Cheiracanthium insigne O. Pickard-Cambridge 1874

(Figures 6, 9)

Cheiracanthium insigne O. Pickard-Cambridge 1874: 408, pl. 52, fig. 32 (♂ ♀); Lo et al. 2021: 141, figs. 1a–c, 2a–c (♂ ♀).

For a full bibliography concerning this species see WSC (2023).

Diagnosis

The male of this species (Figure 6e–g) can be easily distinguished from congeneric species by the following characteristics: (1) tegulum without median apophysis; (2) tegulum membranous, strongly developed, twisted and overly expanded into semi-transparent flange on the bulb; (3) embolus long, curved along with tegular flange. The females (Figure 6c–d) are similar to those of C. rupicola (Thorell, 1897) (Liu et al. 2019: 317, figs. 1D– E, 2D–E) in having strongly convoluted copulatory ducts, but can be distinguished by (1): the presence of 11 spiral coils of copulatory ducts (vs 9 coils); (2) the arc-shaped atrial anterior margin (vs arched).

Description

See Lo et al. (2021) for both sexes. Habitus, male palp and epigyne as in Figure 6a–g.

Material examined

CHINA: Hainan: 1♂ 1♀, Ledong County, Jianfengling Nature Reserve, 12 November 2008, Mingsheng Zhu leg; 1♂ 2♀, Danzhou City, Fanjia Nature Reserve, 14 May 2009, Chao Zhang leg; 1♂ 1♀, Lingshui County, Diaoluo Mountain Nature Reserve, 6 June 2009, Chao Zhang leg; 1♂ 3♀, Changjiang County, Bawangling Nature Reserve, 31 May 2011, Chao Zhang leg.

Other material examined. CHINA: Guangxi: 2♂ 2♀, Fusui County, Bapen Township, Bapen National Forest Park, 17 August 2004, Mingsheng Zhu leg; 1♂ 1♀, Beiliu City, Mingle Town, Darong Shan Forest Park, 21 August 2018, 20.8554°N, 110.2696°E, 745 m, Yannan Mu leg; 2♂ 5♀, Wuming District, Liangjiang Town, Neichao Village, 7 August 2018, 23.4934°N, 108.3578°E, 186 m, Chen Zhang leg. Yunnan: 1♂ 2♀, Mengla County, Menglun Town, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, 14 August 2019, 22.9248°N, 101.2630°E, 1920 m, Yannan Mu leg; 3♂ 3♀, Mengla County, Menglun Town, 12 August 2019, 21.9406° N, 101.2557°E, 645 m, Yang Chen leg. Xizang: 1♂ 2♀, Medog County, Beibeng Township, 11 August 2003, Feng Zhang leg; 1♂, Medog County, Medog County Town, Yayang Village, 22 May 2019, 29.2960°N, 95.2805°E, 761 m, Hui Wang leg. Taiwan: 1♂ 1♀, Pingdong County, Kenting National Park, 29 June 2013, 21.9398°N, 120.8111°E, 75 m, Luyu Wang .

Distribution

China (Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan, Xizang, Taiwan), India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos.