Psiloderces pingguo Li & Chang, 2020
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.902.38967 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/4D0C497A-B952-41BF-861B-A92F7113EE7F |
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lsid:zoobank.org:act:4D0C497A-B952-41BF-861B-A92F7113EE7F |
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Psiloderces pingguo Li & Chang |
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sp. nov. |
Psiloderces pingguo Li & Chang sp. nov. Figs 12 View Figure 12 , 13 View Figure 13 , 28I View Figure 28 , 30 View Figure 30
Types.
Holotype: ♂ (IZCAS), Vietnam, Ninh Thuan Province, Nui Chua National Park, 11°43.9830'N, 107°11.1300'E, 102 m, 31.VIII.2015, Q. Zhao, Y. Li & Z. Chen Paratype: 1♀ (IZCAS), same data as holotype.
Etymology.
The species name is a noun in apposition derived from the Chinese pinyin “píngguǒ” (apple) and refers to the structure of the bulb which resembles an apple.
Diagnosis.
Diagnostic features of the males and females are discussed in the diagnosis of P. cattienensis sp. nov.
Description.
Male (Holotype). Total length 1.25; carapace 0.47 long, 0.47 wide; abdomen 0.78 long, 0.47 wide. Carapace round and brown, with trident brown stripes medially and dark brown patches laterally (Fig. 12D View Figure 12 ). Chelicerae brown, cheliceral promargin with lamina bearing 2 triangular extensions (Fig. 28I View Figure 28 ). Clypeus dark brown, with bifurcate medial projection (Fig. 12C, D View Figure 12 ). Endites brown, light brown basally. Labium dark brown, delimiting pair of light brown circular dots. Sternum dark brown. Abdomen elongated, dorsum with complex brown patterns, antero-ventrally dark brown with pair of kidney-shaped patches followed by ovate patch, posterior with light brown vertical lines laterally. Legs uniformly brown; measurements: I-IV missing. Palp (Fig. 13A-D View Figure 13 ): femur slender, 3 times longer than patella; patella not swollen; tibia 1.5 times shorter than femur; cymbium almost as long and wide as tibia, protrusion darkens distally; bulb pale yellow, wide and cuneate with embolus arising medially; embolus slightly bent, half length of tegulum (Fig. 13B View Figure 13 ).
Female (Paratype). General features and coloration similar to those of male (Fig. 12E, F View Figure 12 ). Measurements: total length 1.56; carapace 0.47 long, 0.55 wide; abdomen 1.09 long, 0.86 wide. Leg measurements: I-IV missing. Endogyne (Fig. 12A View Figure 12 ): spermathecae stalked, with globose distal part, globose part almost as wide as stalk, stalks 4 times longer than globose part, spermathecae anteriorly elliptical with a pair of tubular ducts (Fig. 12A View Figure 12 ).
Distribution.
Known only from the type locality (Fig. 30 View Figure 30 ).
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