Published November 13, 2025 | Version v1
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Chicosa cinnameopilosa Tao & Fu & Wu & Wang & Liu & Luo 2025, comb. nov.

  • 1. Key Laboratory of Wetland Biodiversity of the Jianhu Basin of Shaoxing, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China

Description

Chicosa cinnameopilosa (Schenkel, 1963) comb. nov.

Figs 1, 2, 3

Tarentula cinnameopilosa Schenkel, 1963: 333, fig. 192 (♀); Hu 1984: 246, fig. 258. 1–2 (♀ ♂).

Pardosa lusisi: Šternbergs 1981: 60, fig. 1 (♀ ♂).

Alopecosa cinnameopilosa: Li and Chen 1982: 66, figs 1–3 (♀ ♂); Song 1982: 76, figs 3–4 (♂); Zhu and Shi 1985: 129, fig. 113 a – c (♀); Song 1986: 78, figs 19–22 (♀); Song 1987: 215, fig. 174 (♀ ♂); Tanaka 1987: 17, figs 1–4 (♀ ♂); Zhang 1987: 144, fig. 119.1–3 (♀ ♂); Paik 1988: 92, figs 25–34 (♀ ♂); Hu and Wu 1989: 186, fig. 155.1–5 (♀ ♂); Chen and Zhang 1991: 216, fig. 221.1–4 (♀ ♂); Tanaka 1992: 326, figs 13–16 (♀ ♂); Yin et al. 1997: 60, fig. 25 a – f (♀ ♂); Song et al. 1999: 316, figs 186 K, 187 B (♀ ♂); Marusik et al. 2000: 77; Song et al. 2001: 231, fig. 141 A – D (♀ ♂); Namkung 2002: 313, fig. 20.7 a – b (♀ ♂); Namkung 2003: 315, fig. 20.7 a – b (♀ ♂); Tanaka 2009: 238, figs 93–94 (♀ ♂); Zhu and Zhang 2011: 253, fig. 182 A – D (♀ ♂); Yin et al. 2012: 791, fig. 395 a – f (♀ ♂); Zhang et al. 2022: 123, fig. 87 A – H (♀ ♂).

Material examined.

China, Shandong: • 2 ♂ 3 ♀, Taian City, Taishan District, Xujiazhuang village, 36°10'20"N, 117°15'17"E, elev. 135.4 m, 3 August 2023, L. J. Liu and Y. Cheng leg. • 1 ♂ 2 ♀, Taian City, Daiyue District, Yunbeishan village, 36°12'32"N, 117°20'42"E, elev. 141.5 m, 4 August 2023, L. J. Liu and Y. Cheng leg. Liaoning: • 22 ♀, Tieling City, Changtu County, Hongshan village, Hongshan Reservoir, 42°52'55"N, 124°07'24"E, elev. 150.7 m, 1 August 2023, L. J. Liu and Y. Cheng leg. Hebei: • 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Shijiazhuang City, Yuanshi County, Panlong Lake, 37°47'47"N, 114°21'44"E, elev. 112.8 m, 16 July 2023, L. J. Liu and Y. Cheng leg. Inner Mongolia: • 6 ♀, Bayannur City, Urad Front Banner, Shunda Petroleum Gas Station, 40°43'32"N, 108°41'4"E, elev. 1054.2 m, 13 August 2024, Z. H. Tao and H. F. Shi leg. • 2 ♀, Bayannur City, Hanggin Rear Banner Railway Station, 40°41'46"N, 107°6'53"E, elev. 1035.5 m, 20 August 2024, Z. H. Tao and H. F. Shi leg.

Diagnosis.

See generic diagnosis.

Description.

Male (Fig. 1 A): Total length 7.15. Carapace 3.80 long, 3.15 wide; opisthosoma 3.28 long, 1.87 wide. Carapace yellow-green; black longitudinal median band present; cervical and radial furrows faint. Ocular area black, with white, orange and black setae. Eyes: AME 0.20, ALE 0.14, PME 0.32, PLE 0.30; AME – AME 0.14, AME – ALE 0.04, PME – PME 0.31, PME – PLE 0.35. Clypeus height 0.25. Chelicerae pale green; promargin with 3 teeth, retromargin with 2 teeth. Maxillae and labium faint yellow. Sternum pale yellow with black markings. Leg measurements: I 14.64 (3.90, 5.02, 3.62, 2.10); II 13.92 (3.73, 4.78, 3.44, 1.97); III 12.23 (3.41, 4.04, 3.07, 1.71); IV 16.85 (4.40, 5.22, 4.79, 2.44). Leg formula: 4-1 - 2 - 3. Opisthosoma long-oval; dorsum grayish-black with light brown maculations; cardiac mark elongated, paired lateral stripes distinct; venter center grayish-yellowish brown, with scattered grayish-black patches laterally.

Palp (Figs 1 C – F, 2). Terminal apophysis twisted distally, ending in elongated digitiform process curved retrolaterally and ventrally; median apophysis cymbiform, with acuminate apex bent ventrolaterally; embolus filiform, originating from median apophysis base, initially curved dorsally then descending sharply.

Female (Fig. 1 B): Total length 8.53. Carapace 4.22 long, 3.67 wide; opisthosoma 4.43 long, 2.85 wide. Carapace tawny; black longitudinal median band present; cervical and radial furrows faint. Ocular area as in male. Eyes: AME 0.22, ALE 0.15, PME 0.35, PLE 0.34; AME – AME 0.15, AME – ALE 0.06, PME – PME 0.35, PME – PLE 0.43. Chelicerae brownish-yellow with black stripes; promargin with 3 teeth, retromargin with 2 teeth. Maxillae faint yellow, labium yellow. Sternum yellow with black markings. Leg measurements: I 12.19 (3.43, 4.27, 2.78, 1.71); II 11.52 (3.35, 3.99, 2.55, 1.63); III 10.79 (3.12, 3.61, 2.54, 1.52); IV 15.99 (4.35, 4.99, 4.47, 2.18). Leg formula: 4-1 - 2 - 3.

Epigyne (Figs 1 G, H, 3). Median septum inverted T-shaped; depression present near insertion pore. Copulatory duct extremely long, spirally coiled; spermatheca rod-shaped; fertilization duct slender, curved.

Notes

Published as part of Tao, Ze-Hong, Fu, Dan, Wu, Chang-Jun, Wang, Yang, Liu, Li-Juan & Luo, Yu-Fa, 2025, Chicosa gen. nov. (Araneae, Lycosidae), a new genus of wolf spiders from East Asia, pp. 1-13 in ZooKeys 1260 on pages 1-13, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1260.161209

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