Agroeca montana Hayashi, 1986

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Agroeca montana Hayashi, 1986 (Korean name: jeok-gal-bat-go-rang-geo-mi) ( Figs 5–8 )

Agroeca montana Hayashi, 1986: 24; Song et al., 1991: 8; Hayashi, 1992: 134; Song et al., 1999: 402; Kamura and Hayashi, 2009: 549.

Diagnosis. This species and Agroeca coreana Namkung, 1989 are similar in appearances but are not difficult to distinguish by the abdominal pattern and the width of epigynal opening part ( Fig. 7 ).

Description. Carapace reddish brown with radiated black pattern on submargins and a dark borderline; linear median furrow distinct ( Fig. 5 ). Clypeus height about 1.2 times of diameter of AME. AER nearly straight and PER procurved slightly in dorsal view ( Fig. 6 ), but both eye rows procurved in frontal view. Eye ratio, ALE = PME = PLE> AME (4:3). AMEs separated by their radius, by about a fifth of their diameter from laterals. PMEs about their diameter apart, about 0.7 times of their diameter from laterals.ALE and PLE about 0.7 times of diameter of ALE apart. MOQ, posterior side> height> anterior side (22:20:14). Sternum dark brown and labium dark with yellow anterior margin. Legs dark brown. Leg I/c 2.75. Fem. I/c 0.81. Tib. I/c 0.58. Met. I/c 0.50. Met. I/tar. I 1.13. Met. IV/tar. IV 1.74. Pat. I + tib. I/c 1.00. Leg spination: Femora; I, II d1-1-1, p0-0-1; III d1-1-1, p0-1-1, r0-0-1; IV d1-1-1, p0-0-1, r0-0-1. Tibiae; I v2-2; II v1-1; III d1-0, p1-1, r1-1, v1-2 -2; IV d1-1, p1-1, r1-1, v1-2 -2. Metatarsi; I, II v2-2; III, IV d2-2-2, p1-1, r1-1, v2-2 -2. Abdomen oval; dorsum with five pairs of brown spots and two brown chevrons on dark ground. Epigynum with a pair of ducts; anterior copulatory opening part narrow; internal genitalia with a pair of long coiled ducts and small spermathecae (Figs 7,8).

Measurements. Body length 4.30; carapace length 1.80, width 1.45; cephalic width 0.80; sternum length 1.10, width 0.90; labium length 0.25, width 0.30; anterior eye row 0.43; posterior eye row 0.53; abdomen length 2.60, width 1.70. Leg I 4.95 (1.45 0.75, 1.05, 0.90, 0.80), II 4.60 (1.35, 0.70, 0.95, 0.85, 0.75), III 4.40 (1.15, 0.60, 0.80, 1.05, 0.80), IV 6.30 (1.60, 0.80, 1.30, 1.65, 0.95).

Material examined. 5♀, Jinbu-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do , 37°44′07″N, 128°35′22″E, 9.ix.2007, S.Y. Kim . 2♀, Namhoeryong-ri, Socheon-myeon, Bongwha-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do , 36°51′28″N, 129°07′05″E, 23.vii.2010, J.C. Lim .

Distribution. China, Japan and Korea.

Figures

Figures 1 – 12 Agroeca bonghwaensis n. sp.: 1 female, dorsal view; 2 eye area, dorsal view; 3 epigynum; 4 internal genitalia, dorsal view. Agroeca montana Hayashi, 1986: 5 female, dorsal view; 6 eye area, dorsal view; 7 epigynum; 8 internal genitalia, dorsal view. Scotina palliardii (Koch 1881): 9 female, dorsal view; 10 eye area, dorsal view; 11 epigynum; 12 internal genitalia, dorsal view. Scales, 1, 5, 9 1.0 mm; 2, 6, 10 0.5 mm; 3 – 4, 7 – 8, 11 – 12 0.1 mm.