Vacrothele hunanica ( Zhu & Song, 2000 ) Tang & Wu & Zhao & Yang, 2022

Tang, Ya-Ni, Wu, Ya-Ying, Zhao, Yu & Yang, Zi-Zhong, 2022, Description of a new genus and two new species of the funnel-web mygalomorph (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Macrothelidae) from China with notes on taxonomic amendments, Zootaxa 5125 (5), pp. 513-535 : 516-517

Vacrothele hunanica ( Zhu & Song, 2000) comb. nov.

Figs 2–4 , 16A , 17A , 18A , 19

Macrothele hunanica Zhu & Song, 2000: 60 , figs 1A–I.

Type material examined. Holotype, male (DUIER-VH11), Dayung County, Hunan Province, China, 29º6’N, 110º24’E, 10 October 1986, coll. by M. S. Zhu . Paratypes: two males, four females (DUIER-VH21-VH26), data same as holotype .

Description: See Zhu & Song (2000).

Examined material. 7♀, 3♂, Dayong County, 11 October 1986, coll. by J. F. Wang . 4♀ [3 juveniles], 1♂, Yuelu Mountain, Changsha City , Hunan Province, 26 October 2007, coll. by Z. Z. Yang . 2♀ [1 juvenile], Huilong village, Qinggangtang Town, Kuankuoshui Nature Reserve , Guizhou Province, 11 August 2010, coll. by Z. Z. Sheng & Z. X. Li . 1♀, Xinjing Township, Yanhe county , Guizhou Province, 632 m, 19 April 2013, N28º53.571′, E108º17.514′, coll. by Z. Z. Sheng . 1♂, Wengang Township , Libo County, Guizhou Province, N25º24′, E107°52′, April 2001, coll. by H. M. Chen . 4♀, Wengang Township , Libo County, Guizhou Province, N25°24′, E107°52′, August 2001, coll. by H. M. Chen . 2♀, Dongchang Village , Libo County, Guizhou Province, 13 August 2001, coll. by H. M. Chen . 1♀, Kaili City , Guizhou Province, N26º35′, E107º58′, 3 October 1997, coll. by X. P. Wang . 1♀, Qianling Park Guiyang City , Guizhou Province, N26º35′, E106º42′, 21 June 1985, coll. by J. F. Wang . 7♀, Xiaozhai Village, Yanxia Town, Guiding county , Guizhou Province, 1142 m, N26º23′11″, E107°17′49″, 9 August 2007, coll. by Z. Z. Sheng . 2♀ [juveniles], Gaoxin Village, Yuanhou Town, Chishui City , Guizhou Province, 31 May 2008, coll. by L. Y. Wang . 1♂, along the way to Wuzhu Peak, Chishui City , Guizhou Province, 959m, N28º23′42.9′′, E105º58′10.3′′, 3 October 2008, coll. by Z. Z. Sheng . 1♀ [juvenile], 3♂ [juveniles], Jiulong mountain, Anshun City , Guizhou Province, 7 August 2007, coll. by Z. Z. Yang, Z. X. Li & H. B. Cui. 1♀, Feilongzhai Goupitan Town, Yuqing County, Zunyi City , Guizhou Province, 807 m, N27º23′11.9ʺ, E107º29′21.2ʺ, 23 July 2016, coll. by C. G. Li . 1♂, 2♀, Hetaoping, Jiangkou County, Tongren City , Guizhou Province, 601 m, N27º41′48.9″, E108º49′03.3″, 14 September 2016, coll. by Z. Z. Yang, C. G. Li & Y. Zhang . 2♀, 1♂, from Qingyin Pavilion to Leijun Temple, Emei Mountain , Sichuan Province, N29°31′, E103°19′, 17 March 2004, coll. by Z. Z. Sheng . 2♀, Huangniang Cave, Fuxing Township, Changning county , Sichuan Province, 771 m, N28º19′51.1 ′, E104º55′11.9 ′, 5 June 2008, coll. by Z. Z. Sheng, L. Y. Wang & C. Q. Wu . 1♀, Bifeng Gorge, Yaan City , Sichuan Province, 16 April 2013, coll. by L. Y. Wang . 2♀, Qinwa Lake, Yulan Mountain , Hejiang County, Sichuan Province, 29 April 2012, coll. by L. Y. Wang & X. K. Jiang . 1♀, Wannian Temple, Emei Mountain , Sichuan Province, 15 May 2012, coll. by L. Y. Wang & D. Wang . 2♀, Banzigou, Jinyun Mountain, Beibei District , Chongqing Province, 12 April 2008, coll. by Z. Z. Sheng . 3♀ [2 juveniles], Guankou, Jinyun Mountain, Beibei District , Chongqing Province, 18 May 2008, coll. by Z. Z. Sheng . 2♀, from Jinyun Temple to Dawuji, Jinyun Mountain , Beibei District , Chongqing Province, 26 July 2008, coll. by R. Y. Zuo & C. Q. Wu . 1♀, Banzigou, Jinyun Mountain, Beibei District , Chongqing Province, 23 August 2008, coll. by Z. Z. Sheng . 1♀, Banzigou, Jinyun Mountain, Beibei District , Chongqing Province, 4 September 2010, coll. by H. J. Wen & L. Li . 1♂, Banzigou, Jinyun Mountain, Beibei District , Chongqing Province, 17 November 2010, coll. by H. J. Wen & L. Li . 1♀, Banzigou, Jinyun Mountain, Beibei District , Chongqing Province, 12 March 2011, coll. by H. J. Wen & L. Li . 1♂, Banzigou, Jinyun Mountain, Beibei District , Chongqing Province, 25 April 2011, coll. by H. J. Wen & L. Li . 1♂, Banzigou, Jinyun Mountain, Beibei District , Chongqing Province, 25 April 2011, coll. by H. J. Wen & L. Li . 1♂, Banzigou, Jinyun Mountain, Beibei District , Chongqing Province, 11 May 2011, coll. by L. Y. Wang . 1♂, Banzigou, Jinyun Mountain, Beibei District , Chongqing Province, 27 May 2011, coll. by L. Y. Wang . 2 ♂, Banzigou, Jinyun Mountain, Beibei District , Chongqing Province, 27 May 2011, coll. by L. Y. Wang & Z. Li . 1♂, Jiangtan , Longsheng County, Guangxi Province, 12 September 2005, coll. by C. Gao . 2♀, Near the steps of the baise uprising Memorial Hall, Baise City , Guangxi Province, 30 July 2007, coll. by Z. Z. Yang, Z. X. Li & H. B. C . 4♀ [2 juveniles], Roadside of Tiankeng parking, Huangjing , Leye County, Guangxi Province, 1103 m, N24°48.574′, E106º22.265′, 14 November 2009, coll. by Z. Z. Yang . 5♂, Lengshuitun, Oudong Village , Oudong Township , Xincheng County, Laibin City , Guangxi Province, 25 January 2010, coll. by L. J. Wei . 4♂ [juveniles], 2♀, Forest Park, Tianlin County, Baise City , Guangxi Province, 2 August 2007, coll. by Z. Z. Yang, Z. X. Li & H. B. Cui . 1♂, Maluan Mountain, ShengzhenCity , Guangdong Province, 10 November 2018, coll. by F. L . 1♂, Bijia Mountain, ShengzhenCity , Guangdong Province, 22 November 2018, coll. by F. L . 1♀, Jiangchen County, Yunnan Province , 4 September 2000, coll. by F. X. Liu . 2♀ [1 juvenile], Kuzhulin Reservoir , Jinping County, Yunnan Province, 1212 m, N22º45′734″, E103º12′953″, 12 May 2011, coll. by Z. X. Li & G. C. Zhou . 2♀ [1 juvenile], Yuke Village, Zhelong Township , Xinping County, Yunnan Province, N24º15′31.6″, E101º23′50.4 ′, 1125 m, 12 March 2017, coll. by Z. Z. Yang & C. G. Li . 2♂, 3♀, Pingzhangting, Zhelong Township , Xinping County, Yunnan Province, N24°16′55.3′′, E101º22′49.3 ′, 1307 m, 13 March 2017, coll. by Z. Z. Yang & C. G. Li . 1♀, Nandong, Kaiyuan City , Yunnan Province, 17 August 1982, coll. by Y. C. Jiao . 1♂, 7♀ [6 juveniles], Tangna Village, Baimei Town , Guangnan County, Yunnan Province, 870 m, N24º19′25″, E105º3′39″, 15 February 2019, coll. by Z. Z. Yang & Y. H. Che . 1♂, 3♀, Qiyun Mountain, Xiuning County, Huangshan City , Anhui Province, 2 October 1983, coll. by M. S. Zhu. All materials of examined species are deposited in DUIER .

