Lycopus longissimus Tang &amp; Li 2010, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Tang, Guo
name: Li, Shuqiang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Lamiales
Lamiaceae
Lycopus
Lycopus longissimus

description: <i>Lycopus longissimus</i> sp. nov. Figs 20–22 <b>Type material:</b> <b>Holotype:</b> &amp;male;, <b>China: <i>Hainan:</i></b> the waist of Wuzhishan Mountains (N18º53.840', E109º41.514', alt. 1210 m), 8 April 2009, G. Tang (IZCAS, Tang_No. 086). <b>Paratypes:</b> 1 &amp;male;, 2 &amp;female;, same data as holotype (IZCAS, Tang_No. 086); <b>China: <i>Hainan</i></b> <i>:</i> 1&amp;female;, Qiongzhong Co., Limushan Mountains (N19º11.272', E109º44.380', alt. 625 m), 4 April 2009 (IZCAS, Tang_No. 042); 1 &amp;female;, Wuzhishan Mountains (N18º53.835', E109º41.889', alt. 1593 m), 9 April 2009 (IZCAS, Tang_No. 113); 1 &amp;male;, 1 &amp;female;, Wuzhishan Mountains, Deman Station (N18º51.750', E109º41.638', alt. 665 m), 12 April 2009 (IZCAS, Tang_No. 163); 7 &amp;male;, 26 &amp;female;, Lingshui Co., Diaoluoshan Mountains, Vacation Village (N18º43. 589', E109º52.026', alt. 937 m), 17 April 2009 (IZCAS, Tang_No. 214); 3 &amp;male;, 5 &amp;female;, Lingshui Co., Diaoluoshan Mountains, road fork (N18º41. 445', E109º52.410' alt. 620 m), 18 April 2009 (IZCAS, Tang_No. 230); 2 &amp;male;, 2 &amp;female;, Lingshui Co., Diaoluoshan Mountains, Fengguo Waterfall (N18º42. 543', E109º50.560', alt. 598 m), 19 April 2009 (IZCAS, Tang_No. 244); 2 &amp;male;, 1 &amp;female;, Lingshui Co., Diaoluoshan Mountains, deer-breeding Station (N18º43.400', E109º52.150', alt. 930 m), 20 April 2009 (IZCAS, Tang_No. 253); 1 &amp;male;, Ledong Co., Jianfengling Mountains, Bishu Villa (E18º74.425', N109º84.269', alt. 977 m), 26 April 2009 (IZCAS, Tang_No. 334); 1 &amp;female;, Ledong Co., Jianfengling Mountains, Mingfeng Valley (E18º74.425', N109º84.269', alt. 977 m), 27 April 2009 (IZCAS, Tang_No. 349); 3 &amp;male;, 2 &amp;female;, Ledong Co., Jianfengling Mountains, Botanical Garden (N18º73.794', E108º85.847', alt. 905 m), 28 April 2009 (IZCAS, Tang_No. 362); 3 &amp;male;, 2 &amp;female;, Ledong Co., Jianfengling Mountains, Three Division (N18º75.506', E108º85.914', alt. 883 m), 29 April 2009 (IZCAS, Tang_No. 375) (all paratypes leg. G. Tang). <b>Other material examined.</b> <b>China: <i>Hainan:</i></b> 1 &amp;male;, 10 &amp;female;, Ledong Co., Jianfengling Mountains, Five Division, 16 May 1977, M. B. Gu (IZCAS). <b>Etymology.</b> The specific epithet is taken from the Latin adjective <i>longissimus</i>, and means very long, referring to the slender embolus and copulatory ducts. <b>Diagnosis.</b> This new species is similar to <i>L. primus</i> Tang &amp; Li, 2009, but can be distinguished by the much slender embolus, which has a ratio of 2.0 for the length of embolus/circumference (1.0 in <i>L. primus</i>). <b>Description. Male</b> (holotype measured): Total length 4.90. Prosoma 1.90 long, 1.70 wide; opisthosoma 3.10 long, 1.70 wide. Prosoma slightly convex, yellow, with sparse setae and small red spots. Tubercle of ALE and PLE grayish white, large and continuous. A white stripe connects with both of ALE. Eye measurements: AME 0.08; ALE 0.12; PME 0.06; PLE 0.11; AME–AME 0.14; AME–ALE 0.18; PME–PME 0.18; PME– PLE 0.42. MOA length 0.37 with front width 0.30 and back width 0.30. Chelicerae, gnathocoxae, labium and sternum yellow. Legs yellow with many spines; femora and metatarsi of I, II red. Leg spination: femur I prolateral 0-0-1-1-1, I–II dorsal 1-1-1-1-1, III–IV dorsal 1-1-1-1; patella I–IV, pro- and retrolateral 1, dorsal 1(distal); tibia I–II dorsal 1-0-1-1, pro- and retrolateral 1-1-1, ventral 2-2-2-2-2, III–IV dorsal, pro- and retrolateral 1-1; metatarsus I–II pro- and retrolateral 1-1-1, ventral 2-2-2-2, III–IV, pro- and retrolateral 1-1, ventral 2-2. Leg formula: 1243; leg measurements: I: 9.70 (2.70, 3.70, 2.30, 1.00); II: 9.50 (2.70, 3.50, 2.30, 1.00); III: 5.10 (1.60, 2.00, 0.90, 0.60); IV: 5.70 (2.00, 1.80, 1.20, 0.70). Opisthosoma dorsum yellow, with red spots anteriorly and 4 pairs of black stripes posteriorly, venter yellow. <i>Palp</i> (Figs 20 B–D, 22 A–B). Palpal VTA lamelliform, RTA bifid distally; bulb flat; embolus slender, twisted around the tegulum in two circles. <b>Female</b> (measurements of one paratype): Total length 5.00. Prosoma 1.80 long, 1.75 wide. Opisthosoma 3.30 long, 1.70 wide. Eye measurements: AME 0.07; ALE 0.12; PME 0.06; PLE 0.11; AME–AME 0.18; AME–ALE 0.20; PME–PME 0.32; PME–PLE 0.24. MOA length 0.36 with front width 0.32 and back width 0.34. Legs yellow, spines of legs weaker than in male. Spination: Femur I prolateral 1-1-1, dorsal 1–III dorsal 1-1, IV dorsal 1-1-0-1 (left), 1-1-1-1-0-1 (right); tibia I–II dorsal (weak) 1-1, pro- and retrolateral 1-1-1, ventral 2-2-2-2-2; metatarsus I–II pro- and retrolateral 1-1-1, ventral 2-2-2-2-2. Leg formula: 1243; leg measurements: I: 7.40 (2.20, 2.80, 1.60, 0.80); II: 7.30 (2.20, 2.70, 1.60, 0.80); III: 3.90 (1.30, 1.40, 0.70, 0.50); IV: 4.40 (1.50, 1.50, 0.80, 0.60). <i>Epigynum</i> (Figs 21 B–E, 22 C–E). Epigynum with a small hood anteriorly; copulatory openings slitshaped; copulatory ducts slender, twisted, complicated, with almost translucent anterior part; spermathecae short, slightly thicker than copulatory ducts. <b>Distribution.</b> China (Hainan). <b>Variations.</b> Total length, male: 4.60–5.00 (n=25). Female: 4.90–5.40 (n=54). Some specimens without stripes on dorsal abdomen, copulatory ducts various in the twisted style in different specimens.
description: Published as part of <i>Tang, Guo &amp; Li, Shuqiang, 2010, 2369, pp. 1-68 in Zootaxa 2369</i> on pages 27-31
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