Hengconarius Z. Zhao & S. Li, 2018

Li, Bing, Zhao, Zhe, Zhang, Chuntian & Li, Shuqiang, 2018, Nuconarius gen. n. and Hengconarius gen. n., two new genera of Coelotinae (Araneae, Agelenidae) spiders from Southwest China, Zootaxa 4457 (2), pp. 237-263 : 246-248

Genus Hengconarius Z. Zhao & S. Li gen. n.

Type species. Draconarius exilis ZhaNG, Zhu & WaNG, 2005

Etymology. THe GeNeRIC NAMe IS DeRIVeD FROM THe PINYIN "HeNG", ReFeRRING TO THe HeNGDUAN MOUNTAINS WHeRe THe GeNUS IS DISTRIBUTeD AND THe "- conarius " FROM Draconarius . THe GeNDeR IS MASCULINe.

Diagnosis. Hengconarius Z. ZhaO & S. LI gen. n. IS SIMILAR TO Sinodraconarius, Nuconarius Z. ZhaO & S. LI gen. n. AND Draconarius . BUT THeY CAN Be DISTINGUISHeD IN DeTAILS AS FOLLOWS: THe NeW GeNUS CAN Be DISTINGUISHeD FROM Sinodraconarius BY A PATeLLAR APOPHYSIS THAT IS NeVeR BIFURCATe AND A CONDUCTOR WHICH IS BIFURCATe; FROM Nuconarius Z. ZhaO & S. LI gen. n. BY THe MeDIAN APOPHYSIS NOT POINTeD, THe CONDUCTOR WITH BASAL LAMeLLA AND THe ePIGYNe WITH MIDDLe SePTUM, THe ANTeRIOR eDGe OF ePIGYNe WRINKLeD AND SCLeROTIZeD, THe POSTeRIOR eDGe OF ePIGYNe SCLeROTIZeD; FROM Draconarius BY THe CYMBIAL FURROW LeSS THAN ½ THe LeNGTH OF CYMBIUM, THe MeDIAN APOPHYSIS SLICe-SHAPeD, ePIGYNAL TeeTH ABSeNT, AND THe SPeRMATHeCAe SIMPLe AND NOT CONVOLUTeD.

Description. SMALL TO MeDIUM-LARGe SIZeD, WITH TOTAL LeNGTHS RANGING FROM 6.28 TO 12.91. CARAPACe YeLLOW TO TAN; RADIAL ReGION WITH GReY-GReeN SHORT SeTAe; CHeLICeRAe WITH 3 PROMARGINAL AND 2 ReTROMARGINAL TeeTH. LeG FORMULA 4> 1> 2> 3. MALe PALP: PATeLLAR APOPHYSIS PReSeNT OR ReDUCeD; TWO TIBIAL APOPHYSeS: ReTROLATeRAL TIBIAL APOPHYSIS BROAD AND slice-shaped; lateral tibial apophysis small, whose length and width about ⅓ of the length and WIDTH OF ReTROLATeRAL TIBIAL APOPHYSIS, ReSPeCTIVeLY; CYMBIAL FURROW SHORT, LeSS THAN ½ THe LeNGTH OF CYMBIUM; eMBOLIC BASe BeGINNING AT ABOUT 8 O’CLOCK POSITION; CONDUCTOR BeFURCATe, WITH A SMALL BASAL LAMeLLA AND A CONDUCTOR’S DORSAL APOPHYSIS; MeDIAN APOPHYSIS THIN, USUALLY SLICe-SHAPeD. EPIGYNe: ePIGYNAL TeeTH ABSeNT; THe ANTeRIOR eDGe OF ePIGYNe WRINKLeD AND SCLeROTIZeD; THe POSTeRIOR eDGe OF ePIGYNe SCLeROTIZeD; THe SHAPe OF ATRIUM VARIABLe; ePIGYNAL HOODS LOCATeD ANTeROLATeRALLY; COPULATORY OPeNINGS LOCATeD CeNTRALLY; COPULATORY DUCT exTeNDS HORIZONTALLY; SPeRMATHeCAe SIMPLe AND SePARATeD, THe DISTANCe BeTWeeN SPeRMATHeCAe SUBeqUAL TO THe DIAMeTeR OF SPeRMATHeCA; SPeRMATHeCAL HeADS LOCATeD AT ANTeROLATeRALLY OR IN THe MIDDLe.

