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Anelosimus subcrassipes Zhang, Liu & Zhang, 2011, new species
No full textAnelosimus subcrassipes new species (Figs 7 – 9) Type material. Female holotype, from Bawangling Mountain (19 °07ʹN, 109 °04ʹE), Hainan Island, China, 22 May 2009, C. Zhang leg. Diagnosis. This new species differs from other Anelosimus species except A. crassipes (Boesenberg & Strand, 1906), A. taiwanicus and A. exiguus by the shape of epigynal atrium. It differs from the three species above by: (1) epigynal atrium obviously wider than long; (2) copulatory openings larger; (3) two copulatory ducts almost touching each other medially (Figs 8–9). Etymology. The species name refers to its resemblance to A. crassipes. Description. Female holotype total length 2.15: prosoma 0.92 long, 0.66 wide; opisthosoma 1.28 long, 0.92 wide. Color. Carapace (Fig. 7) brown. Cervical groove, radial furrows and median furrow dark brown. Eyes with black ring. Clypeus dark brown. Chelicerae and sternum brown. Endites dark brown, gray distally. Labium dark brown. Legs yellow brown, reddish-brown on femora I. Dorsum of opisthosoma gray black, with ripple-shaped lateral striates, covered with small white patches, median stripe gray black with some small white patches concealing under it; venter gray black. Spinnerets gray black. Prosoma (Fig. 7). Carapace longer than wide, with several black setae anteriorly. AER recurved and PER procurved from dorsal view. Eye measurements: AME 0.08, ALE 0.08, PME 0.10, PLE 0.08; AME–AME 0.09, AME–ALE 0.02, ALE–ALE 0.43, PME–PME 0.09, PME–PLE 0.07, PLE–PLE 0.45, ALE and PLE contiguous. MOA long 0.23, front width 0.22, back width 0.23. Clypeus height 0.14, covered with few setae. Promargin of chelicerae with three teeth, with the third one largest; retromargin with five small teeth. Anterior margin of endites armed with gray scopula. Labium 0.14 long, 0.18 wide, armed with sparse black setae. Sternum 0.54 long, 0.52 wide and covered with sparse black setae, with anterior lightly procurved margin. Legs. Thin except femora I sturdy. Measurements of legs: leg I 3.70 (1.20, 0.29, 0.99, 0.81, 0.41), II 2.22 (0.65, 0.23, 0.48, 0.54, 0.32), III 1.82 (0.54, 0.16, 0.45, 0.35, 0.32), IV 2.55 (0.92, 0.23, 0.54, 0.54, 0.32). Leg formula: 1423. Opisthosoma (Fig. 7). Oval, longer than wide, covered with sparse brown setae. Female genitalia (Figs 8–9). Epigynum lightly sclerotized, posterior atrium wider than long, copulatory openings large; spermathecae almost globose; copulatory ducts twisted; the distance between two spermathecae longer than the diameter of spermatheca. Distribution. China (Hainan).Published as part of Zhang, Bao-Shi, Liu, Long & Zhang, Feng, 2011, The cobweb spiders of the genus Anelosimus Simon, 1891 (Araneae: Theridiidae) in Hainan Island, China, pp. 49-59 in Zootaxa 2833 on pages 52-53, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.27732
Anelosimus membranaceus Zhang, Liu & Zhang, 2011, new species
No full text<i>Anelosimus membranaceus</i> new species <p> (Figs 1 <b>–</b> 6)</p> <p> <b>Type material.</b> Male holotype, from Jianfengling Mountain (19°07ʹN, 109°13ʹE), Hainan Island, 29 May 2009, C. Zhang leg. Paratypes: Hainan Island: 1 male and 2 females, same data as holotype; Bawangling Mountain (19°07ʹN, 109°04ʹE): 1 male and 1 female, 31 July 2007, F. Zhang leg.; 1 male, 8 November 2008, G. X. Han leg.; 1 female, 21 May 2009, C. Zhang leg.; 1 male, 25 May 2009, C. Zhang leg.; 1 female, Diaoluo Mountain (18°45ʹN, 109°45ʹE), 5 June 2009, C. Zhang leg.</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis.