cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Indophantes ramosus Tanasevitch, 2006, sp. n.
Creators: name: Tanasevitch, Andrei V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Linyphiidae
Indophantes
Indophantes ramosus

description: Indophantes ramosus sp. n.
Figs 19–22
Material. Holotype ♂ (SMF), China, Quinghai Prov., Bei Shan National Park, 120 km NE Xining, 2300–2700 m, 23.V.–8.VI.1996, leg. J. Martens.
Diagnosis. The palp structure of I. ramosus sp. n. resembles that of the Himalayan I. digitulus (Thaler 1987). The new species is easily distinguishable from it by the bifid cymbial posterodorsal outgrowth, the absence of a tooth­like extension on the posterior part of the paracymbium, as well as by the more deeply divided branches of the lamella characteristica.
Etymology. The specific name is a Latin adjective meaning branching, referring to the shape of the cymbial posterodorsal outgrowth.
Description. Male. Total length––1.95. Carapace 0.90 long, 0.80 wide, brown. Chelicerae 0.40 long. Legs yellow without median bands. Leg I, 4.21 long (1.13+0.25+1.00+1.03+0.80), IV––3.80 long (1.03+0.23+0.93+0.98+0.63). Chaetotaxy. Ti I: 2­1­0­0, II: 2­0­1­0, III–IV: 2­0­0­0; Mt I–IV: 1­0­0­0. TmI––0.24. Palp (Figs 19–22): Cymbium with a pronounced, posterodorsal, bifid outgrowth. Paracymbium with a dentiform extension in posterior part. Lamella characteristica long, with two pointed branches. Terminal apophysis large, well­sclerotised, consisting of two flat lobes. Opisthosoma 1.00 long, 0.88 wide, dorsally pale with a wide grey median stripe in anterior part and several transverse grey stripes posteriorly.
Female. Unknown.
description: Published as part of Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2006, On some Linyphiidae of China, mainly from Taibai Shan, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 277-311 in Zootaxa 1325 on pages 284-285, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.273569
Mughiphantes beishanensis Tanasevitch, 2006, sp. n.
Creators: name: Tanasevitch, Andrei V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Linyphiidae
Mughiphantes
Mughiphantes beishanensis

description: Mughiphantes beishanensis sp. n.
Figs 23–24
Material. Holotype Ψ (SMF), China, Quinghai Prov., Bei Shan National Park, 120 km NE Xining, 2300–2700 m, 23.V.–8.VI.1996, leg. J. Martens. Paratypes: 1 Ψ, (SMF), same locality and dates, leg. J. Martens.
Diagnosis. The new species can easily be recognised by the specific shape of the epigyne with the rounded scape/pseudoscape, and the small posterior median plate.
Etymology. The species name refers to the locality whence the type material of this species derives; adjective.
Description. Female. Total length––2.63. Carapace 1.15 long, 0.93 wide, brown. Chelicerae 0.60 long. Legs pale brown without median bands. Leg I, 6.27 long (1.50+0.33+1.43+1.63+1.38), IV––5.09 long (1.40+0.33+1.25+1.28+0.83). Chaetotaxy unclear: spines mostly abraded (it is only possible to state that the tibiae are with ventral spine(s), and each metatarsus is with a dorsal spine). TmI––0.19. Opisthosoma 1.80 long, 1.25 wide, dorsally pale with a grey, wedge­like, axial stripe and flanked spots connected to the stripe with thin bands. Epigyne (Figs 23–24): Scape/pseudoscape rounded, posterior median plate small, poorly expressed.
description: Published as part of Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2006, On some Linyphiidae of China, mainly from Taibai Shan, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 277-311 in Zootaxa 1325 on page 285, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.273569
Mughiphantes jaegeri Tanasevitch, 2006, sp. n.
Creators: name: Tanasevitch, Andrei V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Linyphiidae
Mughiphantes
Mughiphantes jaegeri

description: Mughiphantes jaegeri sp. n.
Figs 25–28
Material. Holotype ♂ (SMF), China, Shaanxi Prov., S flanks of Taibai Shan, above Houshenzi, mixed coniferous/ Rhododendron forest, 3050 m, 12.–13.VI.1997, leg. P. Jäger & J. Martens. Paratypes: 1 ♂, 4 Ψ (SMF), same locality, 14.–15.VI.1997, leg. P. Jäger & J. Martens.
Diagnosis. The new species differs from congeners by a combination of the following characters: distal part of paracymbium V­shaped, lamella characteristica three­branched, opisthosomal pattern absent.
Etymology. The species honours Dr Peter Jäger, the well­known German arachnologist who collected the type material of this species.
Description. Male. Total length––2.05. Carapace 1.05 long, 0.75 wide, blackish brown. Chelicerae 0.38 long. Legs pale reddish­brown without median bands. Leg I, 3.90 long (0.90+0.25+1.15+0.95+0.65), IV––3.09 long (0.83+0.23+0.73+0.75+0.55). Chaetotaxy. Ti I–II: 2­1­1­0; III–IV: 2­1(0)­1(0)­0. Mt I–IV: 1­0­0­0. TmI––0.23. Palp (Figs 25–26): Cymbium with a small posterodorsal elevation carrying two small hooks. Distal part of paracymbium V­shaped. Lamella characteristica with tree branches: two short and pointed, main branch widened distally, with teeth of different size apically. Opisthosoma 1.25 long, 0.85 wide, black, dorsal pattern absent.
Female. Total length––2.13. Carapace 1.00 long, 0.65 wide. Chelicerae 0.45 long. Leg I, 3.46 long (0.90+0.25+0.83+0.85+0.63), IV––3.02 long (0.88+0.23+0.68+0.75+0.48). TmI––0.23. Opisthosoma 1.75 long, 0.98 wide. Epigyne (Figs 27–28): Scape widened in middle part, forming acute lateral angles. Stretcher rounded. Posterior median plate narrow, V­shaped. Body and leg colouration, chaetotaxy as in male.
description: Published as part of Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2006, On some Linyphiidae of China, mainly from Taibai Shan, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 277-311 in Zootaxa 1325 on pages 285-287, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.273569
Nops farhati Prosen. Four 1949
Creators: name: Sánchez-Ruiz, Alexander
name: Brescovit, Antonio D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Caponiidae
Nops
Nops farhati

