Cicurina miniae Lin & Li, 2023

Lin, Yejie, Li, Shuqiang & Pham, Dinh-Sac, 2023, Taxonomic notes on some spider species (Arachnida: Araneae) from China and Vietnam, Zoological Systematics 48 (1), pp. 1-99 : 9-12

Cicurina miniae Lin & Li , sp. nov. ( Figs 7–8 )

Etymology. The specific name is dedicated to the cat, Ms. Mini, of Qianhui Zeng; noun (name) in genitive case.

Diagnosis. The female of the new species can be distinguished from all congeners by the presence of epigynal teeth and long, strongly curved copulatory ducts.

Description. Female (holotype). Total length 2.67; carapace 1.18 long, 0.84 wide, opisthosoma 1.49 long, 0.96 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.07, ALE 0.07, PME 0.07, AME–AME 0.03, AME–ALE 0.02, PME–PME 0.06, AME– PME 0.05. Chelicerae with three promarginal and four retromarginal teeth. Leg measurements: I 3.01 (0.90, 1.10, 0.59, 0.42), II 2.68 (0.80, 0.94, 0.55, 0.39), III 2.32 (0.67, 0.74, 0.53, 0.38), IV 3.27 (0.91, 1.21, 0.78, 0.46).

Coloration ( Fig. 8 ). Carapace, chelicerae, endites, labium and sternum pale yellow. Legs yellow-brown. Opisthosoma oval, grey, dorsum with irregular black spots, laterally grey, ventrum grey with black pattern. Spinnerets yellow-brown.

Epigyne ( Fig. 7 ). Epigynal teeth strongly curved. Atrium almost oval, copulatory ducts long and slender, with nine turns. Spermathecae gourd shaped. Fertilization ducts directed at clock 2:30 position from spermathecae.

Male. Unknown.

Material examined. Holotype ♀ (IZCAS-Ar43834), Vietnam: Vinh Phuc, Tam Dao National Park, Sieving , 22 August 2007, Dinh-Sac Pham leg. Paratypes. 2♀ (IZCAS-Ar43835, Ar43836), same data as holotype .

Distribution. Known only from the type locality.

Figures

Figure 7. Cicurina miniae Lin & Li, sp. nov., holotype female. A. Epigyne, ventral view; B. Vulva, dorsal view. Abbreviations: A—atrium; CD—copulatory duct; CO—copulatory opening; ET—epigynal tooth; FD—fertilization duct; S—spermatheca. Scale bars =0.05mm.

Figure 8. Cicurina miniae Lin & Li, sp. nov., holotype female, habitus. A. Dorsal view; B. Ventral view. Scale bars=0.5mm.