</b> Males can be distinguished from other <i>Anelosimus</i> species by the short, spiraling embolus. This new species is similar to <i>A. exiguus</i> Yoshida, 1986, <i>A. taiwanicus</i> Yoshida, 1986 and <i>A. dude</i> Agnarsson, 2006 in having a similar palpal organ, but can be distinguished by the shape of embolic base and the embolic origination (Figs 3–4). Females can be distinguished from all other <i>Anelosimus</i> species except <i>A. linda</i> Agnarsson, 2006 and <i>A. seximaculatum</i> (Zhu, 1998) by the short, straight copulatory ducts. It differs from <i>A. linda</i> by the shape of copulatory openings, and from <i>A. seximaculatum</i> by having two copulatory openings (Figs 5–6).</p> <p> <b>Etymology.</b> The species name refers to the membranous apophysis of the embolus.</p> <p> <b>Description.</b> Male holotype, total length 1.85: prosoma 0.80 long, 0.72 wide; opisthosoma 1.08 long, 0.82 wide.</p> <p>Color. Carapace (Fig. 1) yellow brown. Cervical groove, radial furrows and median furrow gray black, anterior median part between cervical grooves gray black, with a thin black striate posterior to PME. Eyes with black ring. Chelicerae and sternum yellowish. Endites brown, white distally. Labium brown. Legs yellowish, reddish-brown on femora I. Dorsum of opisthosoma gray yellow, with ripple-shaped lateral striates, covered with small white patches, with dispersive white patches medially; venter gray. Spinnerets gray black.</p> <p>Prosoma (Fig. 1). Carapace longer than wide, with several black setae anteriorly. Both the eye rows recurved from dorsal view. Eye measurements: AME 0.08, ALE 0.08, PME 0.09, PLE 0.08; AME–AME 0.07, AME–ALE 0.02, ALE–ALE 0.42, PME–PME 0.05, PME–PLE 0.07, PLE–PLE 0.43, ALE and PLE contiguous. MOA long 0.25, front width 0.23, back width 0.22. Clypeus height 0.14 and covered with few setae. Promargin of chelicerae with three teeth, with the third one largest; retromargin with four small teeth. Anterior margin of endites armed with gray scopula. Labium 0.14 long, 0.18 wide, armed with sparse black setae. Sternum 0.54 long, 0.50 wide and covered with sparse black setae, with anterior lightly procurved margin.</p> <p>Legs. Thin except femora I sturdy. Measurements of legs: leg I 3.65 (1.17, 0.27, 0.99, 0.81, 0.41), II 2.62 (0.90, 0.23, 0.54, 0.54, 0.41), III 1.86 (0.54, 0.14, 0.45, 0.36, 0.32), IV 2.17 (0.63, 0.23, 0.45, 0.54, 0.32). Leg formula: 1243.</p> <p>Opisthosoma (Fig. 1). Oval, longer than wide, covered with brown setae.</p> <p>Male palp (Figs 3–4). Embolus flagelliform, coiled and originating from the ventral genital bulb, furnished with a membranous apophysis near distal tip; conductor small, membranous, and concealed under embolus; median apophysis semicircular. The width of tibia equal to its length.</p> <p>Female (paratype from Jianfengling Mountain), total length 1.94: prosoma 0.81 long, 0.77 wide; opisthosoma 1.08 long, 0.95 wide.</p> <p>Color. Cervical groove and median furrow gray black, anterior median part between cervical grooves light black, with a black striate extending from posterior PME to median furrow. Other characters as in holotype.</p> <p>Prosoma. AER recurved and PER procurved from dorsal view. Eye measurements: AME 0.09, ALE 0.09, PME 0.10, PLE 0.09; AME–AME 0.07, AME–ALE 0.03, ALE–ALE 0.40, PME–PME 0.07, PME–PLE 0.07, PLE–PLE 0.42, ALE and PLE contiguous. MOA long 0.22, front width 0.22, back width 0.22. Clypeus height 0.10. Labium 0.14 long, 0.25 wide. Sternum 0.66 long, 0.57 wide. Promargin of chelicerae with three teeth, retromargin with five small teeth.</p> <p>Legs. Femora I lightly sturdy. Measurements of legs: leg I 3.27 (1.13, 0.32, 0.69, 0.77, 0.36), II 2.67 (0.86, 0.27, 0.59, 0.59, 0.36), III 1.81 (0.68, 0.18, 0.32, 0.36, 0.27), IV 2.75 (0.81, 0.27, 0.63, 0.63, 0.41). Leg formula: 1423.</p> <p>Female genitalia (Figs 5–6). Epigynum lightly sclerotized, posterior atrium wider than long, anterior atrial margin recurved; spermathecae oval; copulatory ducts short, connected with spermathecae posteriorly.</p> <p> <b>Variation.</b> Dorsal opisthosoma of holotype with inconspicuous median stripe, but some specimens have darker median stripe, particularly anteriorly and posteriorly (Fig. 2). Male total body length varies from 1.85–1.98 and female from 1.82–1.94.