Cheiracanthium insulanum (Thorell, 1878)

Jäger, Peter & Dankittipakul, Pakawin, 2010, Clubionidae from Laos and Thailand (Arachnida: Araneae), Zootaxa 2730, pp. 23-43 : 24

Cheiracanthium insulanum (Thorell, 1878)

Figs 1-3, 71

Material examined. LAOS: Luang Nam Tha Province: 1 female, 5 km N of Luang Nam Tha , N 21°1.201', E 101° 24.632', 587 m altitude, secondary forest, vegetation, at night, by hand, 7 November 2004, P. Jäger & V. Vedel leg. ( SMF 60277 , L5) . Champasak Province: 1 male, Pakse, Ban Ke , dry vegetation, at night, by hand, 27 November 2009, P. Jäger & S. Bayer leg. ( SMF 60316 , L98) .

The specimens were identified according to illustrations in Deeleman-Reinhold (2001) and Chen and Huang (2004). The male conductor of the present specimen is wider than that shown in Deeleman-Reinhold (2001), and more similar to that of Chen and Huang (2004). Deeleman-Reinhold (2001) illustrated apparently a female epigyne with mating plug, which is also present in the female from Luang Nam Tha (L5). Copulatory openings are easily visible after removing the plug. Variation in shape and course of the internal duct system led to the description of several synonymies by Barrion and Litsinger (1995). Therefore the epigyne and vulva is illustrated here as one example from Laos (Figs 1 -3).

First record for Laos (Fig. 71: 1, 8).