Sinopoda semicirculata Liu, Li & Jäger, 2008, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Liu, Jie
name: Li, Shuqiang
name: Jäger, Peter
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2008
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Sparassidae
Sinopoda
Sinopoda semicirculata

description: Sinopoda semicirculata sp. nov.
Figs 6A–H, 10E–H and 12
Type material: Holotype male and 1 female (IZCAS) paratype, CHINA: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Lingyun County, Sishui Town, Fulongdong Cave (24º20.786’N, 106º33.476’E, Alt: 470m, T: 16°C, H: 90%), 15 March 2007, Yucheng Lin, Jie Liu leg.
Etymology: The specific name is derived from the Latin semicirculatus, -a, -um, meaning “semicircular”, referring to the shape of the epigynal rims; adjective.
Diagnosis: This new species may be recognised by the following combination of characters: Males — 1. embolus of this new species long, thin, distal part of the embolic apophysis thin; 2. tip of dorsal RTA distinctly widened; 3. dorsal and ventral RTA roughly of the same length (Figs 6A–F). Females — 1. lateral margins of epigynal pocket extending beyond median margins anteriorly; 2. posterior part of internal duct system distinctly swollen and larger than anterior part (Figs 6G–H). Sinopoda wangi Song & Zhu 1999 is somewhat similar to the new species described here, but may be distinguished in the male sex by having the basal embolus broad, embolic apophysis reduced and the dorsal RTA distinctly longer than the ventral RTA. Females may be distinguished by having anterior and posterior parts of internal duct system of about the same size and epigynal pockets extending more to lateral margins of epigynal field (cf. Jäger et al. 2002: figs 8–9, 13–15).
Description: Male (holotype). Measurements (in mm): PL 5.2, PW 4.6, AW 2.2, PH 4.5, OL 5.2, OW 3.3. Eyes: AME 0.21, ALE 0.36, PME 0.25, PLE 0.37, AME–AME 0.14, AME–ALE 0.12, PME–PME 0.22, PME–PLE 0.21, AME–PME 0.24, ALE–PLE 0.09, CH AME 0.31, CH ALE 0.40. Leg and palp measurements: Pp 8.9 (3.4, 1.3, 1.8, -, 2.4), I 27.8 (7.6, 2.5, 8.1, 7.5, 2.1), II 29.7 (8.4, 2.2, 9.0, 7.9, 2.2), III 25.1 (7.2, 2.4, 6.9, 6.7, 1.9), IV 26.9 (7.2, 2.4, 7.5, 7.6, 2.2). Leg formula: II-I-IV-III. Spination: Pp 131, 101, 2101; Fe 323; Pa 101; Ti 2226; Mt I–II 1014, III 3034, IV 3036.
Palp as in diagnosis. Embolus long and slender, embolus tip extending slightly beyond embolic apophysis, embolus distinctly curved and parallel to the embolic apophysis, proximal part of embolus partly visible. Distal part of the embolic apophysis thin. Sperm duct straight in ventral view. Dorsal RTA bent distally, ventral RTA well developed and pointed in dorsal view. Cymbium longer than tibia (Figs 6A–F).
Female (paratype). Measurements (in mm): PL 6.0, PW 4.8, AW 2.7, PH 3.7, OL 6.9, OW 4.5. Eyes: AME 0.08, ALE 0.38, PME 0.30, PLE 0.37, AME–AME 0.14, AME–ALE 0.10, PME–PME 0.23, PME–PLE 0.20, AME–PME 0.28, ALE–PLE 0.11, CH AME 0.33, CH ALE 0.42. Leg and palp measurements: Pp 7.6 (2.2, 1.3, 1.6, -, 2.5), I 24.2 (6.9, 2.4, 6.4, 6.4, 2.1), II 25.0 (7.2, 2.7, 7.2, 6.0, 1.9), III 21.6 (6.1, 2.5, 6.0, 5.4, 1.6), IV 23.2 (6.6, 2.5, 6.6, 5.7, 1.8). Leg formula: II-I-IV-III. Spination: Pp 131, 101, 2121, 1014; Fe 323; Pa 101; Ti I–II 2026, III–IV 2226; Mt I–II 1014, III 2026, IV 3036.
Copulatory organ as in diagnosis. Median part of epigyne short and narrow. Posterior margin of epigyne slightly bilobate. Internal ducts diverging posteriorly, anterior part as wide to slightly narrower than posterior part (Figs 6G–H).
Distribution: China (Guangxi) (Fig. 12).
description: Published as part of Liu, Jie, Li, Shuqiang & Jäger, Peter, 2008, New cave-dwelling huntsman spider species of the genus Sinopoda (Araneae: Sparassidae) from southern China, pp. 1-20 in Zootaxa 1857 on pages 11-13, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.183582