</p> <p> <b>Distribution.</b> China (Hainan).</p> <p> <b>Comments.</b> This species probably belongs to the “filiform embolus” <i>Anelosimus</i> clade of Agnarsson (2006) and Agnarsson & Zhang (2006), with a characteristically large tegulum and filiform embolus.</p>Published as part of <i>Zhang, Bao-Shi, Liu, Long & Zhang, Feng, 2011, The cobweb spiders of the genus Anelosimus Simon, 1891 (Araneae: Theridiidae) in Hainan Island, China, pp. 49-59 in Zootaxa 2833</i> on pages 50-52, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/277326">10.5281/zenodo.277326</a>
Phycosoma digitula Zhang & Zhang, 2012, new species
No full textPhycosoma digitula new species (Figs 1 – 5) Type material. Holotype 3, CHINA, Hainan Island: Bawangling Town (19 °09ʹN, 109 ° 13 ʹE), 23 May 2009, C. Zhang leg. Paratypes: 1 Ƥ, same data as holotype; CHINA, Hainan Island: 1 3, Bawangling Town, 20 May 2009, C. Zhang leg.; 1 3, Jianfengling Mountain (19 °07ʹN, 109 ° 10 ʹE), 30 May 2009, C. Zhang leg. Diagnosis. Males can be distinguished from all other Phycosoma species by the wide apical cymbium (Figs 2–3). Female can be distinguished from all other Phycosoma species except P. flavomarginatum (Boesenberg & Strand, 1906), P. hainanensis and P. hana by the wide, U-shaped scapus and is separated from these three species by the long copulatory ducts (Figs 4–5). Etymology. The species name refers to digitiform apophysis of the tegulum. Description. Male holotype total length 3.15: prosoma 1.49 long, 1.22 wide, 0.95 high; opisthosoma 1.71 long, 0.99 wide. Size range: Male total body length 3.05 – 3.15 (n= 3). Color. Carapace (Fig. 1) yellowish, median part yellow-brown. Cervical groove black. Each eye with a black ring. Clypeus, chelicerae, endites, labium and sternum yellowish; endites gray distally. Legs yellowish, distal part of patellae, tibiae and metatarsi yellow-brown. Dorsum of opisthosoma yellowish with many black stripes; venter yellowish. Spinnerets yellowish. Prosoma (Fig. 1). Carapace oval, longer than wide, with several black setae anteriorly. Thoracic groove wide and deep. AER recurved and PER almost straight in dorsal view. Eye measurements: AME 0.16, ALE 0.12, PME 0.12, PLE 0.12; AME – AME 0.18, AME – ALE 0.03, ALE – ALE 0.60, PME – PME 0.13, PME – PLE 0.13, PLE – PLE 0.66, ALE and PLE contiguous. MOA 0.27 long, anterior width 0.40, posterior width 0.34. Clypeus 0.59 high, with a few black setae. Anterior margin of endites covered with black scopulae. Labium 0.14 long, 0.18 wide. Sternum 0.77 long, 0.68 wide, with scattered black setae. Legs. Thin, with scattered long black spines. Measurements: leg 4.73 (1.49, 0.45, 1.26, 1.17, 0.36), 4.28 (1.40, 0.45, 0.99, 0.99, 0.45), 3.84 (1.17, 0.32, 0.95, 0.99, 0.41), 5.18 (1.80, 0.54, 1.44, 0.95, 0.45). Leg formula: 4123. Opisthosoma (Fig. 1). Oval, longer than wide, covered with sparse and long black setae. Male palp (Figs 2 – 3). Cymbium wide, apical part with an apophysis; tegulum with a sclerotized digitiform apophysis; conductor membranous; embolus thin and concealed behind the TTA. Female. Paratype total length 3.15: prosoma 1.08 long, 1.08 wide, 0.63 high; opisthosoma 2.25 long, 1.71 wide. Color. Cervical groove and radial furrow brown. Sternum yellow. Chelicerae, endites and labium yellowbrown. Legs yellowish, patellae distally and tibiae with black annulations. Prosoma. Carapace with high head region and without distinct groove. Both the eye rows recurved in dorsal view. Eye measurements: AME 0.09, ALE 0.08, PME 0.08, PLE 0.08; AME–AME 0.13, AME–ALE 0.02, ALE–ALE 0.50, PME–PME 0.10, PME–PLE 0.10, PLE–PLE 0.55, ALE and PLE contiguous. MOA 0.23 long, anterior width 0.34, posterior width 0.25. Clypeus 0.41 high. Labium 0.14 long, 0.18 wide. Sternum 0.81 long, 0.72 wide. Legs. Measurements: leg I 4.06 (1.58, 0.36, 1.08, 0.68, 0.36), II 4.01 (1.35, 0.36, 0.95, 0.99, 0.36), III 3.47 (0.95, 0.36, 0.90, 0.90, 0.36), IV 5.40 (1.53, 0.45, 1.44, 1.44, 0.54). Leg formula: 4123. Opisthosoma. The characters identical to holotype. Female genitalia (Figs 4–5). Epigynum lightly sclerotized, posterior part with a scapus extending slightly beyond epigastric furrow; copulatory openings small; the diameter of first seminal receptacle more than twice that of second seminal receptacle; copulatory ducts long, thin and bent slightly; subcopulatory ducts short. Distribution. China (Hainan).Published as part of Zhang, Feng & Zhang, Bao-Shi, 2012, Spiders of the genus Phycosoma O. P. - Cambridge, 1879 (Araneae: Theridiidae) from Hainan Island, China, pp. 30-43 in Zootaxa 3339 on pages 31-33, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21255
Pholcus linzhou Zhang & Zhang 2000
No full text<i>Pholcus linzhou</i> Zhang & Zhang, 2000 <p>(Fig. 25)</p> <p> <i>Pholcus linzhou</i> Zhang & Zhang 2000: 152, f. 2A–I.</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis.</b> This species, one of seven similar species (see remark <i>P</i>. <i>henanensis</i>), is very similar to <i>P. mianshanensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> in the shape of the epigynum, both with long whip-shaped apophysis (Figs. 25A and 16A). It differs from the latter by the shape of the tip of the procursus (Figs. 25G–H), and by the mountain range-shaped uncus (Fig. 25G).</p> <p> <b>Redescription.</b> Male (holotype) total length 5.0: cephalothorax 1.5 long, 1.8 wide; abdomen 3.5 long, 1.5 wide. Leg I: 36.1 (9.1+0.8+8.7+15.1+2.4), tibia II: 6.0, tibia III: 4.2, tibia IV: 6.1; tibia I L/D: 62. Prosoma shape as in Fig. 25C. Carapace short, broad and almost circular, ochre, with pair of brown marks broadly connecting to ocular area. Cephalic region raised, with brown central stripe, ocular area dark yellow. Clypeus 0.50, slightly ochre, without marks. Distance AME–AME 0.04. Diameter AME 0.09, ALE 0.14, PME 0.14, PLE 0.16. Chelicerae as in Fig. 25E, with pair of black apophyses distally and pair of unsclerotized thumbshaped apophyses proximolaterally. Labium and endites yellow. Sternum slightly ochre, with four pairs of yellow marginal marks and a central mark on it as in Fig. 25F. Femora, patellae and tibiae ochre, with dark rings, metatarsi and tarsi brown. Abdomen cylindrical, pale ochre, dorsum with many of brown spots on it as in Fig. 25C. Venter pale brown, without marks. Palps as in Figs. 25G and 25H, bulb with a mountain rangeshaped uncus and short appendix.</p> <p> <b>Variation.</b> Tibia I in 14 male paratypes (two males missing tibia I): 7.9–9.0 (mean 8.6). Body length in 16 males paratypes: 4.1–5.2.</p> <p>Female: in general very similar to male. Total length of paratype bodies 4.6–5.5. A paratype measured, total length 5.3: cephalothorax 1.6 long, 1.5 wide; abdomen 3.7 long, 1.8 wide. Tibia I: 7.8. Clypeus 0.58 high. Epigynum roughly semicircular as in Fig. 25A, with a long whip-shaped apophysis on the top and a semicircular dark shadow centrally. Dorsal view as in Fig. 25B, with a mounded sclerotized arch anteriorly and a pair of oval pore plates.</p> <p> <b>Distribution.</b> Henan, Hebei.</p> <p> <b>Material examined.</b> CHINA: <b>Henan</b>, Linzhou City, Hongqi Canal, May 11, 1999, leg. F. Zhang, male holotype, 5♂, 3♀ paratypes (MHBU); Shibanyan, July 24, 2006, leg. B. S. Zhang, 5♀ (MHBU); Dengfeng County, Sanhuangzhai Scenic Spot, August 6, 2002, leg. J. Y. Yang, 3♂, 2♀ (MHBU). <b>Hebei</b>, Wu’an County, Liejiang Town, June 28, 1999, leg. F. Zhang, 11♂, 5♀ paratypes (MHBU).</p>Published as part of <i>Zhang, Feng & Zhu, Ming-Sheng, 2009, A review of the genus Pholcus (Araneae: Pholcidae) from China, pp. 1-114 in Zootaxa 2037 (1)</i> on pages 50-52, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2235.1.2, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/5317608">http://zenodo.org/record/5317608</a>
Clubiona huiming Wang, Zhang F & Zhang ZS 2018, sp. nov.
