Otacilia wugongshanica Liu, 2020

Liu, Ke-ke, Ying, Yuan-hao, Xiao, Yu-xin, Yan, Jing & Xiao, Yong-hong, 2020, Eight new species of Otacilia (Araneae: Phrurolithidae) from southern China, ZooKeys 979, pp. 1-33 : 1

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scientific name	Otacilia wugongshanica Liu
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Otacilia wugongshanica Liu sp. nov. Figures 12 View Figure 12 , 13 View Figure 13 , 14 View Figure 14 , 22 View Figure 22

Type material.

Holotype: ♂, China, Jiangxi Province, Ji’an City, Anfu County, Taishan Town, Wugong Mt., near the ticket office, 27°27'10.79"N, 114°11'8.24"E, 4 January 2020, leg. Ke-ke Liu et al. Paratypes: 2 ♂, 4 ♀, with same data as holotype; 3 ♀, 27°28'25.57"N, 114°12'39.24"E, 633 m, other data as holotype; 3 ♀, 27°28'07.98"N, 114°12'09.55"E, 800 m, other data as holotype; 2 ♂, 1 ♀, Anfu County, Taishan Town, Wenshan Village, Yangshimu Scenic Spot, Grand Canyon, 27°31'43.36"N, 114°14'32.97"E, 552 m, 5 January 2020, leg. Ke-ke Liu et al.

Etymology.

The specific name refers to the type locality, Wugongshan; adjective.

Diagnosis.

The males of the new species are similar to Otacilia daweishan Liu, Xu, Xiao, Yin & Peng, 2019 in having a strong hook-shaped embolus, thick retrolateral tegular apophysis and a finger-like retrolateral tibial apophysis (see Liu et al. 2019: 441, fig. 3B-D), but can be separated from it by the distal tegular apophysis with an oval base (Figs 12D View Figure 12 , 13A, B View Figure 13 ) (vs. with a round base and a mastoid-shaped retrolateral part), the V-shaped sperm duct (Figs 12D, E View Figure 12 , 13A, B View Figure 13 ) (vs. C-shaped) and the retrolateral tibial apophysis with a sharply narrowed basal part (Fig. 12F View Figure 12 ) (vs. gradually narrowed basal part). The females can be distinguished from O. daweishan (see Liu et al. 2019: 441, fig. 4B, C) by the narrowed median septum (Fig. 14C View Figure 14 ) (vs. broad, sub-triangular median septum) and the transverse epigynal sclerotized ridge (Fig. 14C View Figure 14 ) (vs. M-shaped).

Description.

Male (holotype). Habitus as in Fig. 12A, B View Figure 12 . Total length 3.52, carapace 1.74 long, 1.50 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.08, ALE 0.08, PME 0.07, PLE 0.09, AME-AME 0.05, AME-ALE 0.03, PME-PME 0.13, PME-PLE 0.07, AME-PME 0.10, AME-PLE 0.18, ALE-ALE 0.26, PLE-PLE 0.44, ALE-PLE 0.10. MOA 0.25 long, frontal width 0.21, posterior width 0.29. Cervical groove and fovea distinct. Chelicerae (Fig. 12A, B View Figure 12 ) with three promarginal (middle largest, distal smallest) and six retromarginal teeth (distal largest, third smallest). Sternum (Fig. 12B View Figure 12 ) with blunt posterior end. Abdomen (Fig. 12A, B View Figure 12 ) 1.73 long, 1.16 wide, weak dorsal scutum in anterior half. Leg measurements: I 7.31 (1.83, 0.60, 2.27, 1.80, 0.81); II 5.91 (1.55, 0.52, 1.64, 1.40, 0.80); III 5.00 (1.21, 0.50, 1.19, 1.28, 0.82); IV 7.72 (2.07, 0.60, 1.85, 2.25, 0.95). Leg spination (Fig. 12A, B View Figure 12 ): femur I with two dorsal spines, femora II-IV with one dorsal spine each; femora I pv1111, II pv11; tibiae I v222222222, II v2222222; metatarsi I v2222, II v222.

