Flexicoelotes xingwangensis Chen & Li

Chen, Lu, Li, Shuqiang & Zhao, Zhe, 2015, A new genus of Coelotinae (Araneae, Agelenidae) from southern China, ZooKeys 541, pp. 41-56 : 46-48

Taxon classification Animalia Araneae Agelenidae

Flexicoelotes xingwangensis Chen & Li sp. n. Figs 7, 8, 9

Type material.

Holotype ♂: China: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: Baise City: Debao County, Xingwang Village, Wuming Cave, N23°14'16", E106°38'35", elevation: 632 m, 19.XII.2012, Z.G. Chen and Z. Zhao. leg. Paratypes: 3♀2♂, same data as holotype.

Etymology.

The specific name refers to the type locality; adjective.

Diagnosis.

The male can be distinguished from Flexicoelotes jiaohanyanensis sp. n. and Flexicoelotes jinlongyanensis sp. n. by the longer and more slender patellar apophysis, the thin conductor, the large, oval dorsal conductor apophysis in ventral view, and the short cymbial furrow (Fig. 7 A–C). The female can be distinguished from Flexicoelotes jiaohanyanensis sp. n., Flexicoelotes huyunensis sp. n., Flexicoelotes jinlongyanensis sp. n., and Flexicoelotes pingzhaiensis sp. n. by the small and nearly hexagonal atrium, the short and light-colored epigynal teeth, and the widely separated fertilization ducts (Fig. 8 A–B).

Description.

Male (holotype): Total length 6.80. Carapace 3.72 long, 2.52 wide. Abdomen 3.08 long, 1.96 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.13, ALE 0.20, PME 0.15, PLE 0.17; AME-AME 0.05, AME-ALE 0.02, PME-PME 0.06, PME-PLE 0.09. Leg measurements: I: 16.01 (4.29, 5.19, 3.97, 2.56); II: 14.56 (3.85, 4.68, 3.78, 2.25); III: 13.50 (3.60, 4.05, 3.90, 1.95); IV: 17.57 (4.50, 5.26, 5.45, 2.36). Palp: patellar apophysis long, subequal to patellar width; RTA with pointed tip, extending beyond distal margin of tibia; LTA long, about 1/3 length of RTA; cymbial furrow short, about 1/5 length of cymbium; conductor broad, with bent apex; dorsal conductor apophysis large; median apophysis small, spoon-like; anterior apophysis broad, with blunt tip; embolus filiform, beginning at 7:30 o’clock position (Fig. 7 A–C).

Female (one of paratypes): Total length 7.64. Carapace 3.64 long, 2.53 wide. Abdomen 4.00 long, 2.78 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.13, ALE 0.20, PME 0.15, anterior apophysis PLE 0.17; AME-AME 0.06, AME-ALE 0.04, PME-PME 0.10, PME-PLE 0.11. Leg measurements: I: 13.48 (3.65, 4.60, 3.25, 1.98); II: 12.31 (3.40, 4.05, 3.05, 1.81); III: 11.40 (3.24, 3.60, 3.08, 1.48); IV: 15.46 (4.05, 4.75, 4.88, 1.78). Epigyne: atrium large, occupying 2/3 of epigynal plate; teeth long, located in atrial anterior margin, about 2/3 of atrial height; hoods absent; spermathecae simple, located posteriorly; copulatory ducts broad, occupying 2/3 of epigynal plate, covering most of spermathecae (Fig. 8 A–B).

Distribution.

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