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Belisana tengchong Zhang, Li & Yao 2024, sp. nov.

  • 1. College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, Liaoning, China
  • 2. Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China

Description

Belisana tengchong Zhang, Li & Yao sp. nov.

Figs 10, 11, 18 I, J, 21 A, B

Type material.

Holotype ♂ (IZCAS - Ar 44969) and paratypes 2 ♂ (IZCAS - Ar 44970–71) 3 ♀ (IZCAS - Ar 44972–74), Kongming Cave (25 ° 20.447 ' N, 98 ° 32.297 ' E, 1802 m), Jiangdong Village, Gudong Town, Tengchong County, Baoshan, Yunnan, China, 18 / 08 / 2010, C Wang, Q Zhao & L Lin leg.

Etymology.

The specific name refers to the type locality, which is a noun in apposition.

Diagnosis.

The new species resembles B. pianma Huber, 2005 (Huber 2005: 14, figs 5, 6, 56, 88–92, 112–130) by having similar bulbal apophyses and epigyne (Figs 11 A, C, 21 A), but can be distinguished by differences in males: clypeus unmodified (Fig. 11 E vs with a pair of front apophyses), cheliceral distal apophyses on median part of chelicerae (Fig. 11 D vs distal part), procursus without distal spine and dorso-distal sclerite (Figs 10 C, 18 I vs present), and with angular distal membranous process (arrow 2 in Figs 10 C, 18 I vs absent); differences in females: pore plates wide and curved (2 × longer than wide, Figs 11 B, 21 B vs narrow, 6 × longer than wide).

Description.

Male (holotype): Total length 1.95 (2.08 with clypeus), carapace 0.71 long, 0.85 wide, opisthosoma 1.24 long, 0.93 wide. Leg I: 18.34 (4.75, 0.32, 4.90, 6.67, 1.70), leg II: 12.82 (3.56, 0.26, 3.40, 4.55, 1.05), legs III and IV missing; tibia I L / d: 65. Eye inter-distances and diameters: PME – PME 0.14, PME 0.10, PME – ALE 0.03, AME absent. Sternum width / length: 0.56 / 0.50. Habitus as in Fig. 11 E, F. Carapace and sternum yellowish, without marks. Legs whitish, without darker rings. Opisthosoma yellowish, without spots. Thoracic furrow absent. Clypeus unmodified. Chelicerae (Fig. 11 D) with a pair of proximo-lateral apophyses and a pair of curved distal apophyses (distance between tips: 0.28). Palp as in Fig. 10 A, B; trochanter with ventral apophysis (as long as wide, arrow 1 in Fig. 10 B); femur with tiny retrolatero-proximal protrusion (arrow 2 in Fig. 10 B); procursus simple proximally but complex distally, with curved, sclerotized prolatero-distal apophysis (arrow 1 in Figs 10 C, 18 I), angular distal membranous process (arrow 2 in Figs 10 C, 18 I), and narrow, curved retrolatero-subdistal membranous process (arrow in Figs 10 D, 18 J); bulb (Fig. 11 C) with hooked apophysis and simple embolus. Retrolateral trichobothria on tibia I on 17 % proximally; legs with short vertical setae on metatarsi; tarsus I with 17 distinct pseudosegments.

Female (paratype, IZCAS - Ar 44972): Similar to male, habitus as in Fig. 11 G, H. Total length 2.14 (2.26 with clypeus), carapace 0.66 long, 0.76 wide, opisthosoma 1.48 long, 1.34 wide; tibia I: 3.36; tibia I L / d: 47. Eye inter-distances and diameters: PME – PME 0.10, PME 0.10, PME – ALE 0.02, AME absent. Sternum width / length: 0.54 / 0.50. Epigyne (Figs 11 A, 21 A) simple and flat, marginally slightly sclerotized, with a pair of lateral pockets 0.30 apart. Vulva (Figs 11 B, 21 B) with curved anterior arch and a pair of wide, curved pore plates (2 × longer than wide) bearing indistinct teeth.

Variation.

Tibia I in two male paratypes (IZCAS - Ar 44970 –71): 5.45, 5.83. Tibia I in the other two female paratypes (IZCAS - Ar 44973 –74): 3.45, 4.05.

Habitat.

The species was found in the dark zone inside the cave.

Distribution.

China (Yunnan, type locality; Fig. 1).

Notes

Published as part of Zhang, Ludan, Wu, Zheng, Li, Shuqiang & Yao, Zhiyuan, 2024, Eight new spider species of Belisana Thorell, 1898 (Araneae, Pholcidae), with an updated overview of Belisana species from Yunnan, China, pp. 255-286 in ZooKeys 1202 on pages 255-286, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1202.121633

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
IZCAS
Material sample ID
Ar 44969, Ar 44970-71, Ar 44972-74
Event date
2010-08-18
Verbatim event date
2010-08-18
Scientific name authorship
Zhang, Li & Yao
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Araneae
Family
Pholcidae
Genus
Belisana
Species
tengchong
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic status
sp. nov.
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Belisana tengchong Zhang, Li & Yao, 2024

References

  • Huber BA (2005) High species diversity, male-female coevolution, and metaphyly in Southeast Asian pholcid spiders: The case of Belisana Thorell 1898 (Araneae, Pholcidae). Zoologica 155: 1 - 126.
  • Huber BA (2005) High species diversity, male-female coevolution, and metaphyly in Southeast Asian pholcid spiders: The case of Belisana Thorell 1898 (Araneae, Pholcidae). Zoologica 155: 1–126.