Speocera melinh Li & Li 2019, sp. nov.

Speocera melinh Li & Li sp. nov. (Figs 35, 58I)

Material examined. Holotype ♀ (IZCAS), Vietnam, Ninh Binh Province, Cuc Phuong National Park, MeLinh Station for Biodiversity (21º23.233′N, 105º42.617′E), elev. 81 m, 31.V.2016, leg. Q. Zhao & Z. Chen.

Etymology. The specific name is derived from the type locality; noun.

Diagnosis. The new species is similar to S. bulbiformis Lin, Pham & Li, 2009 but can be distinguished by the very long afferent spermathecae (Fig. 35B). S. bulbiformis has short afferent spermathecae (Lin et al., 2009: figs 4B, E).

Description. Female. Total length 1.21; carapace length 0.54; carapace width 0.44; abdomen length 0.60; abdomen width 0.48. Prosoma: carapace pyriform, narrowing gradually anteriorly; shiny, light yellow, suffused with purplish pattern (Fig. 35C); pars cephalica flat; fovea not visible. Sternum light yellow, suffused with purplish color, longer than wide (Fig. 35D). Endites light yellow, suffused with purplish tinge; with serrula; labium light yellow, suffused with purplish tinge. Clypeus nearly vertical; short. Chelicerae light yellow; promargin with a series of six teeth reaching the lamina; retromargin with two very small denticles (Fig. 58I). Eyes: six contiguous eyes surrounded by black pigmentation; PME and ALE subequal, PLE largest (Fig. 35C). Opisthosoma oval; purplish (Fig. 35D). Legs light yellow; leg lengths I 1.98 (0.56, 0.16, 0.59, 0.38, 0.29); II 1.79 (0.52, 0.16, 0.50, 0.35, 0.27); III, IV missing. Genitalia. Internal genitalia with afferent spermathecae long, extending past the sides of the abdomen (Fig. 35B); spermathecae long, oval (Fig. 35A).

Male. Unknown.

Distribution. Known only from the type locality.