Pimoa muli Zhang & Li, 2021

Xu, Hao, Zhang, Xiaoqing, Yao, Zhiyuan, Ali, Abid & Li, Shuqiang, 2021, Thirty-five new species of the spider genus Pimoa (Araneae, Pimoidae) from Pan-Himalaya, ZooKeys 1029, pp. 1-92 : 1

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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1029.64080

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/634382FA-7F33-464C-9CE3-A3207CE228A7

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scientific name

Pimoa muli Zhang & Li
status

sp. nov.

Pimoa muli Zhang & Li sp. nov. Figures 31 View Figure 31 , 32 View Figure 32 , 56 View Figure 56 , 59 View Figure 59

Type material.

Holotype: ♂ (IZCAS-Ar41979), China, Sichuan, Muli County, Chutouwan Village, 28.02°N, 101.30°E, ca. 3674 m, 11.IX.2020, Z. Chen leg. Paratypes: 1♂2♀ (IZCAS-Ar41980-Ar41982), same data as holotype.

Etymology.

The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality.

Diagnosis.

The male of Pimoa muli sp. nov. resembles those of P. clavata Xu & Li, 2007 (see Xu and Li 2007: 487, figs 21-29) and P. sinuosa Hormiga, 1994 (see Hormiga 1994a: 67, figs 256-265) but can be distinguished from P. clavata by the embolus subequal to the pimoid embolic process, beginning at the 8:00 o’clock position (Fig. 56C View Figure 56 ) (vs. longer than pimoid embolic process, the posterior part of embolus beginning at the 4:30 o’clock position), and from P. sinuosa by the narrow pimoid cymbial sclerite, the short cymbial denticulate process (Fig. 56C View Figure 56 ) (vs. large and wide pimoid cymbial sclerite, distally narrow and curved cymbial denticulate process). The female of P. muli sp. nov. resembles those of P. clavata (see Xu and Li 2007: 487, figs 30-34) and P. gandhii Hormiga, 1994 (see Hormiga 1994a: 60, figs 224-231) but can be distinguished from P. clavata by the subtriangular epigynum (Fig. 32A View Figure 32 ) (vs. trapezoidal) and from P. gandhii by the dorsal plate shorter than the ventral plate (Fig. 32B View Figure 32 ) (vs. dorsal plate extending beyond the ventral plate).

Description.

Male (holotype): Total length 5.58. Carapace 2.49 long, 2.22 wide. Abdomen 3.09 long, 2.81 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.16, ALE 0.17, PME 0.15, PLE 0.16; AME-AME 0.14, AME-ALE 0.11, PME-PME 0.12, PME-PLE 0.14. Leg measurements: I: 18.22 (5.53, 5.87, 4.88, 1.94); II: 18.84 (5.34, 6.31, 5.47, 1.72); III: 11.29 (3.44, 3.57, 3.09, 1.19); IV: 13.09 (3.94, 4.29, 3.66, 1.20). Habitus as in Fig. 32E View Figure 32 . Carapace yellowish with black lateral margins; thoracic fovea and radial grooves distinct; sternum brownish. Abdomen black with yellow transverse chevrons and cross band extending to the medial part, nearly oval. Legs yellowish with black annulations, especially distinct on legs III and IV. Palp (Figs 31A, B View Figure 31 , 56C View Figure 56 ): short, ca. 1/2 of cymbial length, with several macrosetae and a dorsal process; paracymbium short, ca. 1/3 of cymbial length, hook-shaped; pimoid cymbial sclerite U-shaped, ca. 1/3 of cymbial length; cymbial denticulate process short, with more than 13 cuspules; median apophysis slender; conductor distinct, membranous with scales; pimoid embolic process broad, distally pointed, almost as long as embolus; embolus beginning at the 8:00 o’clock position; embolic tooth absent.

Female (paratype): Total length 8.77. Carapace 3.06 long, 2.47 wide. Abdomen 5.71 long, 3.78 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.17, ALE 0.16, PME 0.15, PLE 0.17; AME-AME 0.09, AME-ALE 0.10, PME-PME 0.13, PME-PLE 0.17. Leg measurements: I: 15.53 (4.56, 5.44, 3.69, 1.84); II: 13.40 (4.06, 4.47, 3.34, 1.53); III: 9.73 (2.94, 3.16, 2.47, 1.16); IV: 12.22 (3.56, 4.16, 3.19, 1.31). Habitus as in Fig. 32F, G View Figure 32 . Carapace yellowish with black lateral margins; thoracic fovea and radial grooves distinct; sternum brownish. Abdomen black with yellowish transverse bands. Legs yellowish with black annulations, especially distinct on legs III and IV. Epigyne (Fig. 32A-D View Figure 32 ): subtriangular; ventral plate broad, width subequal to length; dorsal plate narrow, shorter than ventral plate; copulatory openings distinct; spermathecae round, close to each other; fertilization ducts yellowish, anteriorly oriented.

Distribution.

Known only from the type locality, Sichuan, China (Fig. 59 View Figure 59 ).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Pimoidae

Genus

Pimoa