Brommella josephkohi Li, 2017

Li, Shuqiang & Wang, Xiaoxiao, 2017, New cave-dwelling spiders of the family Dictynidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from Guangxi and Guizhou, China, Zoological Systematics 42 (2), pp. 125-228 : 145

Brommella josephkohi Li , sp. nov. ( Figs 21–25 , 97 )

Type material. Holotype. Male, China, Guangxi, Nanning City , Wuming County, Yilingyan Cave , 23º02.374'N, 108º17.529'E, elev. 151 m, 19 October 2010, X. Wang & L. Lin leg., deposited in IZCAS . Paratypes. 7 males, 21 females, same data as holotype, deposited in IZCAS .

Etymology. The specific name is a patronym in honor of Joseph K. H. Koh from Singapore; noun in apposition. Joseph K. H. Koh is a pioneer researcher on spiders of Singapore.

Diagnosis. This new species is similar to B. baiseensis Li , sp. nov. ( Figs 2–6 ), but can be distinguished by the presence of a folded, simple protrusion towards base of TA (with a branched apophysis towards base of TA in B. baiseensis Li , sp.

Figures

Figure 2. Brommella baiseensis Li, sp. nov., holotype, male. A. Left pedipalpus, prolateral view. B. Left pedipalpus, retrolateral view. Scale bar=0.2mm.

Figure 3. Brommella baiseensis Li, sp. nov., holotype, male. A. Left pedipalpus, ventral view. B. Palp bulb, ventral view. Scale bars= 0.1mm.

Figure 4. Brommella baiseensis Li, sp. nov., paratype, female. A. Vulva, dorsal view. B. Epigynum, ventral view. Scale bars=0.05mm.

Figure 5. Brommella baiseensis Li, sp. nov., holotype, male. A. Palp bulb, ventral view. B. Left pedipalpus, ventral view. C. Left pedipalpus, prolateral view. D. Left pedipalpus, retrolateral view. Scale bars=0.1mm.

Figure 6. Brommella baiseensis Li, sp. nov. A–D. Paratype, female. E. Holotype, male, habitus, dorsal view. A. Epigynum, ventral view. B. Vulva, dorsal view. C. Habitus, dorsal view. D. Habitus, ventral view. Scale bars: A–B=0.05mm; C–E=0.5mm.

Figure 21. Brommella josephkohi Li, sp. nov., holotype, male. A. Left pedipalpus, prolateral view. B. Left pedipalpus, retrolateral view. Scale bar=0.2mm.

Figure 22. Brommella josephkohi Li, sp. nov., holotype, male. A. Left pedipalpus, ventral view. B. Palp bulb, ventral view. Scale bars =0.1mm.

Figure 23. Brommella josephkohi Li, sp. nov., paratype, female. A. Vulva, dorsal view. B. Epigynum, ventral view. Scale bars = 0.05mm.

Figure 24. Brommella josephkohi Li, sp. nov., holotype, male. A. Palp bulb, ventral view. B. Left pedipalpus, ventral view. C. Left pedipalpus, prolateral view. D. Left pedipalpus, retrolateral view. Scale bars=0.2mm.

Figure 25. Brommella josephkohi Li, sp. nov. A–E. Paratype, females. F. Holotype, male, habitus, dorsal view.A. Epigynum, ventral view. B. Vulva, dorsal view. C, E. Habitus, dorsal view. D. Habitus, ventral view. Scale bars: A–B=0.1mm; C–F=0.5mm.

Figure 97. Locality records for twenty-four new species of Dictynidae. 1. Brommella baiseensis Li, sp. nov. 2. B. casseabri Li, sp. nov. 3. B. chongzuoensis Li, sp. nov. 4. B. dolabrata Li, sp. nov. 5. B. funaria Li, sp. nov. 6. B. josephkohi Li, sp. nov. 7. B. linyuchengi Li, sp. nov. 8. B. renguodongi Li, sp. nov. 9. B. resima Li, sp. nov. 10. B. sejuncta Li, sp. nov. 11. B. spirula Li, sp. nov. 12. B. tongyanfengi Li, sp. nov. 13. B. wangfengcheni Li, sp. nov. 14. B. xinganensis Li, sp. nov. 15. B. yizhouensis Li, sp. nov. 16. Cicurina avicularia Li, sp. nov. 17. C. damaoensis Li, sp. nov. 18. C. dong Li, sp. nov. 19. C. kailiensis Li, sp. nov. 20. C. majiangensis Li, sp. nov. 21. C. parallela Li, sp. nov. 22. C. wusanani Li, sp. nov. 23. C. zhazuweii Li, sp. nov. 24. Lathys inaffecta Li, sp. nov.