description: Nops farhati Prosen, 1949
Figure 50A‒J
Nops farhati Prosen, 1949: 321, figs A– C. Birabén, 1954: 43, fig. 7. Male holotype from Campo Gallo, Santiago del Estero, Argentina, iii.1943, A.F. Prosen (MLP 321; examined).
Nops proseni Birabén, 1954: 43, figs 1–6, 8–10. Male holotype from Balbuena, Salta, Argentina, 12.x.1948, A.F. Prosen (MLP 320; examined). New Synonymy
Remarks. The male holotype of Nops proseni has the same conformation of bulb and embolus as the male holotype of Nops farhati; and we were unable to discover differences in the tips of the embolus (Fig. 50I ‒J). Slight differences between both specimens noted by Birabén (1954) as related to color and size, could be a variation between populations separated more than 300 km.
Diagnosis. Males resemble similar congener Nops minas n. sp. by having the PLS two times longer than the PMS, and a similar straight embolus and shorter than palpal tibia (Fig. 64B‒D); but can be distinguished by having the posterior unpaired claws elongated and dorsally reflexed (Fig. 5B) and a shorter embolus, with the tip lacking the wide cut on prolateral side (Fig. 50C‒D, G‒H).
Description. Male (holotype MPL 321): Carapace light orange (Fig. 50A, E). Chelicerae, labium, coxae and legs yellowish orange. Endites and sternum orange (Fig. 50B, F). Abdomen light gray, dorsal pattern as in figure 6I but almost unnoticeable; lighter, almost white ventrally. Anal tubercle and spinnerets lighter. Total length 7.8. Carapace 3.6 long, 3.1 wide. Sternum 3.0 long, 2.8 wide. Leg measurements: I: 3.6; II: 3.5; III: 3.3; IV: 3.7. Posterior unpaired claws elongated and dorsally reflexed. PLS longer than PMS. Palp with embolus shorter than palpal tibia, straight (Fig. 50C‒D, G‒H); with wide embolar tip, and two long extensions: one ventral and one dorsal (Fig. 50I ‒J).
Female: unknown
Variation. Specimen from Salta (MLP 320), is smaller than the specimen from Santiago del Estero (MLP 321), and has dorsally several irregular, small dark gray spots in the proximal part, and radiant light bands from the midline in the apical part, inconspicuous due to alcohol preservation (Fig. 50E).
Distribution. North of Argentina (Fig. 52A).
description: Published as part of Sánchez-Ruiz, Alexander & Brescovit, Antonio D., 2018, A revision of the Neotropical spider genus Nops MacLeay (Araneae: Caponiidae) with the first phylogenetic hypothesis for the Nopinae genera, pp. 1-121 in Zootaxa 4427 (1) on pages 78-79, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4427.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1271779
Mughiphantes martensi Tanasevitch, 2006, sp. n.
Creators: name: Tanasevitch, Andrei V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Linyphiidae
Mughiphantes
Mughiphantes martensi

description: Mughiphantes martensi sp. n.
Figs 29–34
Material. Holotype ♂ (SMF), China, Quinghai Prov., Bei Shan National Park, 120 km NE Xining, 2300–2700 m, 23.V.–8. VI. 1996, leg. J. Martens. Paratypes: 1 ♂, 1 Ψ (SMF), together with holotype.
Diagnosis. The new species differs from other congeners by a combination of the following characters: a pronounced, posterodorsal, slightly curved outgrowth on cymbium, lamella characteristica of peculiar shape, posterior median plate saddle­shaped.
The palp of M. martensi sp. n. resembles that of Lepthyphantes huangyuanensis Zhu & Li 1983, the latter species undoubtedly belonging to Tchatkalophantes Tanasevitch 2001, but the new taxon can easily be distinguished by the shorter and more strongly curved posterodorsal outgrowth of the palpal cymbium, as well as by the shape of the lamella characteristica. The main difference lies in the absence of a spear­shaped radical apophysis in the embolic division, this apomorphy being one of the main traits of the genus Tchatkalophantes.
Etymology. The species honours Prof. Jochen Martens, the famous German zoologist who collected the type material of this species.
Description. Male. Total length––2.40. Carapace 1.10 long, 0.88 wide, brown. Chelicerae 0.45 long. Legs pale brown without median bands. Leg I, 4.42 long (1.13+0.33+1.13+1.08+0.75), IV––4.59 long (1.18+0.28+1.20+1.18+0.75). Chaetotaxy unclear: spines mostly abraded (it is only possible to state that the tibiae are with ventral spine(s), and each metatarsus has a dorsal spine). TmI––0.24. Palp (Figs 29–32): Cymbium with a pronounced slightly curved posterodorsal outgrowth. Lamella characteristica complex, with three branches. Embolus with a long, wide and curved lateral extension (= thumb). Opisthosoma 1.25 long, 0.83 wide, dark grey, dorsal pattern absent.
Female. Total length––2.25. Carapace 0.98 long, 0.78 wide. Chelicerae 0.35 long. Leg I, 4.03 long (1.05+0.30+1.00+0.98+0.70), IV––4.01 long (1.13+0.30+0.98+0.95+0.65). TmI––0.22. Opisthosoma 1.40 long, 0.98 wide. Epigyne (Figs 33–34): Pseudoscape welldeveloped and covers lateral lobes. Stretcher short. Body and leg colouration, chaetotaxy as in male.
description: Published as part of Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2006, On some Linyphiidae of China, mainly from Taibai Shan, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 277-311 in Zootaxa 1325 on pages 287-288, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.273569
Asthenargus conicus Tanasevitch, 2006, sp. n.
Creators: name: Tanasevitch, Andrei V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Linyphiidae
Asthenargus
Asthenargus conicus

