Utivarachna taiwanica (Hayashi & Yoshida, 1993)

Fig. 10

Trachelas taiwanicus Hayashi & Yoshida, 1993: 51, figs. 12–15; Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 429, figs. 256C–D. U. t. Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001: 370, 397.

Diagnosis. This species is similar to U. fabaria sp. nov. by the epigynum longer than wide, atrium posteriorly located, copulatory opening on the center of epigynum, arch-shaped, copulatory ducts long, almost straight, spermathecae located posteriorly, and anterior bursae above the top of spermathecae, but can be distinguished by having: (1) atrium longer than wide, almost as long as the epigynum (Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: fig. 256C); (2) connecting ducts separated far away from each other (Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: fig. 256D); (3) spermathecae spherical (Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: fig. 256D); (4) copulatory duct with three spirals in U. taiwanica (Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: fig. 256D).

Distribution. China (Taiwan).