Colouration (Fig. 12A, B View Figure 12 ). Carapace yellow, with radial irregular dark stripes medially and arch-shaped dark stripes around margin. Chelicerae yellow-brown. Endites yellow. Labium yellow-brown. Sternum yellow. Legs yellow, with blackish-brown annulations on distal part of femora and tibiae. Abdomen dark brown, with pair of oval and pair of large irregular yellowish spots on posterior of dorsal scutum, three light chevron-shaped stripes in posterior part, and yellowish arch-shaped stripe in front of anal tubercle; venter with sub-trapezoid blackish-brown spot posteromedially and pair of sloping blackish-brown stripes posterolaterally.

Palp (Figs 12C-F View Figure 12 , 13 View Figure 13 ). Femoral apophysis well-developed, width less than half of its length. Patella unmodified. Retrolateral tibial apophysis large, longer than tibia, finger-like, bending inwards towards the base of cymbium, with sharply narrowed basal part and slightly blunt tip. Ventral tibial apophysis small, blunt. Sperm duct V-shaped, strongly sclerotized, around base of retrolateral tegular apophysis, distal tegular apophysis and embolus. Retrolateral tegular apophysis clavate, slightly shorter than embolus, apex slightly curved. Distal tegular apophysis triangular, with oval base, covering half of retrolateral tegular apophysis. Embolus thick, hook-shaped, with broad base and blunt tip.

Female (paratype). Habitus as in Fig. 14A, B View Figure 14 . Darker than males (Fig. 14A, B View Figure 14 ). Total length 4.31, carapace 1.55 long, 1.53 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.09, ALE 0.1, PME 0.07, PLE 0.08, AME-AME 0.06, AME-ALE 0.03, PME-PME 0.14, PME-PLE 0.08, AME-PME 0.11, AME-PLE 0.19, ALE-ALE 0.28, PLE-PLE 0.42, ALE-PLE 0.12. MOA 0.25 long, frontal width 0.22, posterior width 0.29. Chelicerae (Fig. 14A, B View Figure 14 ) with three promarginal (middle largest, distal smallest) and seven retromarginal teeth (distal largest, 6th smallest). Abdomen (Fig. 14A, B View Figure 14 ) 2.58 long, 1.80 wide. Leg measurements (Fig. 14A, B View Figure 14 ): I 6.59 (1.70, 0.63, 2.07, 1.60, 0.59); II 5.86 (1.49, 0.62, 1.64, 1.35, 0.76); III 3.91 (1.03, 0.45, 0.87, 0.95, 0.61); IV 7.34 (1.86, 0.59, 1.82, 2.09, 0.98). Leg spination: femora I pv1111, II pv111; tibiae I v22222222, II v2222222.

Colouration (Fig. 14A, B View Figure 14 ). Abdomen dark brown, with pair of L-shaped yellowish stripes anteriorly and broad arc-shaped mottled stripes posteriorly.

Epigyne (Fig. 14C, D View Figure 14 ). Epigynal plate bow-shaped, anteriorly with transverse sclerotized ridge and strongly sclerotized fovea, anteromedially with pair of oval copulatory openings, posteromedially with narrowed median septum. Copulatory ducts, glandular appendages and connecting tubes distinctly visible through integument in intact epigyne. Copulatory ducts broad, slightly sloping, located between copulatory openings and glandular appendages, posteriorly with pair of large, bean-shaped transparent bursae. Glandular appendages short, partly covered by bursae, located on anterior of connecting tubes. Connecting tubes shorter than copulatory ducts, posterior part convergent. Spermathecae oval, touching. Fertilization ducts short, located apically on spermathecae, directed anterolaterally.

Distribution.

Known only from the type locality in Jiangxi Province, China (Fig. 22 View Figure 22 ).