description: Asthenargus conicus sp. n.
Figs 35–38
Material. Holotype ♂ (SMF), China, Quinghai Prov., Bei Shan National Park, 120 km NE Xining, 2300–2700 m, 23.V.–8.VI.1996, leg. J. Martens. Paratypes: 4 Ψ (SMF), together with holotype.
Diagnosis. The new species seems to be most closely related to the Middle Asian A. edentulus Tanasevitch 1989, but differs clearly by the expanded club­like tibial lateral process (narrow and pointed in A. edentulus), as well as by the strongly protruding, conical epigyne.
Etymology. The species name describes the shape of the epigyne; adjective.
Description. Male. Total length––1.83. Carapace 0.90 long, 0.75 wide, unmodified, pale reddish brown. Chelicerae 0.38 long. Legs pale yellowish red. Leg I, 2.57 long (0.73+0.23+0.65+0.53+0.43), IV––2.56 long (0.75+0.23+0.65+0.55+0.38). Chaetotaxy 2.2.2.1. Mt I–III each with a trichobothrium. TmI––0.32. Palp (Figs 35, 36): Tibia with a dark, lateral, distally knobbed process. Suprategular apophysis elongated, stout, rounded distally. Embolus black, highly sclerotised. Opisthosoma 1.00 long, 0.63 wide, grey.
Female. Total length––2.75. Carapace 1.20 long, 0.88 wide. Chelicerae 0.50 long. Leg I, 3.44 long (0.98+0.30+0.88+0.78+0.50), IV––3.56 long (1.03+0.33+0.90+0.80+0.50). TmI––0.38. Opisthosoma 1.58 long, 1.13 wide. Epigyne (Figs 37, 38) strongly protruding, conical. Body and leg colouration, chaetotaxy as in male.
description: Published as part of Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2006, On some Linyphiidae of China, mainly from Taibai Shan, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 277-311 in Zootaxa 1325 on page 289, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.273569
Dicymbium sinofacetum Tanasevitch, 2006, sp. n.
Creators: name: Tanasevitch, Andrei V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Linyphiidae
Dicymbium
Dicymbium sinofacetum

description: Dicymbium sinofacetum sp. n.
Figs 39–44
? Araeoncus stigmosus Xia et al. 2001: 164 (female only!).
Material. Holotype ♂ (SMF), China, Qinghai Prov., Bei Shan National Park, 120 km NE Xining, 2300–2700 m, 23.V.–8.VI.1996, leg. J. Martens. Paratypes: 1 ♂, 5 Ψ (SMF), 2 Ψ (ZMMU), together with holotype; 2 Ψ (SMF), China, Shaanxi Prov., S flanks of Taibai Shan, above Houshenzi, primary broadleaved forest, 2500–2600 m, 25.–26.VI.1997, leg. J. Martens & P. Jäger.
Diagnosis. The species is very closely related to the Siberian D. facetum (L. Koch 1879), but differs by the non­expanded proximal part of the paracymbium, by the presence of a deep hollow at the base of the embolus, which is shorter than in D. facetum, as well as by the shape of the receptacula of the vulva. Like D. facetum, D. sinofacetum sp. n. has no trichobothrium on Mt IV.
Araeoncus stigmosus Xia, Zhang, Gao, Fei, Rui & Kim 2001 was described from Gansu Province, China from both sexes (Xia et al. 2001). According to the published figures, the female of this species belongs to the genus Dicymbium Menge 1868, not Tibioploides Eskov & Marusik 1991, and is probably referred to D. sinofacetum sp. n.
NB: The female of D. facetum has not yet been described.
Etymology. The species name sinofacetum is a combination of Latin “Sinae” and “ facetum ”, emphasizing that the new Chinese species is closely related to Dicymbium facetum (L. Koch 1879); adjective.
Description. Male. Total length––2.00. Carapace 0.83 long, 0.75 wide, unmodified, reddish brown. Chelicerae 0.30 long. Legs yellow­red. Leg I, 2.89 long (0.83+0.25+0.68+0.65+0.48), IV––3.09 long (0.88+0.25+0.83+0.70+0.43). Chaetotaxy 2.2.1.1, spines on tibiae I–III very small, on tibia IV almost equal to diameter of the segment. Mt IV lacking a trichobothrium. TmI––0.40. Palp (Figs 39–41). Palpal tibia before bifurcation with a small, almost transparent tooth. Suprategular apophysis long, divided into two club­like branches distally. Radix with a long, pointed, anterior outgrowth. Opisthosoma 1.15 long, 0.80 wide, grey to dark grey.
Female. Total length––2.33. Carapace 0.88 long, 0.70 wide. Chelicerae 0.35 long. Leg I, 2.84 long (0.75+0.25+0.78+0.63+0.43), IV––3.01 long (0.88+0.20+0.80+0.68+0.45). TmI––0.49. Opisthosoma 1.63 long, 1.05 wide. Epigyne as in Figs 42–44. Body and leg colouration, chaetotaxy as in male.
description: Published as part of Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2006, On some Linyphiidae of China, mainly from Taibai Shan, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 277-311 in Zootaxa 1325 on pages 289-292, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.273569
Houshenzinus Tanasevitch, 2006, gen. n.
Creators: name: Tanasevitch, Andrei V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Linyphiidae
Houshenzinus

description: Houshenzinus gen. n.
Type species. Houshenzinus rimosus sp. n.
Etymology. The generic name is derived from the type locality. Gender masculine.
Diagnosis. Medium­sized erigonines, total length about 2 mm. Chaetotaxy unclear. The genus is characterised by a combination of the following characters: Male carapace highly modified. Metatarsi I–IV each with a trichobothrium. TmI ca 0.80. Palpal tibia with two processes. Paracymbium L­shaped. Embolus long and slender, radical part of embolic division with a hypertrophied, wide, curved, distally pointed outgrowth conducting and covering the embolus all along its extent.
Taxonomic remarks. The combination of the unique characters, as well as the absence of female material, makes the taxonomic position of this genus unclear.
Species included. Only the type species.
description: Published as part of Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2006, On some Linyphiidae of China, mainly from Taibai Shan, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 277-311 in Zootaxa 1325 on page 292, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.273569
Shaanxinus Tanasevitch, 2006, gen. n.
Creators: name: Tanasevitch, Andrei V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Linyphiidae
Shaanxinus