No full textClubiona huiming Wang, Zhang & Zhang, sp. nov. (Figs 8A–B, 9A–C) Material examined. Holotype ♂, China, Guizhou, Fanjing Mountain Reserve, Mianxuling (27°54.54′N, 108°39.83′E; elev. 1974 m), 30.IX.2013, L.Y. Wang, D. Wang & X.K. Jiang leg. Paratype. 1♂, between Jinding and Jiandaoxia, 13.X.2014, C. Jin & Z.Z. Gao leg. Etymology. The specific name honours Dr. Huiming Chen, a researcher on biospeleology and local animal resource of Guizhou, China; noun. Diagnosis. Males of the new species are similar to C. subapplanata Wang, Chen & Zhang ZS, sp. nov. (Figs 14A–B, 15A, C–F), but differs from the latter by the VTA as long as wide, the long and slender embolus and the tapering and coiled conductor (Figs 8A–B, 9B–C) (VTA wider than long, embolus short and conductor reduced in C. subapplanata Wang, Chen & Zhang ZS, sp. nov.). Description. Male (Fig. 9A). Holotype total length 4.16. Carapace 2.10 long, 1.58 wide; abdomen 2.07 long, 1.27 wide. Carapace yellowish brown. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.08, ALE 0.14, PME 0.12, PLE 0.14; AME–AME 0.07, AME–ALE 0.04, PME–PME 0.17, PME–PLE 0.10, ALE–PLE 0.05. MOA 0.31 long, front width 0.25, back width 0.40. Clypeus height 0.07. Chelicerae yellow brown, with 5 promarginal and 5 retromarginal teeth. Pairs of ventral spines: Tibia I 3; Metatarsus I 1; Tibia II 3; Metatarsus II 1. Leg measurements: I 4.92 (1.42, 1.98, 0.96, 0.56); II 5.35 (1.61, 2.13, 1.01, 0.60); III 4.57 (1.34, 1.62, 1.11, 0.50); IV 6.58 (1.96, 2.09, 1.94, 0.59). Leg formula 4213. Abdomen yellowish brown. Male pedipalp (Figs 8A–B, 9B–C). Femur without apophysis. Patella longer than wide. Tibia shorter than patella, with 3 apophyses. RTA almost conical, located distally. VTA almost as long as wide. LTA wide and short, located proximally. Embolus long and coiled, arising distally from tegulum. Conductor wide in mid-part and tapering toward its apex. Sperm duct U-shaped. Female. Unknown. Distribution. Known only from the type locality, Guizhou, China. Comment. The new species belongs to the C. corticalis -group.Published as part of Wang, Luyu, Chen, Huiming, Wu, Panlong, Zhang, Feng & Zhang, Zhisheng, 2018, Spider diversity in Fanjing Mountain Nature Reserve, Guizhou, China, II: Clubionidae (Araneae), pp. 317-333 in Zoological Systematics 43 (3) on pages 324-325, DOI: 10.11865/zs.201827, http://zenodo.org/record/536646
Fistulatus Zhang, Zhang & Chen
No full textGenus Fistulatus Zhang, Zhang & Chen Type species: Fistulatus sinensis Zhang, Zhang & Chen, 1997: 237 Fistulatus Zhang, Zhang & Chen, 1997; Cen & Cai, 2002: 117 –119; Shang & Zhang, 2003: 21; Shang et al., 2006: 152 Diagnosis. Crown about as broad as pronotum; length shorter than half distance between eyes and slightly longer medially than next to eyes. Crown transversely depressed subapically with few transverse striations on anterior margin. Ocelli marginal, near corresponding eyes. Face broader than long; antenna longer than half body length, located at anterodorsal corner of eye; antennal pit deep and encroaching onto frontoclypeus; frontoclypeus narrow with median area slightly swollen; anteclypeus narrowed medially, expanded apically; lora large; genal sides nearly straight below eye. Pronotum with sides fairly short; transversely striate. Scutellum about same length as pronotum. Forewing with four apical cells and three subapical cells, first subapical cell open. Forefemur with single AV 1 seta, intercalary row with about 9 ~ 11 setae, subapical AM 1 present, stout, but the anterior ventral margin bearing 3 ~ 4 stout setae. Foretibia dorsal seta formula 1 + 4; hind femur apical spines 2 + 2 + 1. Pygofer with one or two lateral processes. Valve approximately