Synaphosus dubius sp. n.

Figs 46‒49, 51, 54

Type. Holotype ♀ (ZMUT) THAILAND, Chiangmai Province, Doi Suthep, dry forest slope, 16.11 ‒ 30.12.1976 (P.T Lehtinen, R. Laine). Holotype in poor condition without legs.

Etymology. The specific name dubius (=doubtful, uncertain) refers to the unclear belonging of the species.

Diagnosis. This new species clearly differs from all congeners and even from all Gnaphosidae by having a very long, stick-like and inflexible scape.

Description. Female. Total length 2.53. Carapace: 1.13 long, 0.65 wide. Chelicera with 4 retrolateral teeth and seemingly with 2 or 3 prolateral teeth (not well visible due to small size and being hidden by setae (Fig. 51). Epigyne as in Figs 46‒49; epigynal plate about 2 times longer than wide, fovea absent, with long, thin inflexible scape (Sc), bearing small dorsal pit (Ps) at the tip, scape embedded in shallow longitudinal hollow (Lh), copulatory openings (Co) slit like, widely spaced; insemination ducts (Id) broad, first diverging anteriorly, then converging and touching each other, posterior 2/3 of ducts twisted/coiled along longitudinal axis forming 6 loops; receptacles tubular, not distinct from insemination duct.

Note. We placed this species in Synaphosus because of the similarity in insemination ducts forming coils/ loops, as in S. femininis and S. jaegeri sp. n.

Distribution. The species is known from the type locality only.