description: Shaanxinus gen. n.
Type species. Shaanxinus rufus sp. n.
Etymology. The generic name is derived from the Shaanxi Province, China. Gender masculine.
Diagnosis. Rather large, reddish­coloured erigonines, total length 2.21–3.15. The genus is characterised by a combination of the following characters: male carapace modified, with a high head elevation. Frontal surface of chelicerae without teeth, but with a serrate area. Chaetotaxy 2.2.2.2. Each metatarsus with a trichobothrium. TmI 0.80–0.85. Leg II much longer than leg I. Palpal tibia with a deep apical hollow. Paracymbium unique in shape, as in Figs 51–52. Suprategular apophysis short, flat, membranous distally and partly covering the embolic division. Radix large and flat, highly sclerotised, with a large rounded outgrowth, edge of latter folded, forming a groove hiding distal half of embolus. Base of embolus thick, rest of embolus thin and rather long.
Taxonomic remarks. The combination of the unique characters poses difficulties regarding placement of this genus. The taxonomic position of this genus is therefore unclear.
Species included. Shaanxinus rufus sp. n. and Shaanxinus anguilliformis (Xia, Zhang, Gao, Fei, Rui & Kim 2001) comb. n.
description: Published as part of Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2006, On some Linyphiidae of China, mainly from Taibai Shan, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 277-311 in Zootaxa 1325 on page 293, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.273569
Shaanxinus rufus Tanasevitch, 2006, sp. n.
Creators: name: Tanasevitch, Andrei V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Linyphiidae
Shaanxinus
Shaanxinus rufus

description: Shaanxinus rufus sp. n.
Figs 51–56
Material. Holotype: ♂ (SMF), China, Shaanxi Prov., S flanks of Taibai Shan, above Houshenzi, secondary broadleaved forest, 1300–1700 m, 23.VI.1997, leg. J. Martens & P. Jäger. Paratypes: 2 ♂ (SMF), same, above Houshenzi, secondary broadleaved forest, 1300–1700 m, 19.VI.1997, leg. J. Martens & P. Jäger; ♂ (ZMMU), same locality, 20.VI.1997, leg. J. Martens & P. Jäger.
Diagnosis. The new species is closely related to Shaanxinus anguilliformis comb. n. described from Hebei Province by Xia et al. (2001) as Walckenaeria anguilliformis Xia, Zhang, Gao, Fei, Rui & Kim 2001. The differences between these species are as follows: the new species is rather larger (length of S. anguilliformis ca 2.21–2.27, of S. rufus sp. n. ca 3.00–3.20); the shape of the palpal tibia (dorsal view) and of the head elevation: in the new species the head elevation is narrowed distally, being rounded in S. anguilliformis, and the clypeus in S. a nguilliformis is much wider than in S. rufus n. sp. (cf. Figs 55, 56 & 57, 58).
Etymology: The specific name is derived from the Latin “ rufus ”, meaning red, referring to the reddish carapace; adjective.
Description. Male. Total length––3.10. Carapace 1.55 long, 1.20 wide, brownish red. Head elevation large and high, directed anteriorly, narrowing distad, as in Figs 55–56. All eyes situated on this elevation. Chelicerae 0,45 long, frontal surface near base slightly convex and serrated. Legs reddish yellow. Leg I, 4.55 long (1.30+0.40+1.25+1.05+0.55), IV––4.25 long (1.15+0.30+1.10+1.20+0.50). Leg II, 5.35 long (1.60+0.40+1.65+1.15+0.55), much longer than leg I. Ti and Mt I–II slightly curved. Chaetotaxy 2.2.2.2. Mt I–IV each with a trichobothrium. TmI––0.82. Palp (Figs 51–54): Palpal tibia with a shallow and rounded hollow. Suprategular apophysis relatively short, flat, membranous apically and partly covering the embolic division. Radix with a large rounded outgrowth, its edge folded and forming a groove hiding distal half of embolus. Opisthosoma 1.70 long, 1.10 wide, pale grey, almost white, with two dorsal, median, wide, parallel, grey, interrupted stripes.
Female. Unknown.
description: Published as part of Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2006, On some Linyphiidae of China, mainly from Taibai Shan, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 277-311 in Zootaxa 1325 on pages 293-296, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.273569
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Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2024
Subjects: Horticulture

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Shanus Tanasevitch, 2006, gen. n.
Creators: name: Tanasevitch, Andrei V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Linyphiidae
Shanus

description: Shanus gen. n.
Type species. Shanus taibaiensis sp. n.
Etymology. The generic name is derived from the name of the area where the new species was found. Gender masculine.
Diagnosis. Rather small, dark­coloured Erigoninae, total length ca 1.75. The genus is characterised by a combination of the following characters: male carapace unmodified, without cephalic pits. Chaetotaxy 2.2.2.2. Each metatarsus with a trichobothrium. TmI ca 0.90. Palp highly complicated. Paracymbium with a long narrow process ventrally, directed distad. Tegulum elongated into a long, well­sclerotised, spindle­shaped process. Suprategular apophysis large, like a strongly curved hook, pointed apically. Embolic division with a small radical part, but with a very large and flat process conducting and covering the distal part of embolus. Embolus slender and long, coiled.
Taxonomic remarks. The combination of the unique characters, coupled with the absence of female material, make the systematic position of this genus unclear.
Species included. Only the type species.
description: Published as part of Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2006, On some Linyphiidae of China, mainly from Taibai Shan, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 277-311 in Zootaxa 1325 on page 296, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.273569
Shanus taibaiensis Tanasevitch, 2006, sp. n.
Creators: name: Tanasevitch, Andrei V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Linyphiidae
Shanus
Shanus taibaiensis

