Phintella wulingensis, Huang, Yi, Wang, Cheng & Peng, Xian-Jin, 2015

Huang, Yi, Wang, Cheng & Peng, Xian-Jin, 2015, Five new species of Phintella Strand, 1906 (Araneae, Salticidae) from the Wuling Mountains, China, ZooKeys 514, pp. 25-42 : 31-34

Taxon classification Animalia Araneae Salticidae

Phintella wulingensis sp. n. Figs 11, 12

Type material.

Holotype: ♀, China, Guizhou: Songtao County, Fanjing Mountains national native reserve, Wuluo Township, Taoyuan Village, (28°00'0113N, 108°46'4784E, 880 m), 31 July 2014, XJ. Peng, Y. Huang, P. Liu, C. Wang, B. Zhou and MY. Liao leg. Paratypes: 1♀, Hunan: Shimen County, Hupingshan Township, Daling Village, (30°01.681'N, 110°37.681'E, 677 m), 18 June 2014, C. Wang, B. Zhou, JH. Gan and YH. Gong leg; 1♀, Daling Village, (30°02.175'N, 110°37.455'E, 710 m), 19 June 2014, C. Wang, B. Zhou, JH. Gan and YH. Gong leg.

Etymology.

The specific name refers to the type locality; the Wuling Mountains.

Diagnosis.

This new species is somewhat similar to Phintella panda sp. n. in having a similar appearance and epigyne with an arched basal plate, but can be distinguished from the latter by: 1) atrium margins diagonal (Figs 11B, 12A) versus longitudinal in Phintella panda ; 2) copulatory openings round (Figs 11B, 12A) versus invisible in Phintella panda ; 3) situation of atrium margins close to the top of spermathecae (Figs 11B, 12A) versus far from the top of spermathecae in Phintella panda ; 4) copulatory ducts thinner, narrower than one-tenth of spermathecal width (Figs 11C, 12B) versus about two-seventh of spermathecal width in Phintella panda ; 5) spermathecae almost spherical (Figs 11C, 12B) versus pyriform in Phintella panda ; 6) carapace without markings (Fig. 11A) versus with one pair of black markings between PER bases in Phintella panda .

Description.

Female: Total length 5.07. Prosoma 1.96 long, 1.55 wide. Opisthosoma 3.07 long, 2.07 wide. Clypeus 0.16 high. Carapace (Fig. 11A) yellow, cephalic region square and thoracic region acutely declining. Eye bases black except PME bases brown, eye field covered with sparse brown hairs. Fovea thin and short, longitudinal, cervical and radial grooves indistinct. Eye sizes and inter-distances: AME 0.52, ALE 0.29, PLE 0.28, AERW 1.52, PERW 1.41, EL 1.04. Chelicerae yellow, with 2 promarginal teeth and 1 retromarginal. Endites narrower at base, anterior margin with bristles, almost parallel. Labium yellow, hair dark and thin, denser in anterior area. Sternum anteriorly straight and posteriorly subacute, covered with brown thin hair. Legs pale yellow to yellow. Leg spinnation: tibiae I and II with three pairs, metatarsi I and II with two pairs of long spines. Measurements of legs: I 3.38 (1.05, 1.30, 0.60, 0.43), II 3.23 (1.00, 1.25, 0.55, 0.43), III 3.73 (1.15, 1.35, 0.80, 0.43), IV 4.23 (1. 45, 1.45, 0.90, 0.43). Leg formula: 4312. Dorsum of opisthosoma (Fig. 11A) long oval, pale yellow, median area with two pairs of muscle impressions, posterior area with small brown spots, covered with recumbent hair. Venter pale yellow, without distinct markings.

Epigyne (Figs 11 B–C, 12 A–B) slightly wider than long, atrium margins curved, diagonal, situated anteriorly. Copulatory openings small, situated anteriorly, separated from each other distinctly. Basal plate arched, with two protruding parts close to epigastric furrow. Copulatory ducts thin, narrower than one-tenth of spermathecal width, curved at middle part. Spermathecae almost spherical, close to each other, separated by less than two-seventh of their width.

Male: unknown.

Distribution.

China (Guizhou, Hunan).