Leptonetela pungitia, Wang & Li, 2011

Wang, Chunxia & Li, Shuqiang, 2011, 2841, Zootaxa 2841, pp. 1-90 : 13

Leptonetela pungitia sp. nov.

Figs 40–43, 72

Type material. Holotype: male ( IZCAS), Disturbed Forest , Tam Dao National Park [21°21´N, 105°32´E], Vinh Phuc, Vietnam, 1–30 October 2007, D.S. Pham leg. Paratypes: 60 males and 30 females, same data as holotype .

Etymology. The specific name is from Latin word, “pungo”, meaning “prick”, and refers to the four thorny spines on distal part of male palpal tarsus; adjective.

Diagnosis. This new species is similar to L. quinquespinata ( Chen & Zhu, 2008) , but can be distinguished by the presence of six eyes ( Figs 40A, 41A); ten promarginal cheliceral teeth ( Fig. 43A); five spines on the retrolateral surface of palpal tibia ( Figs 40D, 42B); and the horn-shaped median apophysis in the male ( Figs 40B, 42B).

Description. Male (holotype): total length 1.78 ( Fig. 40A). Prosoma 1.24 long, 0.78 wide. Opisthosoma 0.99 long, 0.53 wide. Prosoma brown, with a pair of setae retrolateral of PLE. Median groove needle-shaped, dark. Cervical grooves and radial furrows distinct, pale brown. Clypeus 0.10 high. Eyes six, eye measurements: ALE 0.10, PLE 0.06, PME 0.03; ALE-PME 0.12, PLE-PLE 0.13, PLE-PME 0.03; AER 0.21, PER 0.26. Chelicera ( Fig. 43A) pale brown, with ten promarginal teeth and five small retromarginal teeth. Endites and labium, brown. Sternum ( Fig. 43B) and legs pale brown. Leg measurements: I 4.56 (1.21, 0.26, 1.22, 1.09, 0.78); II 3.53 (1.04, 0.25, 0.88, 0.74, 0.62); III 2.94 (0.83, 0.24, 0.68, 0.73, 0.46); IV 4.41 (0.92, 1.02, 1.21, 0.72, 0.54). Leg formula: I-IV-II-III. Femur I with one spine dorsally (position 0.1). Tibia I with one slender spine ventrally (0.5). Male palp ( Figs 40C– D, 42A–B): tibia with three trichobothria dorsally, one long seta and five spines retrolaterally; tarsus with three thorny spines distally. Tip of the bulb ( Fig. 40B): median apophysis horn-shaped, conductor lamellar, embolus triangular. Opisthosoma, whitish gray, decorated with brown-black stripe.

Female (one of the paratypes): similar to male in coloration and general features, but with a smaller body size and shorter legs. Total length 1.60 ( Figs 41A–B). Prosoma 0.73 long, 0.58 wide. Opisthosoma 0.94 long, 0.76 wide. Clypeus 0.08 high. Eye measurement: ALE 0.07, PLE 0.04, PME 0.03; ALE-PME 0.09, PLE-PLE 0.10, PLE-PME 0.03; AER 0.14, PER 0.18. Leg measurements: I 2.78 (0.74, 0.22, 0.68, 0.58, 0.56); II 2.17 (0.58, 0.24, 0.56, 0.46, 0.33); III 2.07 (0.50, 0.22, 0.45, 0.48, 0.42); IV 2.72 (0.72, 0.20, 0.70, 0.60, 0.50). Internal genitalia ( Figs 41C, 43D) with a pair of spermathecae and sperm ducts; atrium fusiformed.

Variation. Total length: males 1.78–1.82 (n = 61); females (1.60–1.63) (n = 30).

Distribution. Vietnam (Vinh Phuc) ( Fig. 72).