description: Shanus taibaiensis sp. n.
Figs 59–63
Material. Holotype ♂ (SMF), China, Shaanxi Prov., S flanks of Taibai Shan, above Houshenzi, primary broadleaved forest, 2500–2600 m, 25.–26.VI.1997, leg. J. Martens & P. J ä g e r.
Diagnosis. See above under the genus.
Etymology. The species name is derived from the name of the area where the new species was found; adjective.
Description. Male. Total length––1.75. Carapace 0.83 long, 0.65 wide, blackish brown, unmodified, lacking cephalic pits. Chelicerae 0.28 long. Legs brown. Leg I, 2.13 long (0.60+0.20+0.53+0.45+0.35), IV––2.43 long (0.65+0.20+0.63+0.60+0.35). Chaetotaxy 2.2.2.2. Tibial spines shorter than diameter of the segment. Each metatarsus with a trichobothrium. TmI––0.90. Palp (Figs 59–63): Paracymbium with a long narrow process ventrally, directed anteriad. Tegulum elongated into a long, well­sclerotised, spindle­shaped process. Suprategular apophysis large, like a strongly curved hook, pointed apically. Embolic division with a small radical part, but with a very large and flat process conducting and covering the distal part of embolus. Embolus slender and long, coiled. Opisthosoma 0.95 long, 0.58 wide, dark grey.
Female. Unknown.
description: Published as part of Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2006, On some Linyphiidae of China, mainly from Taibai Shan, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 277-311 in Zootaxa 1325 on page 297, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.273569
Nops mathani Simon 1893
Creators: name: Sánchez-Ruiz, Alexander
name: Brescovit, Antonio D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Caponiidae
Nops
Nops mathani

description: Nops mathani Simon, 1893
Figure 58A‒F
Nops mathani Simon, 1893a: 307. Female holotype from São Paulo de Olivença, Amazonas, Brazil (MNHN 6532; examined).
Remarks. Additional material from this species was not located. However, adult female holotype can be easily separate from other Nops species by the remarkable dorsal abdominal pattern.
Diagnosis. Both sexes can easily be separated from members of all the other South American species by having a dorsal abdominal pattern unique as in figure 58 A‒B, D.
Description. Male: Unknown.
Female (holotype): Carapace dark orange. Chelicerae, palps and legs orange; coxae and trochanters lighter (Fig. 58A). Endites, labium and sternum light orange (Fig. 58B). Abdomen with a dark gray longitudinal, dorsal, irregular stripe and four dark gray, irregular large spots on both laterals (Fig. 58A, D). Anal tubercle and spinnerets lighter than abdomen. Total length 9.4. Carapace 5.5 long, 3.8 wide. Sternum 4.3 long, 3.6 wide. Leg measurements: I: 4.0; II: 3.9; III: 3.4; IV: 4.05. Posterior unpaired claws small, as in other three‒clawed spiders (Fig. 5C). PLS same size as PMS (Fig. 58C). External genital area with weakly sclerotized anterior plate, strongly sclerotized lep and remarkable ess (Fig. 58E).
Distribution. Known only from the type locality in Amazonas, Brazil (Fig. 58G).
description: Published as part of Sánchez-Ruiz, Alexander & Brescovit, Antonio D., 2018, A revision of the Neotropical spider genus Nops MacLeay (Araneae: Caponiidae) with the first phylogenetic hypothesis for the Nopinae genera, pp. 1-121 in Zootaxa 4427 (1) on pages 87-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4427.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1271779
Taibainus Tanasevitch, 2006, gen. n.
Creators: name: Tanasevitch, Andrei V.
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Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Linyphiidae
Taibainus

description: Taibainus gen. n.
Type species. Taibainus shanensis sp. n.
Etymology. The generic name is derived from the name of the area where the new species was found. Gender masculine.
Diagnosis. Small­sized, dark­coloured Erigoninae. Total length ca 1.46. Chaetotaxy unclear (spines lost or reduced). Metatarsus IV without trichobothrium. TmI ca 0.60. The genus is characterised by a combination of the following characters: male carapace unmodified, cephalic pits present. Palpal structure very simple. Palpal tibia unmodified. Paracymbium moderately small, simple in shape. Suprategular apophysis short but wide, median membrane well­developed. Embolic division Z­shaped. Embolus relatively short, straight.
Taxonomic remarks. The taxonomic position of this new genus is unclear, especially as the female is unknown. The embolic division of Taibainus shanensis sp. n. is similar to that of Erigonoplus Simon 1884, in particular E. globipes (L. Koch 1872), but I am not inclined to combine these genera, because Erigonoplus shows certain important differences, e.g. modified male carapace and palpal tibia, armed femora I, etc.
Species included. Only the type species.
description: Published as part of Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2006, On some Linyphiidae of China, mainly from Taibai Shan, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 277-311 in Zootaxa 1325 on page 297, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.273569
The General Love System III
Creators: name: Hu
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Is it really a mystery why someone chooses a person and not the other? Here I attempt to extend the framework into social domains. Only the author is permitted to access the article.

"Even if A only robs B and does not damage anyone outside the relationship, this is not love as this would encourage robbery (e.g. A in the example above) and punish real contributions (e.g. B in the example above) if such behavior is left unpunished, which will have a large impact in the environment since people will soon learn to act like A to be successful."

"In such cases, it is paramount to restore the lives and careers for B and warn/punish A so that A could not continue such behaviors towards B."
The General Love System III
Creators: name: Hu
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Is it really a mystery why someone chooses a person and not the other? Here I attempt to extend the framework into social domains. 

"Even if A only robs B and does not damage anyone outside the relationship, this is not love as this would encourage robbery (e.g. A in the example above) and punish real contributions (e.g. B in the example above) if such behavior is left unpunished, which will have a large impact in the environment since people will soon learn to act like A to be successful. In such cases, it is paramount to restore the lives and careers for B and warn/punish A so that A could not continue such behaviors towards B."

