Modisimus culicinus (Simon, 1893)

Tong, Yanfeng & Li, Shuqiang, 2009, Six new cave-dwelling pholcid spiders (Araneae: Pholcidae) from Hainan Island, with two newly recorded genera from China, Zootaxa 1988, pp. 17-32 : 25

Modisimus culicinus (Simon, 1893)

Figs 13–15 , 54–59

Material examined: 2 males, 1 female, CHINA: Hainan Province, Sanya City, Lizhigou Town, Xianlang Cave (18°19.851´N, 109°32.909´E), 10–11 April 2005, Y. Song, X. Han, Y. Tong and G. Deng leg.; 1 female, Xiannü Cave (18°19.844´N, 109°32.953´E), other data same as the former; 1 male, 1 female, China: Hainan Province, Danzhou City, Lanyang Town, Guanyin Cave (19°25.492´N, 109°39.499´E), 18 March 2005, collector same as the former.

Diagnosis: Small species with moderately long legs. Habitus as in figs 13 and 14. Carapace with distinct pattern dorsally, opisthosoma globular. Males are easily recognized by the cuticular lobe fringed with short hairs on the frontal side of the eye-turret ( Fig. 54 ), the palpal femur with a blunt apophysis proximally and a pointed apophysis ventro-distally and the spine-like bulbal apophysis ( Figs 55, 56, 57 ). Epigynum of female as in figs 15 and 58, dorsal view as in fig. 59.

Description: The species has been well described by Huber (1996).

Distribution: China (new to Hainan); Australia, Central, North and South America, Congo, Hawaii, Indonesia, Marshall Island, Seychelles, Sri Lanka.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 23. Belisana desciscens sp. nov., 1 – 3; Belisana exian sp. nov., 4 – 6; Belisana maogan sp. nov., 7 – 9; Belisana yalong sp. nov., 10 – 12; Modisimus culicinus (Simon, 1893), 13 – 15; Pholcus exceptus sp. nov., 16 – 19; Holocneminus huangdi sp. nov., 20 – 23. (1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 20, male habitus, dorsal view; 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 21, male habitus, lateral view; 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 23, female abdomen, ventral view; 19, 22, male sternum, ventral view.)

FIGURES 54 – 59. Modisimus culicinus (Simon, 1893). 54. Prosoma, frontal view; 55 – 56. Male left palp, prolateral (55) and retrolateral (56) views; 57. Male left procursus, dorsal view; 58 – 59. Cleared epigynum, ventral (58) and dorsal (59) views. Scale lines: 0.1 mm.