rectangular. Connective with stem very short, Y-shaped with arms converging apically. Aedeagus large with basal part (socle) narrow; basal apodeme elongate; shaft tubular and elongate with paired processes or flanges, gonopore apical on posterior surface. Distribution. Oriental Region (China, Malaysia). Remarks. It is difficult to distinguish this genus from related genera because coloration and head structure are very similar. However, the characteristics of the male genitalia are clearly different; generally the aedeagal shaft is tubular and elongate with paired processes or flanges and the pygofer has processes. Fistulatus resembles the genus Kutara Distant but differs in having male pygofer processes. Fistulatus is related to the genus Carvaka Distant but differ from the latter by aedeagus usually lacking apical paired processes. This genus is also similar to Bhatia Distant but can be differentiated from the latter by lacking aedeagal basal process and appendages between aedeagus and connective.Published as part of Lu, Lin & Zhang, Yalin, 2014, Taxonomy of the Oriental leafhopper genus Fistulatus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae), with description of a new species from China, pp. 247-250 in Zootaxa 3838 (2) on pages 247-248, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3838.2.10, http://zenodo.org/record/22609
Conophyma nigrifemora Zhang, Xu & Zhang, 2015, sp. nov.
No full textConophyma nigrifemora sp. nov. (Figs. 10–16) Holotype: ♂, Xinyuan, Xinjiang, 43 º 41´N, 83 º 27´E, 2014 -VII- 13, collected by Dao-Chuan Zhang. Male: Body median in size. Head shorter than pronotum, vertex longer, apex narrower. Face distinctly oblique in profile. Antennae filiform, 22 segments, length 1.4 times width in the middle joints. Eyes ellipse, vertical diameter 1.3 times horizontal diameter and 1.7 times subocular furrow. Pronotum cylindrical, anterior and posteruior margins nearly straight, median keel distinct, cut by three transverse sulci, lateral keels indistinct, prozona 2.5 times metazona in length. Prosternal process conical, apex rounded. Minimum width of interspace of mesosternum shorter than length, lateral lobes of metasternum separated. Wings absent. Upper keel of hind femur smooth, length of hind femur 4.0 times its maximum width, the end of lower knee lobes rounded. Hind tibia with 9 spines on inner and outer sides, external apical spine present. Second joint of hind tarsus shorter than first joint. Tympanum absent. Base of epiproct with longitudinal groove in the middle, apical part widened, posterior margin straight, with curved projection in the middle. Furculae larger, obtusely leaf-shaped. Cercus conical, extending over the tip of epiproct, apex rounded. Subgenital plate short-tapered, apex rounded. Epiphallus as shown in fig. 12. Coloration: Male body green. Head green, red behind eyes. Eyes brown. Antennae yellowish-brown. Outer side of hind femur green in median area, yellowish green in upper and lower areas, inner side and inner knee lobe black. Hind tibia yellow, base black. Abdomen green, Subgenital plate yellowish. Diagnosis. The new species is similar to C. xiai sp. nov. The major differences are listed in Table 2. Etymology The specific epithet is named for nigri - and femora, meaning black hind femora on inner side in Latin.Published as part of Zhang, Yu-Long, Xu, Qiang & Zhang, Dao-Chuan, 2015, Three new species of the genus Conophyma Zubovsky, 1898 (Orthoptera, Acridoidea, Catantopidae, Conophyminae) from Xinjiang, China, pp. 575-582 in Zootaxa 4039 (4) on pages 578-579, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4039.4.7, http://zenodo.org/record/23237
Conophyma xiai Zhang, Xu & Zhang, 2015, sp. nov.
