Leptonetela tianxingensis Wang &amp; Li 2011, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Wang, Chunxia
name: Li, Shuqiang
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2011
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Leptonetidae
Leptonetela
Leptonetela tianxingensis

description: <i>Leptonetela tianxingensis</i> sp. nov. Figs 61–64, 72 Type material. <b>Holotype:</b> male (IZCAS), Qikengpo Cave [29°13´N, 107°55´E], Tianxing, Chongqing, China, 3 September 2009, M. Archam leg. <b>Paratype:</b> 1 female, same data as holotype. <b>Etymology.</b> The specific name refers to the type locality; adjective. <b>Diagnosis.</b> This new species is similar to <i>L. kanellisi</i> (Deeleman-Reinhold, 1971), but can be distinguished by the presence of six promarginal cheliceral teeth and five small retromarginal teeth (Fig. 64C); five spines on the retrolateral surface of palpal tibia, the basal three same as in length (Figs 61D, 63B); and the digitiformed median apophysis in the male (Figs 61B, 64D). <b>Description. Male (holotype):</b> total length 2.10 (Fig. 61A). Prosoma 0.90 long, 0.76 wide. Opisthosoma 1.36 long, 1.00 wide. Sternum 0.60 long, 0.55 wide. Prosoma yellowish, appendages slightly darker, with a pair of setae on ocular area. Without eyes. Median groove invisible, cervical grooves and radial furrow distinct, pale brown. Clypeus 0.13 high, slightly sloped anteriorly. Chelicera (Fig. 64C) dark yellow, with six promarginal teeth, the distal one largest and five small retromarginal teeth. Endites and labium dark yellow. Sternum and legs yellowish. Leg measurements: I 9.35 (2.95, 0.37, 2.36, 2.27, 1.40); II 8.75 (2.62, 0.37, 2.50, 2.00, 1.26); III 7.74 (2.40, 0.35, 2.12, 1.75, 1.12); IV 9.07 (2.75, 0.37, 2.55, 2.12, 1.28). Leg formula: I-IV-II-III. Femur I–IV with three long spines dorsally (position 0.1, 0.25 and 0.8). Tibia I–IV with three spines dorsally (0.1, 0.3 and 0.8). Male palp (Figs 61C–D, 63A–B): tibia with four trichobothria dorsally and five spines retrolaterally, with the basal three equal length; tarsus with three thorny spines distally. Tip of the bulb (Figs 61B, 64D): median apophysis digitiformed, conductor lamellar, embolus spoon-shaped. Opisthosoma whitish grey, decorated with brown-black stripe. <b>Female (paratype):</b> similar to male in coloration and general features, but with a larger body size and shorter legs. Total length 2.12 (Figs 62A–B). Prosoma 0.87 long, 0.75 wide. Opisthosoma 1.20 long, 0.87 wide. Sternum 0.55 long, 0.55 wide. Clypeus 0.12 high. Leg measurements: I 7.97 (2.37, 0.35, 2.25, 1.75, 1.25); II 7.21 (2.12, 0.32, 2.05, 1.60, 1.12); III 6.23 (1.87, 0.30, 1.71, 1.40, 0.95); IV 7.56 (2.25, 0.32, 2.12, 1.75, 1.12). Internal genitalia (Figs 62C, 64B) with a pair of spermathecae and sperm ducts; anterior margin of atrium wave-shaped. <b>Distribution.</b> China (Chongqing) (Fig. 72).
description: Published as part of <i>Wang, Chunxia &amp; Li, Shuqiang, 2011, 2841, pp. 1-90 in Zootaxa 2841</i> on pages 16-17
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