"Jesus, an exemplar for unconditional love, did not volunteer to die but rather was killed even though his spiritual love is still present. Jesus showed mercy and said they did not know what they were doing because the people killing him did not know that they were killing someone sent by God to save the world. But they clearly knew they were killing him. The reason may not be purely religious as Jesus had always said he was sent by God and was not arrested before. They decided to arrest him after he refuted the people who made the temple a place of sellers and robbers. His actions probably became a threat to damage others’ interests, making him unbearable.

 Would the world had been better if he had not been killed? Would people save him if they had recognized his life more valuable than the interests they could have gained from the temple of God without him? What damages could he possibly had done if he was not killed? If people only believe someone loves them if this person dies for them, how many people will have to die to make the world a loving place? Should everyone be convicted and killed like Jesus to prove that everyone has been finally saved?

It is therefore imperative to recognize that promoting love does not exclude punishing abusers, robbers etc. but the purpose of such punishment should be love, making all better and not for the sake of punishment. It is equally important to understand that forgiveness should not replace restoring lives/careers of people being robbed, abused or under other suppressive treatments before it is too late."
Taibainus shanensis Tanasevitch, 2006, sp. n.
Creators: name: Tanasevitch, Andrei V.
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Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Linyphiidae
Taibainus
Taibainus shanensis

description: Taibainus shanensis sp. n.
Figs 64–67
Material. Holotype ♂ (SMF), China, Shaanxi Prov., S flanks of Taibai Shan, above Houshenzi, mixed coniferous/ Rhododendron forest, 3050 m, 14.–15.VI.1997, leg. P. Jäger & J. Martens.
Taxonomic remarks. See above under the genus.
Etymology. The specific name is derived from the name of the area where the new species was found; adjective.
Description. Male. The holotype is mostly damaged. Total length––1.46. Carapace 0.68 long, 0.50 wide, black brown, cephalic part slightly elevated, cephalic pits present (Fig. 64). Legs pale brown. Chaetotaxy unclear. Metatarsus IV without trichobothrium. TmI––0.59. Palp (Figs 65–67): Palpal tibia unmodified. Paracymbium relatively small, simple. Suprategular apophysis short but wide, with a tooth in middle part. Median membrane well­developed, covering part of embolic division. Embolic division Z­shaped. Embolus relatively short, straight. Opisthosoma 0.85 long, 0.53 wide, dark grey.
Female unknown.
Abbreviations used: ED embolic division, MM median membrane, SA suprategular apophysis.
description: Published as part of Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2006, On some Linyphiidae of China, mainly from Taibai Shan, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 277-311 in Zootaxa 1325 on page 299, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.273569
Taibaishanus Tanasevitch, 2006, gen. n.
Creators: name: Tanasevitch, Andrei V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Linyphiidae
Taibaishanus

description: Taibaishanus gen. n.
Type species. Taibaishanus elegans sp. n.
Etymology. The generic name is a combination of two words designating the area where the new species was found. Gender masculine.
Diagnosis. Rather large Erigonine, total length 2.50–3.00. Male carapace slightly modified, carrying a peculiar arrangement of bristles. Chaetotaxy 2.2.1.1. All metatarsi with a trichobothrium. TmI––0.65–0.67. The genus is characterised by the following combination of characters: a special shape of palpal tibia, a hypertrophied radical extension of embolic division and a long embolus with a sigmoid apical part.
Taxonomic remarks. The taxonomic position of this genus is completely unclear, especially so in view of the highly peculiar genitalic characters.
Species included. Only the type species.
description: Published as part of Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2006, On some Linyphiidae of China, mainly from Taibai Shan, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 277-311 in Zootaxa 1325 on page 300, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.273569
Taibaishanus elegans Tanasevitch, 2006, sp. n.
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Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Linyphiidae
Taibaishanus
Taibaishanus elegans

description: Taibaishanus elegans sp. n.
Figs 68–75
Material. Holotype ♂ (SMF), China, Shaanxi Prov., S flanks of Taibai Shan, above Houshenzi, primary broadleaved forest, 1700–2600 m, 9.VI.1997, leg. J. Martens & P. Jäger. Paratypes: 2 ♂, 2 Ψ (SMF), same, above Houshenzi, secondary broadleaved forest, 1300–1700 m, 19.VI.1997, leg. J. Martens & P. Jäger; 1 Ψ (SMF), same, above Houshenzi, secondary broadleaved forest, 1300–1700 m, 8.VI.1997, leg. J. Martens & P. Jäger; 1 ♂ (SMF), same, above Houshenzi, secondary broadleaved forest, 1650 m, 1/– 3.VII.1997, leg. J. Martens & P. Jäger; 1 ♂, 2 Ψ (ZMMU), same, above Houshenzi, mixed coniferous/ Rhododendron forest, 3050 m, 12.–13.VI.1997, leg. P. Jäger & J. Martens.
Diagnosis. See above under the genus.
Etymology. The specific name is a Latin adjective meaning “elegant”, this referring to the shape of the embolic division.
Description. Male. Total length––2.50. Carapace 1.20 long, 0.90 wide, pale reddish brown, slightly modified: behind a small head elevation there is a shallow hollow hidden below small appressed bristles as in Fig. 68. Chelicerae 0.43 long, without frontal tooth. Legs pale reddish yellow. Leg I, 4.34 long (1.18+0.28+1.13+1.10+0.65), IV––4.31 long (1.15+0.28+1.15+1.13+0.60). Chaetotaxy 2.2.1.1. Each metatarsus with a trichobothrium. TmI––0.67. Palp (Figs 69–73): Tibia with a long, retrolateral, S­shaped process. Hollow between pro­ and retrolateral processes of tibia with long straight spines. Paracymbium Ushaped, unciform apically, proximal part with a rounded outgrowth. Protegulum conical, membranous. Embolic division hypertrophied, complex. Embolus very long, wide, regularly narrowed distad, S­shaped apically. Radix of embolic division flat and wide, with a very long and curved apophysis almost equal in length to embolus. Opisthosoma 1.33 long, 0.83 wide, pale dorsally, with two median, grey, interrupted stripes.
Female. Total length––2.25 (max 3.00). Carapace 1.00 long, 0.90 wide. Chelicerae 0.38 long. Leg I, 3.64 long (1.03+0.25+0.95+0.83+0.58), IV––3.86 long (1.05+0.20+1.08+0.98+0.55). TmI––0.65. Opisthosoma 1.25 long, 1.00 wide. Epigyne as in Figs 74–75. Body and leg colouration, chaetotaxy as in male.
description: Published as part of Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2006, On some Linyphiidae of China, mainly from Taibai Shan, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 277-311 in Zootaxa 1325 on pages 300-302, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.273569
Prefetching in functional languages
Creators: name: Ainsworth, Sam
name: Jones, Timothy
Publisher: name: ACM
Year: 2020
Subjects: 46 Information and Computing Sciences
4612 Software Engineering