No full textConophyma xiai sp. nov. (Figs. 1–9) Holotype: ♂, Paratype 1 ♀, Xinyuan, Xinjiang, 43 º 41´N, 83 º 27´E, 2014 -VII- 13, collected by Dao-Chuan Zhang. Male Body medium in size. Head shorter than pronotum, vertex shorter, apex curved. Face distinctly oblique in profile. Antennae filiform, 20 segments, length of 1.7 times width in middle joints. Eyes ellipse, vertical diameter 1.3 times horizontal diameter and 1.6 times subocular furrow. Pronotum cylindrical, anterior margin excised distinctly, median keel distinct, cut by three transverse sulci, lateral keels indistinct, prozona 2.5 times metazona in length, hind margin excised distinctly in middle. Prosternal process conical, apex rounded. Minimum width of interspace of mesosternum equal to length, lateral lobes of metasternum separated. Wings absent. Upper keel of hind femur smooth, length of hind femur 3.8 times its maximum width, the end of lower knee lobes rounded. Hind tibia with 10 spines on inner side and 9 spines on outer side, external apical spine present. Second joint of hind tarsus shorter than first joint. Tympanum absent. Base of epiproct with longitudinal groove in the middle, apical part widened, posterior margin straight, with acute projection in the middle. Furculae larger, acutely leaf-shaped. Cercus conical, extending over the tip of epiproct, apex acute. Subgenital plate short-tapered, apex rounded. Epiphallus as shown in fig. 2. Female: Body stouter. Vertical diameter of eyes 1.2 times horizontal diameter and 1.1 times subocular furrow. Prozona 1.9 times metazoan in length. Cercus short-conical, not reaching the end of epiproct. Width of subgenital plate larger than length, posterior apical part widened. Ovipositor valve shorter, apex acute, outer margin almost smooth. Coloration: Male body green. Head green, red behind eyes. Eyes brown. Antennae yellowish-brown. Outer side of hind femur green in median area and yellow in upper and lower areas, inner knee lobe black. Hind tibia yellow in basal part and yellowish green in apical part, base black. Abdomen green. Subgenital plate yellowish brown. Female body brown. Measurement (mm): Length of body: ♂ 17.1, ♀ 26.1. Length of pronotum: ♂ 3.5, ♀ 5.1 Length of hind femur: ♂ 10.3, ♀ 13.6. Diagnosis. The new species is similar to C. olive Huang, 2006. The major differences are listed in Table 1. Etymology The species is named in honor of Prof. Kailing Xia for his contribution to entomology.Published as part of Zhang, Yu-Long, Xu, Qiang & Zhang, Dao-Chuan, 2015, Three new species of the genus Conophyma Zubovsky, 1898 (Orthoptera, Acridoidea, Catantopidae, Conophyminae) from Xinjiang, China, pp. 575-582 in Zootaxa 4039 (4) on pages 576-577, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4039.4.7, http://zenodo.org/record/23237
Pholcus triangulatus Zhang & Zhang 2000
No full textPholcus triangulatus Zhang & Zhang, 2000 (Fig. 54) Pholcu s triangulatus Zhang & Zhang 2000: 153, f. 3A–H. Diagnosis. Among its close Pholcus relatives (see the remark of P. alloctospilus), this species is very similar to P. clavimaculatus and P. beijingensis in the shape of the palpal bulb and epigynum, all without appendices of palpal bulb (Fig. 54F) and with an epigynal knob-shaped apophysis (Fig. 54A). It can be distinguished from these two species by chelicerae without a pair of apophyses proximocentrally (Fig. 54E) and by the triangular tip of the procursus (Fig. 54G), also from P. beijingensis by the shorter ventral apophysis of the trochanter and a nearly round uncus (Figs. 54F–G). Redescription. Male (holotype), total length 4.7: cephalothorax 1.6 long, 1.8 wide; abdomen 3.2 long, 1.4 wide. Leg I: 41.7 (10.4+0.9+10.1+17.7+2.7), tibia II: 7.4, tibia III: 4.8, tibia IV: 6.5; tibia I L/D: 63. Prosoma shape as in Fig. 54C. Carapace short, broad and almost circular, ochre, with pair of brown marks broadly connecting to ocular area. Cephalic region raised, with a brown longitudinal stripe and a pair of brown spots centrally, ocular area dark yellow. Clypeus 0.37, slightly ochre, without marks. Distance AME–AME 0.05. Diameter AME 0.09, ALE 0.17, PME 0.14, PLE 0.16. Chelicerae as in Fig. 54E, with pair of black apophyses distally and pair of unsclerotized thumb-shaped apophyses proximolaterally. Labium pale brown. Endites light yellow. Sternum slightly ochre, with some regular brown marks. Femora, patellae and tibiae ochre, with