Mimetus lingbaoshanensis Gan & Irfan & Peng & Ran & Zhan 2019, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Gan, Jiahui
name: Irfan, Muhammad
name: Peng, Xianjin
name: Ran, Siyu
name: Zhan, Ying
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Mimetidae
Mimetus
Mimetus lingbaoshanensis

description: Mimetus lingbaoshanensis sp. nov.
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Figs 3–4, 7
Differential diagnosis
The male of this new species resembles that of M. echinatus Wang, 1990 (Wang 1990: figs 3B–C, 4A–B; Zeng et al. 2016: figs 1B–C, 2A–B), but can be distinguished from the latter by: 1) vexillum of cymbium handle-like in retrolateral view (Figs 3D, 4B) versus sheet-like in M. echinatus (Zeng et al. 2016: figs 1B–C, 2A–B); 2) apex of cymbium without macrosetae (Figs 3 C–D, 4A–B) versus present in M. echinatus (Zeng et al. 2016: figs 1B–C, 2A–B). The female of the new species resembles that of M. labiatus Wang, 1990 (Yin et al. 2012, figs 53C–D), but can be distinguished from the latter by: 1) scape of epigyne subtriangular in ventral view (Figs 3F, 4C) versus almost trapezoid in M. labiatus (Yin et al. 2012: figs 53c–d); 2) spermathecae round in dorsal view (Figs 3G, 4D) versus oval in M. labiatus (Yin et al. 2012: figs 53c–d).
Etymology
The specific name refers to the type locality: the Lingbaoshan National Forest Park.
Type material
Holotype CHINA • ♂; Yunnan, Nanjian County, Wuliangshan Township, Lingbaoshan National Forest Park; 24°45′47″ N, 100°30′10″ E; 2285.1 m; 12 Aug. 2015; Cheng Wang, Zhao-lin Liao, Gao-tao Liu and Peng Luo leg.; YN-MIM-2015-010.
Paratypes CHINA • 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀; same data as for holotype male; YN-MIM-2015-011, YN-MIM-2015-014.
Description
Male (holotype)
MEASUREMENTS. Total length 4.27.
PROSOMA. 2.18 long, 1.64 wide, oval, pale yellow, dorsally with a longitudinal brown patch and three rows of spines medially, and three pairs of greenish patches posteriorly, fovea oval, situated posteriorly (Fig. 3A).
CLYPEUS. 0.22 high.
EYE. Sizes and interdistances:AME 0.15, ALE 0.21, PME 0.22, PLE 0.21, AME–AME 0.06, ALE–AME 0.07, PME–PME 0.04, PME–PLE 0.20. MOA anterior width 0.9, posterior width 0.95, length 0.38.
CHELICERAE (Figs 3E, 4E). Red-brown, with 10 promarginal peg setae and 2 retromarginal teeth. Endites and labium light yellow, longer than wide.
STERNUM. Pear-shaped, glabrous, colouration as labium except for the margin with few macrosetae.
LEGS. Slim, spiniferous, with brown patches. Length of legs: I 19.43 (4.81, 6.92, 5.60, 2.10), II 14.64 (4.01, 4.91, 3.90, 1.82), III 9.42 (2.93, 3.05, 2.00, 1.44), IV 10.36 (3.02, 3.20, 2.71, 1.43). Leg formula: 1243.
OPISTHOSOMA. 2.27 long, 1.82 wide, oval, dorsally with a pair of white patches and four pairs of brown patches posteriorly, covered with irregular white spots and sparse hairs (Fig. 3A); ventral side with three brown patches, median area grey, with white spots on lateral sides.
PALP. Tibia longer than wide, swollen at the distal end, with several trichobothria (Figs 3 C–D, 4A–B).
CYMBIUM. Slightly domed, with a handle-like vexillum distally (Figs 3 C–D, 4A–B).
PARACYMBIUM. Elongate, distal part with a subtriangular outgrowth (Figs 3D, 4B).
SUBTEGULUM. Semilunate. the distal division of bulb rolls up as sulciform to protect embolus (Figs 3 C–D, 4A–B).
EMBOLUS. Slender, broaden, band-shaped with a pointed end (Figs 3C, 4A).
Female (paratype YN-MIM-2015-011)
MEASUREMENTS. Total length 4.59. Prosoma 2.19 long, 1.48 wide. Clypeus 0.21 high.
PROSOMA (Fig. 3B). Yellowish brown, markings similar to those in the male.
EYE. Sizes and interdistances: AER 0.15, ALE 0.12, PME 0.15, PLE 0.15, AME–AME 0.14, AME–ALE 0.15, PME–PME 0.10, PME–PLE 0.19. MOA anterior width 0.85, posterior width 0.82, length 0.36.
CHELICERAE. Endites and labium colourations as in the male. Chelicerae with 8 promarginal peg setae and 2 retromarginal teeth. Leg patches and spines are similar to those in the male. Length of legs: I 13.31 (3.61, 4.63, 3.42, 1.65), II 10.64 (3.07, 3.51, 2.68, 1.38), III 7.60 (2.42, 2.21, 1.74, 1.23), IV 9.11 (2.90, 2.96, 2.25, 1.00).
OPISTHOSOMA. 2.50 long, 2.14 wide, morphologic characteristics similar to those in male except with the darker colour (Fig. 3B); ventral side is similar to that in male except with three dark patches.
EPIGYNE (Figs 3 F–G, 4C–D). Slightly longer than wide, with a labiate basal plate about 2 times longer than wide (Figs 3F, 4C). Scape subtriangular, situated between the copulatory openings (Figs 3F, 4C).
COPULATORY. Openings wide, round, separated by the distance of ¼ the basal plate width (Figs 3F, 4C). Spermathecae globular, touch each other medially (Figs 3G, 4D).
Distribution
China (Yunnan, Fig. 7).
description: Published as part of Gan, Jiahui, Irfan, Muhammad, Peng, Xianjin, Ran, Siyu & Zhan, Ying, 2019, Three new species of the genus Mimetus Hentz, 1832 (Araneae: Mimetidae) from Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau of China, pp. 1-13 in European Journal of Taxonomy 525 on pages 5-9, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.525, http://zenodo.org/record/2918528