Phintella subpanda Wang, Mi & Peng sp. nov.

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Figs 28–29, 59

Phintella arcuata Huang et al., 2015: 26, figs 1a–d, 2a–c, 3a–e (♀, paratypes of P. arcuata, mismatched, examined).

Diagnosis

The male of Phintella subpanda sp. nov. resembles that of P. panda Huang, Wang & Peng, 2015 in habitus and palpal structure, but differs in: (1) the lamellar process being less than three times as long as wide (Fig. 28A), whereas about four times as long as wide in P. panda (Fig. 22A); (2) the cheliceral fang lacking the distal flange (Fig. 29G), whereas present in P. panda (Fig. 23G). The female also resembles that of P. panda in the epigynal structures, but it can be easily distinguished by the following: (1) the atrial ridges being far away from the copulatory openings about one-third the spermathecal length (Fig. 29A), whereas almost touching the copulatory openings in P. panda (Fig. 23A); (2) the spermathecae being pear-shaped (Fig. 29B), whereas almost spherical in P. panda (Fig. 23B).

Etymology

The specific epithet refers to the similarity with Phintella panda Huang, Wang & Peng, 2015; substantive.

Type material

Holotype

CHINA • ♂; Guizhou, Xingren County, Luchuying Township, Qingshuihe Nature Reserve, Mabaoshu Grand Canyon; 25°17.79′ N, 104°56.13′ E; 1270 m a.s.l.; 3 Aug. 2016; C. Wang et al. leg.; TRU-JS 0266.

Paratypes

CHINA • 25 ♀♀, 19 ♂♂; same collection data as for holotype; TRU-JS 0267–0310 .

Other material examined

CHINA • 1 ♀; Hunan, Shimen County, Hupingshan Township, Daling Village; 30°02.34′ N, 110°37.50′ E; 436 m a.s.l.; 18 Oct. 2014; C. Wang et al. leg . • 1 ♀; Daling Village; 30°01.63′ N, 110°37.54′ E; 341 m a.s.l.; 19 Sep. 2014; C. Wang et al. leg . • 1 ♀; Daling Village; 30°01.68′ N, 110°37.68′ E; 677 m a.s.l.; 18 Jun. 2014; C. Wang et al. leg .

Description

Male (holotype)

MEASUREMENTS. Total length 3.92. Carapace 2.04 long, 1.62 wide. Abdomen 1.85 long, 1.27 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.46, ALE 0.27, PLE 0.25, AERW 1.40, PERW 1.34, EFL 0.96. Legs: I 4.93 (1.25, 0.78, 1.40, 1.05, 0.45), II 4.29 (1.38, 0.68, 1.10, 0.73, 0.40), III 4.80 (1.38, 0.58, 1.18, 1.23, 0.43), IV 5.34 (1.63, 0.58, 1.30, 1.35, 0.48).

HABITUS. Carapace brown, covered with white scale-like setae on anterior and lateral margins, and area between ALEs and PLEs, and dark scale-like setae on thorax, with big fan-shaped area medially on thorax (Fig. 29C, F). Chelicerae with one retromarginal tooth and two promarginal teeth, without distal flange of fang (Fig. 29G). Legs pale to brown. Abdomen elongate-oval, dorsum with pair of anterolateral white stripes formed by setae, irregular yellow patch, alternate transverse dark and white bands formed by setae medially, and big arc-shaped yellow transverse band posteriorly; venter pale yellow, with pale broad longitudinal band medially (Fig. 29C–D).

PALP. Tibia almost as long as wide; RTA broadened at base and acutely narrowed to triangular distal half in retrolateral view; posterior lobe of bulb beak-shaped; tegular bump sub-triangular; lamellar process about 2.8 times as long as wide; embolus sclerotized, slightly curved, with blunt tip (Fig. 28).

Female

See Huang et al. (2015).

Distribution

China (Guizhou, Hunan) (Fig. 59).