dark rings, metatarsi and tarsi brown. Abdomen cylindrical, pale ochre, dorsum with many brown spots as in Fig. 54C. Venter pale brown, without marks. Palps as in Figs. 54F–G, bulb with nearly round uncus, without appendix, procursus triangular. Variation. Tibia I in 12 male paratypes: 9.3–10.1 (mean 9.8). Body length in 12 male paratypes: 4.4–4.8. Female: in general very similar to male. Total length of bodies 4.5–4.8. A paratype measured (Mt. Baishi), total length 4.7: cephalothorax 1.4 long, 1.5 wide; abdomen 3.3 long, 1.5 wide. Tibia I: 6.1. Distance AME–AME 0.05. Epigynum roughly rounded as in Fig. 54A, with a small knob-shaped apophysis on the median place. Dorsal view as in Fig. 54B, with a rainbow-shaped sclerotized arch anteriorly and a pair of triangular pore plates. Distribution. Known from type locality only. Material examined. CHINA: Hebei: Laiyuan County, Mt. Baishi, July 19, 1999, leg. F. Zhang and J. X. Zhang, male holotype, 12♂, 15♀ paratypes (MHBU); Tang County, Mt. Damao, May 6, 2001, leg. J. X. Zhang, 8♂, 11♀ (MHBU).Published as part of Zhang, Feng & Zhu, Ming-Sheng, 2009, A review of the genus Pholcus (Araneae: Pholcidae) from China, pp. 1-114 in Zootaxa 2037 (1) on pages 93-94, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2235.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/531760
Cyclocosmia latusicosta Zhu, Zhang & Zhang 2006
No full textCyclocosmia latusicosta Zhu, Zhang & Zhang, 2006 (Îḃflnff) Figures 1A – G, 2A – D, 7A, 8A, 9B – G Cyclocosmia latusicosta Zhu, Zhang & Zhang, 2006: 119, figs 4, 5A – D, 6A – J (Holotype female from Guangxi, China, deposited in MHBU, not examined). Material examined. CHINA. 2 females and 1 male, Border area of China and Vietnam (no detail locality), Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, 8 May 2015 (male matured on 29 June 2015) (SWUC); 2 females, the same locality as above, 8 May 2015 (males matured on 10 July 2015) (SWUC). Diagnosis. The anterior spermatheca of the species is nearly quadrate, without protuberance, different from the American species: C. truncata (Gertsch & Platnick 1975: 6, fig. 25), C. torreya (Gertsch & Platnick 1975: 12, fig. 26) and C. loricata (Gertsch & Platnick 1975: 15, fig. 27). Males and females are similar to those of other Asian Cyclocosmia species in having the similar shape of spermatheca (Figs 1F, 2D), especially C. siamensis (Schwendinger 2005: 231, figs 17 – 21), but are distinguished by the upper muscle impression of the opisthosomal disc with a pair of endocentric concavities (Figs 1G, 8A). Description. Female (Figs 1F – G, 2D, 9 B–D, 9F–G). See also Zhu, Zhang & Zhang (2006: 121, figs 4, 5A – D, 6A – J). Abdomen of female yellow-brown, with opisthosomal disc bearing 40–54 ribs. Spermathecae twice as long as wide (L/W=2.27), without protuberance. Male (Figs 1 A–E, 2A–C, 7A, 8A, 9E; described for the first time). Total length (including chelicerae) 19.79 – 21.47; chelicerae 2.32, carapace 9.01 long, 8.41 wide; abdomen 10.14 long, 8.34 wide. Carapace and chelicerae brownish black. Chelicerae short, broad, with spinose rastellum on both paturons. Abdomen with opisthosomal disc, pattern on opisthosomal disc of male similar to that of female, with 48 ribs in total. Eight eyes concentrated on low tubercle. Ocular area 1.03 long; anterior width, 2.24; posterior width, 2.32; ALE: AME: PLE: PME (0.56: 0.37: 0.47: 0.31), ALE – AME 0.27, AME – AME 0.27, PLE – PME 0.14, PME – PME 0.97; MOA 0.96 long, front width 1.01, back width 1.49. Clypeus height 0.96. Maxilla 1.43 long, 1.76 wide. Sternum 5.21 long, 5.31 wide. Legs brown and yellow, longer than female. Leg measurements: I 26.27 (8.62, 2.42, 6.46, 5.85, 2.92); II 22.11 (8.26, 2.11, 4.47, 4.62, 2.65); III 21.75 (6.32, 2.57, 4.51, 5.06, 3.29); IV 28.33 (8.06, 3.92, 5.34, 7.28, 3.73). Leg formula: 4123. Tibia width (2.09: 1.90: 2.26: 2.53). Male pedipalp sclerotized. Embolus long. Copulatory duct smooth, without protuberance. Distribution. China (Guangxi, Yunnan) and Vietnam (Vinh Phuc, Ninh Binh).Published as part of Yu, Kun & Zhang, Zhi-Sheng, 2018, On three species of the trapdoor spider Genus Cyclocosmia from China (Araneae, Halonoproctidae), pp. 248-256 in Zootaxa 4532 (2) on pages 249-250, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4532.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/261525
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