description: Functional programming languages contain a number of runtime and language features, such as garbage collection, indirect memory accesses, linked data structures and immutability, that interact with a processor’s memory system. These conspire to cause a variety of unintuitive memory performance effects. For example, it is slower to traverse through linked lists and arrays of data that have been sorted than to traverse the same data accessed in the order it was allocated. We seek to understand these issues and mitigate them in a manner consistent with functional languages, taking advantage of the features themselves where possible. For example, immutability and garbage collection force linked lists to be allocated roughly sequentially in memory, even when the data pointed to within each node is not. We add language primitives for software-prefetching to the OCaml language to exploit this, and observe significant performance improvements a variety of micro- and macro-benchmarks, resulting in speedups of up to 2× on the out-of-order superscalar Intel Haswell and Xeon Phi Knights Landing systems, and up to 3× on the in-order Arm Cortex-A53.
Philosophical Insights into Friendship
Creators: name: Oliveira D., M. Jorge
Publisher: name: EmpowerVerse Media, Information & Communication Agency
Year: 2025
Subjects: philosophy
friendship
ethics

description: Friendship, one of humanity's most cherished relationships, has captivated philosophers, poets, and thinkers across centuries. This article explores the essence of friendship through philosophical lenses, unravelling its complexity, significance, and transformative power. Drawing on interdisciplinary insights from philosophy, psychology, and sociology, it seeks to illuminate the role of friendship in fostering personal growth, societal cohesion, and a meaningful life.
Linyphiidae
Creators: name: Tanasevitch, Andrei V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Linyphiidae

description: Other identified Linyphiidae
(in alphabetical order)
description: Published as part of Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2006, On some Linyphiidae of China, mainly from Taibai Shan, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 277-311 in Zootaxa 1325 on page 303, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.273569
Aprifrontalia afflata Ma & Zhu 1991
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Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Linyphiidae
Aprifrontalia
Aprifrontalia afflata

description: Aprifrontalia afflata Ma & Zhu 1991
Material: 1 ♂ (SMF), China, Shaanxi Prov., S flanks of Taibai Shan, above Houshenzi, primary broadleaved forest, 1700–2000 m, 10.VI.1997, leg. J. Martens & P. Jäger; 1 ♂ (SMF), same, above Houshenzi, secondary broadleaved forest, 1300–1700 m, 19.VI.1997, leg. J. Martens & P. Jäger.
description: Published as part of Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2006, On some Linyphiidae of China, mainly from Taibai Shan, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 277-311 in Zootaxa 1325 on page 303, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.273569
Denisiphantes denisi Schenkel 1963
Creators: name: Tanasevitch, Andrei V.
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Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Linyphiidae
Denisiphantes
Denisiphantes denisi

description: Denisiphantes denisi (Schenkel 1963)
Figs 76–77
Material: 3 ♂ (SMF), China, Quinghai Prov., Bei Shan National Park, 120 km NE Xining, 2300–2700 m, 23.V.–8.VI. 1996, leg. J. Martens. Paratypes: 1 ♂ (SMF), Quinghai Prov., Koko Nor Lake, southern shore, near Heimane, 3200–3250 m, 9–21.VI.1996, leg. J. Martens.
description: Published as part of Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2006, On some Linyphiidae of China, mainly from Taibai Shan, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 277-311 in Zootaxa 1325 on page 303, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.273569
Nops nitidus Simon 1907
Creators: name: Sánchez-Ruiz, Alexander
name: Brescovit, Antonio D.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Caponiidae
Nops
Nops nitidus

