Draconarius ellipticus Liu & Li & Pham 2010, sp. nov.

Figs 31–32, 87

Type material. Holotype female, 1 female paratype, VIETNAM: Vinh Phuc Province, Tam Dao National Park (21º31.56’N, 105º33.15’E), March 2007 to March 2008, Dinh-Sac PHAM leg.

Etymology. The specific epithet is taken from the Latin adjective ‘ ellipticus ’, referring to the elliptic atrium.

Diagnosis. The new species can be distinguished from other Draconarius species by the elliptic atrium and extremely large and unique copulatory ducts (Figs 31A–B, 32B–C).

Description. Female. Total length 9.00–9.25. Holotype total length 9.25, prosoma 4.75 long, 3.20 wide; opisthosoma 4.50 long, 2.75 wide. Eye measurements: AME 0.10; ALE 0.25; PME 0.18; PLE 0.25; AME– AME 0.03; AME–ALE 0.05; ALE–PLE 0.03; PME–PME 0.15; PME–PLE 0.15. Clypeus height 0.20. Leg formula: IV, II, III; leg measurements: I: 12.65 [3.50, 4.25, 3.00, 1.90]; II: 11.25 [3.25, 3.50, 2.75, 1.75]; III: 10.50 [3.00, 3.25, 2.75, 1.50]; IV: 14.00 [3.50, 4.60, 4.00, 1.90]. Chelicerae with three promarginal and two retromarginal teeth (Fig. 31C). Epigynal teeth small, situated medially and laterally, widely separated (Figs 31A, 32B); atrium elliptic, close to epigastric furrow (Figs 31A, 32B); copulatory ducts large (Figs 31B, 32C); spermathecal heads long and thin, situated on copulatory ducts laterally, widely separated (Figs 31B, 32C); spermathecae long, thin and widely separated (Figs 31B, 32C).

Male. Unknown.

Habitat preferences. These specimens were collected by leaf-litter sieving, this species mostly lives in leaf litter.

Distribution. Vietnam (Vinh Phuc) (Fig. 87).