Paraplectana sakaguchii Uyemura, 1938

Lee, Sue Yeon, Yoo, Jung Sun & Kim, Seung Tae, 2015, Ultra rare Paraplectana sakaguchii Uyemura, 1938 (Araneae: Araneidae) new to Korean spider fauna, Journal of Species Research 4 (1), pp. 57-59 : 57-58

Paraplectana sakaguchii Uyemura, 1938 ( Fig. 1A, B )

ṬṜḎaeẨÑNjḝḨŔ ( ṴAE)

Paraplectana sakaguchii Uyemura, 1938: 90 ; Wang, Zhang and Li, 1985: 66; Chikuni, 1989: 83; Feng, 1990: 80; Yin et al., 1997: 385; Song, Zhu and Chen, 1999: 302; Tanikawa, 2007: 50; 2009: 428; Tanikawa and Harigae, 2010: 40.

Paraplectana quadrimamillata Schenkel, 1963: 177 .

Description. Female: Body length about 7.20 mm. Carapace longer than wide, reddish brown, fovea spiniform and distinct, cervical and radial grooves darker. Eight eyes small, both eye rows slightly recurved from the above, anterior eye row slightly shorter than posterior eye row. Legs reddish brown and somewhat transparent, each segment with darker annulations. Abdomen round, reddish brown, subequal in length and width, 17 pale yellowish white markings on dorsum, 3 pairs of muscle impressions distinct ( Fig. 1A ). Female epigynum simple, atrium slightly sclerotized and swelled, median septum vestigial, no scape ( Fig. 1B ).

Specimen examined. 1 female, 05-VIII-2012, Mt. Mudeungsan , Gwangju metropolitan city, SY Lee and ST Kim leg.

Ecological remarks. This species collected with sweep net on the shrubs around the foot of mountainous region. This species also might be ultra rare in Korea, because the species was not collected despite intensive searching after first discover.

Distribution. Korea (newly recorded), China, Japan.

Figures

Fig. 1. Paraplectana sakaguchii Uyemura, 1938. A. female (ecological photo), B. female epigynum.