Natural history. SPeCIeS OF Hengconarius Z. ZhaO & S. LI gen. n. WeRe ALL COLLeCTeD BY HAND OR TRAPPING

MeTHODS. THeY WeRe FOUND IN MOIST AND GLOOMY PLACeS IN THe HIGHLANDS (1881 –4089 M), SUCH AS UNDeR STONeS, ROCKS AND IN LeAF-LITTeR.

Composition. SO FAR eIGHT SPeCIeS ARe CONSIDeReD IN THe NeW GeNUS: H. dedaensis Z. ZHAO & S. LI sp. n., H. exilis (ZHANG, ZHU & WANG, 2005) comb. n., H. falcatus (XU & LI, 2006) comb. n., H. incertus (WANG, 2003) comb. n., H. latusincertus (WANG, GRISWOLD & MILLeR, 2010) comb. n., H. longipalpus Z. ZHAO & S. LI sp. n., H. longpuensis Z. ZHAO & S. LI sp. n. AND H. pseudobrunneus (WANG, 2003) comb. n.

Distribution. SICHUAN, TIBeT AND YUNNAN, CHINA ( FIG. 20 ).

Comments. FOR THe DeTAILS OF THe ReLATIONSHIPS IN Hengconarius Z. ZhaO & S. LI gen. n., PLeASe See ZZ630, ZZ913, ZZ929, ZZ 987, SD023 AND SD041 (SOUTHeRN COeLOTeS GROUPS) IN FIGURe 3 AND SUPPLeMeNTARY FIGUReS S4– S 6 OF Z. ZHAO & S. LI (2017).

Figures

FIGURE 3. Nuconarius capitulatus (WaNG, 2003) comb. n., maLE. A–C. LEfT paLp (A. PROLaTERaL VIEW; B. VENTRaL VIEW; C. RETROLaTERaL VIEW). ScaLE baR: 0.50 (A–C).

FIGURE 4. Nuconarius capitulatus (WaNG, 2003) comb. n., maLE (C) aNd fEmaLE (A–B, D–E). A. EpIGYNE, VENTRaL VIEW; B. SamE, dORSaL VIEW; C–E. HabITuS (C–D. DORSaL VIEW; E. VENTRaL VIEW). ScaLE baRS: 0.20 (A–B), 2.00 (C–E).

FIGURE 6. Nuconarius pseudocapitulatus (WaNG, 2003) comb. n., maLE (C) aNd fEmaLE (A–B, D–E). A. EpIGYNE, VENTRaL VIEW; B. SamE, dORSaL VIEW; C–E. HabITuS (C–D. DORSaL VIEW; E. VENTRaL VIEW). ScaLE baRS: 0.20 (A–B), 2.00 (C–E).

FIGURE 20. DISTRIbuTION REcORdS Of Hengconarius SpEcIES fROm SOuThWEST ChINa. 1. H. dedaensis Z. ZhaO & S. LI sp. n.; 2. H. exilis (ZhaNG, Zhu & WaNG, 2005) comb. n.; 3. H. falcatus (Xu & LI, 2006) comb. n.; 4. H. incertus (WaNG, 2003) comb. n.; 5. H. latusincertus (WaNG, GRISWOLd & MILLER, 2010) comb. n.; 6. H. longipalpus Z. ZhaO & S. LI sp. n.; 7. H. longpuensis Z. ZhaO & S. LI sp. n.; 8. H. pseudobrunneus (WaNG, 2003) comb. n.; T fOLLOWS ThE NumbER INdIcaTE ThE TYpE LOcaLITY Of SpEcIES.