Papiliocoelotes meiyuensis, Zhao, Zhe & Li, Shuqiang, 2016

Zhao, Zhe & Li, Shuqiang, 2016, Papiliocoelotes gen. n., a new genus of Coelotinae (Araneae, Agelenidae) spiders from the Wuling Mountains, China, ZooKeys 585, pp. 33-50 : 42-43

Taxon classification Animalia Araneae Agelenidae

Papiliocoelotes meiyuensis sp. n. Figs 9, 10, 11

Type material.

Holotype ♂: China: Hubei: Enshi Prefecture: Hefeng County: Zouma Town: Meiyuping, Xini Village, Xianren Cave, N29.73239°, E110.31914°, 853 m, 10.I.2014, Y. Li and J. Liu leg. Paratypes: 2♀1♂, same data as holotype.

Etymology.

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

Diagnosis.

The male can be distinguished from Papiliocoelotes yezhouensis sp. n. by the sharply pointed retroventral tibial apophysis, the shorter patellar condyle, the dorsally extending patellar apophysis, the tegular apophysis with pointed tip and the large conductor with 1 distal process and 1 small spine-like retrolateral process (Fig. 9 A–C). The female can be distinguished from Papiliocoelotes yezhouensis sp. n. by the distinct copulatory openings, the epigynal hoods located posterolaterally and by the width of the copulatory ducts, which are narrower than the spermathecae (Fig. 10 A–B).

Description.

Male (holotype): Total length 4.98. Carapace 2.55 long, 1.80 wide. Abdomen 2.40 long, 1.45 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.08, ALE 0.12, PME 0.13, PLE 0.13; AME-AME 0.03, AME-ALE 0.02, ALE-PLE 0.03, PME-PME 0.05, PME-PLE 0.05. Leg measurements: I: 10.20 (2.75, 3.25, 2.35, 1.85); II: 9.00 (2.40, 2.90, 2.10, 1.60); III: 8.65 (2.35, 2.50, 2.35, 1.45); IV: 11.75 (3.00, 3.50, 3.40, 1.85). Chelicerae with 3 promarginal teeth. Palp: patellar apophysis long, slightly curved, with pointed tip, extending dorsally; patellar condyle short; retroventral tibial apophysis sharp pointed, extending beyond the tibia anteriorly; cymbial furrow small, about 1/3 length of cymbium; conductor large, with 1 distal process and 1 small spine-like retrolateral process; tegular apophysis relatively short, with pointed tip and subequal to the length of cymbial furrow (Fig. 9 A–C).

Female (one of paratypes): Total length 4.13. Carapace 2.10 long, 1.50 wide. Abdomen 2.10 long, 1.40 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.05, ALE 0.11, PME 0.11, PLE 0.12; AME-AME 0.02, AME-ALE 0.02, ALE-PLE 0.03, PME-PME 0.05, PME-PLE 0.04. Leg measurements: I: 6.60 (1.95, 2.25, 1.50, 0.90); II: 6.05 (1.75, 1.95, 1.30, 1.05); III: 5.90 (1.55, 1.85, 1.55, 0.95); IV: 7.65 (2.25, 2.45, 2.10, 0.85). Chelicerae with 2 promarginal teeth. Epigyne: copulatory openings located centrally; epigynal hoods located posterolaterally, sulci round; copulatory ducts small and spiraled; the width of the copulatory ducts narrower than the spermathecae (Fig. 10 A–B).

Distribution.

Known only from the type locality (Fig. 11).