Flexicoelotes jiaohanyanensis Chen & Li

Chen, Lu, Li, Shuqiang & Zhao, Zhe, 2015, A new genus of Coelotinae (Araneae, Agelenidae) from southern China, ZooKeys 541, pp. 41-56 : 44

Taxon classification Animalia Araneae Agelenidae

Flexicoelotes jiaohanyanensis Chen & Li sp. n. Figs 2, 3, 9

Type material.

Holotype ♂: China: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: Baise City: Jingxi County, Equan Village, Jiaohanyan Cave, N23°06'22", E106°24'02", elevation: 697 m, 23.XII.2012, Z.G. Chen and Z. Zhao leg. Paratypes: 3♀3♂, same data as holotype.

Etymology.

The specific name is derived from the type locality; adjective.

Diagnosis.

The male can be easily distinguished from other coelotines by the broad, dark conductor and the broad anterior apophysis (Fig. 2 A–C). The female can be easily distinguished from other coelotines by the large atrium, occupying more than 1/2 of the epigynal plate, the very long epigynal teeth that are subequal to the height of the atrium, and the translucent copulatory ducts (Fig. 3 A–B).

Description.

Male (holotype): Total length 6.58. Carapace 3.88 long, 2.70 wide. Abdomen 3.24 long, 2.15 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.13, ALE 0.18, PME 0.17, P LE 0.18; AME-AME 0.04, AME-ALE 0.03, PME-PME 0.08, PME-PLE 0.07. Leg measurements: I: 15.16 (3.85, 5.10, 3.91, 2.30); II: 14.07 (3.72, 4.35, 3.76, 2.24); III: 13.13 (3.64, 3.95, 3.63, 1.91); IV: 17.05 (4.00, 5.26, 5.45, 2.34). Palp: patellar apophysis long, subequal to half of patellar width; RTA with pointed tip, extending beyond distal margin of tibia; LTA short, approximately less than 1/5 length of RTA; cymbial furrow short, about 1/4 length of cymbium; conductor broad, apex bent, with blunt tip; dorsal conductor apophysis small; median apophysis small, spoon-like; anterior apophysis broad, with blunt tip; embolus filiform, beginning at 6:30 to 7 o’clock position (Fig. 2 A–C).

Female (one of paratypes): Total length 4.76. Carapace 2.84 long, 1.92 wide. Abdomen 3.56 long, 2.16 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.11, ALE 0.18, PME 0.13, PLE 0.17; AME-AME 0.02, AME-ALE 0.03, PME-PME 0.07, PME-PLE 0.06. Leg measurements: I: 10.54 (2.88, 3.60, 2.48, 1.58); II: 9.35 (2.60, 3.12, 2.31, 1.32); III: 8.84 (2.44, 2.75, 2.43, 1.22); IV: 11.50 (3.00, 3.60, 3.36, 1.54). Epigyne: atrium large, occupying 2/3 of epigynal plate; teeth located in anterior atrial margin, separated from each other, very long, and subequal to the height of the atrium; hoods absent; spermathecae simple, located in posterior part of epigyne, covered mostly by the copulatory ducts in dorsal view; copulatory ducts broad, occupying 2/3 of epigynal plate (Fig. 3 A–B).

Distribution.

Known only from the type locality (Fig. 9).