Vappolotes Zhao & Li, 2019

Li, Bing, Zhao, Zhe & Li, Shuqiang, 2023, Three new species of the genus Vappolotes Zhao & Li, 2019 (Araneae, Agelenidae) from southwest China, Zootaxa 5270 (2), pp. 325-336 : 326

Genus Vappolotes Zhao & Li, 2019

Type species. Vappolotes ganlongensis Zhao & Li, 2019 , from Guizhou Province .

Remarks. The genus Vappolotes originally was described with only two species: V. ganlongensis Zhao & Li, 2019 (♀ ³) and V. jianpingensis Zhao & Li, 2019 (♀). Some diagnostic characters of this genus are amended here, eg. conductor with dorsal and ventral apophyses in Li et al. (2019a) corrected to dorsal conductor and anterior conductor; tegular apophysis in Li et al. (2019a) corrected to posterior conductor; retrolateral tibial apophysis in Li et al. (2019a) corrected to lateral tibial apophysis; ventrolateral tibial apophysis in Li et al. (2019a) corrected to retrolateral tibial apophysis ( Fig. 1A–C ); atrium with longitudinal setae plexus, copulatory ducts and spermathecae located anteriorly, medially or posteriorly ( Fig. 1D, E ). Li et al. (2019a) and Okumura & Zhao (2022) proposed Vappolotes , Longicoelotes Wang, 2002 , Platocoelotes Wang, 2002 , Papiliocoelites Zhao & Li, 2016 and Spiricoelotes Wang, 2022 are sister groups belonging to lacking epigynal teeth clade, as: {[( Vappolotes + Papiliocoelotes ) + Spiricoelotes ] + Longicoelotes } + Platocoelotes .

Figures

FIGURE 1. Male palp and epigyne of Vappolotes ganlongensis Zhao & Li, 2019 A male palp, prolateral view B same, ventral view C same, retrolateral view D epigyne, ventral view E vulva, dorsal view. Scale bar: equal for A, B, and C, equal for D and E. Abbreviations: A = atrium; AC = anterior conductor; CD = copulatory duct; CF = cymbial furrow; CO = copulatory opening; DC = dorsal conductor; E = embolus; EB = embolic base; FD = fertilization duct; H = hood; LC = lamella of conductor; LTA = lateral tibial apophysis; PA = patellar apophysis; PC = posterior conductor; PMA = posterior margin of atrium; RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis; S = spermatheca; ST = subtegulum; T = tegulum; TS = tegulum sclerite.