. nov.

( Fig. 7 & 8)

Description. FEMALE: (n = 12) Body fusiform, 189 (178–189), 60 (60–61) wide, 52 (52–53) thick; light yellow. Gnathosoma 15 (15–16), projecting obliquely down, pedipalp coxal setae (ep) 3 (3–4), dorsal pedipalp genual setae (d) 11 (10–11), bent. Prodorsal shield 50 (48–50), 55 (55–56) wide; subtriangular; anterior shield lobe present; incomplete submedian lines present. Scapular tubercles on rear margin, 45 (44–45) apart, scapular setae (sc) 7 (7–8) projecting posterior. Coxal plates with granules; anterolateral setae on coxisternum І (1b) absent, proximal setae on coxisternum І (1a) 13 (13–14), 8 (8–10) apart, proximal setae on coxisternum І (2a) 31 (28–33), 20 (19–20) apart. Prosternal apodeme 6 (6–7). Legs with usual series of setae. Leg І 29 (27–31), femur 8 (7–8), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 10 (10–11); genu 5 (4–5), antaxial genual seta (l'') 20 (20–23); tibia 7 (7–8), paraxial tibial seta (l') 3 (3–4), seta located 1/3 from proximal tibial margin; tarsus 6 (6–7), seta ft' 20 (20–22), seta ft'' 19 (19–20), seta u' 5 (5–6); tarsal empodium simple (em) 5 (5–6), 4- rayed, tarsal solenidion (ω) 7 (7–8), knobbed. Leg І 27 (25–27), femur 7 (6–7), basiventral femoral seta (bv) 10 (9–10); genu 4 (3–4), antaxial genual seta (l'') 5 (5–6); tibia 7 (6–7); tarsus 5 (5–6), seta ft' 9 (8–9), seta ft'' 18 (18–20), seta u' 5 (5–6); tarsal empodium simple (em) 5 (5–6), 4-rayed, tarsal solenidion (ω) 7 (7–8), knobbed. Opisthosoma: opisthosoma dorsally with 20 (20–26) annuli, smooth, with 3 ridges, ventrally with 45 (43–50) annuli, with tapered microtubercles. Setae c2 21 (20–21) on ventral annulus 7 (7–9), 37 (36–37) apart; setae d 50 (50–53) on ventral annulus 17 (17–18), 30 (29–31) apart; setae e 13 (13–15) on ventral annulus 29 (29–30), 15 (14–15) apart, setae f 25 (24–27) on 5th ventral annulus from rear, 19 (18–19) apart. Setae h1 absent. Female genitalia 13 (13–14), 21 (19–21) wide, coverflap with 10 longitudinal ridges, setae 3a 14 (13–16), 15 (14–16) apart.

MALE: Unknown.

Type material. Holotype, female, Malang, Java, Indonesia, March 12, 2008, from Jatropha curcas L. ( Euphorbiaceae ), coll. Nur Asbani. Paratypes, 11 females, with the same data as holotype.

Relation to host. Unknown.

Etymology. The specific designation curcasis is from the species name of the host plant curcas .

Differential diagnosis. This species is similar to P. samoengus Boczek & Chandrapatya, 2000b , but can be differentiated by its prodorsal shield with distinct submedian lines (median, admedian and submedian lines indistinct in P. samoengus ), coxae area II with granules (coxae area II smooth in P. samoengus ) and the absence of setae h1 (setae h1 present in P. samoengus ).