Distribution: China (Hunan, Anhui, Guangxi, Chongqing, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunna).

Figures

FIGURE 2. Microhabitat, spider shelter, and general morphology of Vacrothele hunanica (Zhu & Song, 2000). A. Microhabitat; B. Spider shelter; C. Web; D. Living female.

FIGURE 3. Vacrothele hunanica (Zhu & Song, 2000), male holotype. A. Male (holotype); B. Three claws on left leg, retrolateral view; C. Spinnerets, right retrolateral view; D. Embolus, prolateral view; E. Same, dorsal view; F. Same, retrolateral view; G. Same, the end; H. Sternum; I. Maxillae and labium; J. Left palp tibia, prolateral view; K. Same, dorsal view; L. Same, retrolateral view.

FIGURE 4. Vacrothele hunanica (Zhu & Song, 2000), female paratype. A. Female (paratype); B. Three claws on left palp, prolateral view; C. Spinnerets, right retrolateral view; D. Maxillae and labium; E. Sternum.

FIGURE 16. Chelicera of three new species transfers to Vacrothele gen. nov. A. V. hunanica (Zhu & Song, 2000) comb. nov. B. V. palpator (Pocock, 1901) comb. nov. C. V. digitata (Chen, Jiang & Yang, 2020) comb. nov.

FIGURE 17. Left leg II tibia ventral spines of five Vacrothele species. A. V. hunanica (Zhu & Song, 2000) comb. nov. B. V. pseudohunanica sp. nov. C. V. uncata sp. nov. D. V. palpator (Pocock, 1901) comb. nov. E. V. digitata (Chen, Jiang & Yang, 2020) comb. nov.

FIGURE 18. Genitalia of five Vacrothele species. A. V. hunanica (Zhu & Song, 2000) comb. nov. B. V. pseudohunanica sp. nov. C. V. uncata sp. nov. D. V. palpator (Pocock, 1901) comb. nov. E. V. digitata (Chen, Jiang & Yang, 2020) comb. nov.

FIGURE 19 Distribution of Vacrothele species.