description: Nops nitidus Simon, 1907
Figure 66A‒L
Nops nitida Simon, 1907: 264. Female holotype from Region of Amazonas, Manaus and Iquitos (no more data), (MNHN 9673; examined).
Nops nitidus: Bonnet, 1958: 3115 (emendation of N. nitida).
Remarks. The holotype is a subadult female with homogeneous color on the abdomen. This species was described by Simon (1907: 264) from the region of the Amazonas, mentioning two localities (Manaus, Brazil and Iquitos, Peru). Although the description was quite short, Simon wrote that the abdomen of this specimen has a homogeneous green color (... Abdomen oblongum, testaceo–virescens, unicolor...). The other three species occurring in this region (N. mathani, N. amazonas n. sp and N. alexenriquei n. sp) have an evident chevron pattern on dorsum of abdomen. However, we found several females specimens with a homogeneous grayish green color from the Amazonas Region, including the Brazilian type locality (Manaus). These specimens were assigned to this species, considering that the Simon’s holotype apparently also had this color. Besides abdominal color, these specimens share with the holotype small posterior unpaired claws. Specimens from Iquitos, Peru were not located.
Additional material examined. BRAZIL: Amazonas: Manaus (3°6′0″S, 60°1′0″W), 29.iii.1988, J. Adis, 1♀ (INPA). Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke (2°57′42″S, 59°55′40″W), 21.xii.1992, H. Höfer & T. Gasnier, 1♀ (INPA). Ditto, 25.i.1993, H. Höffer & Bosvier, 1♀ (INPA). Ditto, 9.ix.1991, H. Höfer & T. Gasnier, arboreal funnel traps, 1♀ (SMNK). Ditto, 14.x.1991, H. Höfer & T. Gasnier, arboreal funnel traps, 1♀ (SMNK). Ditto, 2.ix.1991, H. Höfer & T. Gasnier, arboreal funnel traps, 1♀ (IBSP 212791).
Diagnosis. Females can be separate from other congeners from the region by having a homogeneous grayish green color on the dorsum of abdomen (Fig. 66A, H).
Description. Male: unknown
Female (from Manaus: INPA): Carapace yellowish orange (Fig. 66A). Chelicerae, labium, coxae and legs yellowish orange. Endites and sternum yellowish orange. Abdomen light gray, without noticeable dorsal pattern, lighter ventrally. Anal tubercle and spinnerets light gray. Total length 6.8. Carapace 3.15 long, 2.0 wide. Sternum 3.0 long, 1.8 wide. Leg measurements: I: 3.5; II: 3.4; III: 3.2; IV: 3.65. Posterior unpaired claws small, as in other three‒clawed spiders. PLS longer than PMS. External genital area with a weakly sclerotized anterior plate and lep, remarkable ess (Fig. 66J). Internal genitalia with receptaculum without invagination and uterus externus with wide base.
Distribution. Known from Manaus, Amazonas (Fig. 65B).
description: Published as part of Sánchez-Ruiz, Alexander & Brescovit, Antonio D., 2018, A revision of the Neotropical spider genus Nops MacLeay (Araneae: Caponiidae) with the first phylogenetic hypothesis for the Nopinae genera, pp. 1-121 in Zootaxa 4427 (1) on page 99, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4427.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1271779
Gongylidioides rimatus Ma & Zhu 1990
Creators: name: Tanasevitch, Andrei V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Linyphiidae
Gongylidioides
Gongylidioides rimatus

description: Gongylidioides rimatus (Ma & Zhu 1990)
Figs 78–83
Material. 1 ♂ (SMF), China, Shaanxi Prov., S flanks of Taibai Shan, above Houshenzi, primary broadleaved forest, 1700–2600 m, 9.VI.1997, leg. J. Martens & P. Jäger. Paratypes: 1 ♂, 2 Ψ (SMF), same, above Houshenzi, primary broadleaved forest, 1700–2600 m, 10.VI.1997, leg. J. Martens & P. Jäger.
Taxonomic remarks. This species was originally described from Hubei Province, China as Oedothorax rimatus by Ma & Zhu (1990). It seems to be especially closely related to the Chinese and Japanese Gongylidioides onoi Tazoe 1994 (= Aprifrontalia quadrialata Gao, Xing & Zhu 1996), but is easily distinguished by the less strongly developed head elevation on the male carapace, the absence of a deep distal hollow on the paracymbium, as well as by the less strongly narrowed epigynal plate.
Short description. Male. Total length––2.40. Carapace 1.15 long, 0.93 wide, dirty red, cephalic division unmodified, with a group of small bristles (Fig. 78). Chelicerae 0.38 long. Legs pale yellow. Leg I, 3.29 long (1.00+0.28+0.88+0.63+0.50), IV––3.59 long (1.0++0.30+0.93+0.88+0.48). Chaetotaxy 2.2.1.1. Mt I–IV each with a trichobothrium. Ti and Mt I–II (in male sex only!) with sparse long hairs situated almost at right angle to leg segment. TmI––0.71. Palp (Figs 79–82): Palpal tibia with a large lateral outgrowth. Distal part of paracymbium with several short spines. Ventral part of tegulum weakly sclerotised, almost white, protegulum membranous. Suprategular apophysis small. Radix of embolic division broad, V­shaped, carrying a dark tooth. Embolus relatively short. Opisthosoma 1.28 long, 0.88 wide, dark grey, with a pale, scarcely visible, median stripe dorsally.
Female. Total length––2.23. Carapace 1.08 long, 0.80 wide, unmodified. Chelicerae 0.40 long. Leg I, 3.16 long (0.85+0.28+0.80+0.75+0.48), IV––3.51 long (1.00+0.30+0.88+0.88+0.45). TmI––0.70. Opisthosoma 1.25 long, 0.80 wide. Epigynal plate pyriform, as in Fig. 83. Body and leg colouration, chaetotaxy as in male.
description: Published as part of Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2006, On some Linyphiidae of China, mainly from Taibai Shan, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 277-311 in Zootaxa 1325 on pages 303-305, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.273569
Himalaphantes grandiculus Tanasevitch 1987
Creators: name: Tanasevitch, Andrei V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Linyphiidae
Himalaphantes
Himalaphantes grandiculus

description: Himalaphantes grandiculus (Tanasevitch 1987)
Material: 1 ♂ (SMF), China, Shaanxi Prov., S flanks of Taibai Shan, above Houshenzi, primary broadleaved forest, 2500–2600 m, 25.–26.VI.1997, leg. J. Martens & P. Jäger; 1 Ψ (SMF), same, above Houshenzi, mixed coniferous/ Rhododendron forest, 3050 m, 14.–15.VI.1997, leg. P. Jäger & J. Martens.
description: Published as part of Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2006, On some Linyphiidae of China, mainly from Taibai Shan, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 277-311 in Zootaxa 1325 on page 305, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.273569
Hypselistes acutidens Gao, Sha & Zhu 1989
Creators: name: Tanasevitch, Andrei V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2006
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Linyphiidae
Hypselistes
Hypselistes acutidens

description: Hypselistes acutidens Gao, Sha & Zhu 1989
Material: 3 Ψ (SMF), China, Shaanxi Prov., S flanks of Taibai Shan, above Houshenzi, secondary broadleaved forest, 1300–1700 m, 19.VI.1997, leg. J. Martens & P. Jäger; 3 Ψ (SMF), same, above Houshenzi, primary broadleaved forest, 1700–2000 m, 10.VI.1997, leg. J. Martens & P. Jäger.
description: Published as part of Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2006, On some Linyphiidae of China, mainly from Taibai Shan, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 277-311 in Zootaxa 1325 on page 305, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.273569