Telema grandidens, Tong & Li, 2008
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5403268 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AA26A802-FFF0-106C-F6C6-0B44192FC1E8 |
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Marcus |
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Telema grandidens |
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sp. nov. |
Telema grandidens View in CoL n. sp.
( Figs 1C View FIG ; 4 View FIG )
TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype: China, Guizhou Province,
Duyun City , Dushan County, Xiasi Town (25°26’N, 107°25’E), Ba-You-Dong Cave, 21.V.2005, Leg. Y. F. Tong & Y. C. Lin, ♂ ( MNHN). Paratypes: same data as holotype, 13 ♂♂, 16 ♀♀ ( IZCAS) GoogleMaps ; same data as holotype, 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀ ( MNHN) .
ETYMOLOGY. — The species name is from Latin grand, large and dens, tooth and refers to the large tooth present at the middle of fang furrow.
DIAGNOSIS. — The new species is similar to T. dongbei Wang & Ran, 1998 , but can be distinguished by the slightly broader apical part of palpal embolus, the different shapes of spermathecae of females and the distinctive large tooth at the middle of fang furrow.
DESCRIPTION
Male (n = 16)
Total length 1.65-1.76 (average: 1.71). Carapace 0.72-0.77 (average: 0.75) long, 0.67-0.71 (average: 0.69) wide; abdomen 0.86-0.95 (average: 0.92) long, 0.77-0.82 (average: 0.79) wide. Carapace, legs, sternum ( Fig. 4A View FIG ), labium, endites and chelicerae yellow. Carapace ( Fig. 1C View FIG ) with pair of setae on the clypeus, in place of eyes and in the middle. No eyes. Promargin of fang furrow with one distinctive large tooth, one relatively small tooth and three barely visible granulous denticles, retromargin with four barely visible denticles ( Fig. 4H View FIG ). Legs with a dorsal spine at the distal end of patella as well as in the middle of tibia. Leg measurements:I 6.18 (1.85, 0.26, 2.00, 1.34, 0.73); II 5.26 (1.64, 0.26, 1.60, 1.10, 0.66); III 3.85 (1.25, 0.22, 1.10, 0.74, 0.54); IV 4.59 (1.53, 0.21, 1.32, 0.95, 0.58). Leg formula: I-II-IV-III. Abdomen globular, gray; colulus as in Figure 4F View FIG . Palp with prolateral cymbial apophysis ( Fig. 4C View FIG ); bulb oval with one simple embolus ( Fig. 4B View FIG ).
Female (n = 18)
Total length 1.70-2.05 (average: 1.92). Carapace 0.72-0.82 (average: 0.78) long, 0.65-0.74 (average: 0.71) wide; abdomen 0.86-1.09 long, 0.82-1.05 wide. Eyes and chelicerae as in male. Leg measurements: I 6.68 (2.10, 0.28, 2.13, 1.41, 0.76); II 5.69 (1.80, 0.27, 1.76, 1.17, 0.69); III 4.16 (1.38, 0.25, 1.18, 0.81, 0.54); IV 5.09 (1.70, 0.25, 1.49, 1.04, 0.61). Leg formula: I-II-IV-III. Genital area with one row of hairs on epigynal plate and another row behind epigastric furrow ( Fig. 4G View FIG ). Spermatheca strong, curved posteriorly ( Fig. 4D, E View FIG ).
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