Tmarus taiwanus Ono, 1977

Tang, Guo & Li, Shu-Qiang, 2009, The crab spiders of the Genus Tmarus from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China (Araneae: Thomisidae), Zootaxa 2223, pp. 48-68 : 66

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.190156

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6224052

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Tmarus taiwanus Ono, 1977
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Tmarus taiwanus Ono, 1977 View in CoL

Figs 13 View FIGURE 13. A – B C–D, 14A–C

Tmarus taiwanus Ono, 1977: 75 View in CoL , f. 33–34. Song, 1987: 279, f. 236; Song and Zhu, 1997: 56, f. 33A–B; Song et al., 1999: 500, f. 284G; Han and Zhu, 2008: 460, f. 1–5.

Material examined: (all from CHINA, Yunnan: Xishuangbanna, Mengla County, Menglun Town, G. Zheng leg.) 1 female, secondary tropical montane evergreen broad-leaved forest (N21º57.809', E101º12.173', alt. 888 m), 4 August 2007; 1 female, Paramichelia baillonii plantation (N21º54.772', E101º16.043', alt. 556 m), 18 July 2007; 1 female, Paramichelia baillonii plantation (N21º54.200', E101º16.923', alt. 608 m), 18 August 2007.

Diagnosis. This species is similar to T. spicatus sp. nov., the differences are discussed in the “diagnosis” of T. spicatus .

Description. Female: Total length 7.00. Prosoma length 2.80, width 2.60; opisthosoma length 4.20, width 2.60. Prosoma brown with a grayish white markings posteriorly. Chelicerae, gnathocoxae and sternum yellow, labium light brown. Eye measurements: AME 0.07; ALE 0.20; PME 0.10; PLE 0.16; AME–AME 0.34; AME–ALE 0.24; PME–PME 0.42; PME–PLE 0.50. MOA length 0.50 with front width 0.46 and back width 0.66, Legs yellow. Leg formula: 1243; leg measurements: I: 13.20 (4.00, 5.00, 3.00, 1.20); II: 13.00 (4.00, 5.00, 2.80, 1.20); III: 6.90 (2.20, 2.80, 1.10, 0.80); IV: 6.80 (2.40, 2.50, 1.10, 0.80). Opisthosoma widest at 3/ 4 position, dorsum grayish with grayish black markings posteriorly, the rear projects digitiform, venter yellow.

Epigynum ( Figs 13 View FIGURE 13. A – B C–D, 14B–C). Epigynum with an epigynal ridge anteriorly, copulatory ducts short, spermathecae convoluted.

Male: See Han and Zhu (2008).

Variation. Total length, female: 6.80–7.00.

Distribution. China (Guangxi, Taiwan, Yunnan).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Thomisidae

Genus

Tmarus

Loc

Tmarus taiwanus Ono, 1977

Tang, Guo & Li, Shu-Qiang 2009
2009
Loc

Tmarus taiwanus

Han 2008: 460
Song 1999: 500
Song 1997: 56
Song 1987: 279
Ono 1977: 75
1977
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