Psiloderces malinoensis Li & Chang, 2020

Chang, Wan-Jin & Li, Shuqiang, 2020, Fourteen new species of the spider genus Psiloderces Simon, 1892 from Southeast Asia (Araneae, Psilodercidae), ZooKeys 902, pp. 61-105 : 61

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scientific name	Psiloderces malinoensis Li & Chang
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Psiloderces malinoensis Li & Chang sp. nov. Figs 26 View Figure 26 , 27 View Figure 27 , 29B View Figure 29 , 30 View Figure 30

Types.

Holotype: ♂ (IZCAS), Indonesia, Sulawesi, Makassar, mountain around Malino, 5°16.2000'S, 119°50.4000'E, 881 m, 7.IX.2017, H. Liu & Z. Chen. Paratype: 1♀ (IZCAS), same data as holotype.

Etymology.

The species name is an adjective referring to the type locality.

Diagnosis.

See diagnosis of P. wangou sp. nov.

Description.

Male (Holotype). Total length 1.40; carapace 0.50 long, 0.60 wide; abdomen 0.90 long, 0.63 wide. Carapace round and brown, with trident dark brown stripes medially and dark brown bands laterally (Fig. 26C View Figure 26 ). Chelicerae brown (Fig. 29B View Figure 29 ). Clypeus slanting, dark brown medially, light brown laterally. Endites dark brown, light brown basally. Labium dark brown with pair of light brown circular dots. Sternum dark brown. Abdomen elongated, dorsum with dark brown stripes concentrated posteriorly, antero-ventrally with pair of circular dark brown patches followed by semi-circular patch, posterior with light brown dotted vertical lines laterally. Legs uniformly brown; measurements: I 6.64 (1.88, 0.16, 2.00, 1.70, 0.90), II missing, III 4.33 (1.20, 0.16, 1.25, 1.09, 0.63), IV 5.79 (1.50, 0.20, 1.75, 1.48, 0.86). Palp (Fig. 27A-D View Figure 27 ): femur slender, 4 times longer than patella; patella not swollen; tibia 2.5 times shorter than femur; cymbium 1.5 times shorter than femur, protrusion darkens distally; bulb pale brown, pyriform, with embedded embolus located distally, 4 times shorter than tegulum; tip of embolus pointed (Fig. 27B View Figure 27 ).

Female (Paratype). General features and coloration similar to those of male (Fig. 26D, E View Figure 26 ). Measurements: total length 1.47; carapace 0.47 long, 0.63 wide; abdomen 1.00 long, 0.63 wide. Leg measurements: I 5.63 (1.50, 0.20, 1.75, 1.38, 0.80), II 4.61 (1.25, 0.16, 1.41, 1.09, 0.70), III missing, IV missing. Endogyne (Fig. 26A View Figure 26 ): ribbon-like spermathecae with 3 branches, lateral pairs longest and directed anteriorly, median and second pairs similar in length, directed laterally (Fig. 26A View Figure 26 ).

Distribution.

Known only from the type locality (Fig. 30 View Figure 30 ).