Lipocrea fusiformis (Thorell, 1877)

Figs 1, 3, 12, 13, 14

Meta fusiformis Thorell, 1877: 431 (♀).

Lipocrea fusiformis: Thorell 1878: 6.

Larinia quadrinotata Simon, 1889: 340 (juv.); Simon 1909: 105 (♀).

Larinia lutescens Thorell, 1898: 342 (♂ ♀).

Larinopa fusiformis: Grasshoff 1970: 231, figs 15 a, b, 16 a – e (♂ ♀, transfer from Larinia, synonym of Larinia lutescens and L. quadrinotata); Tanikawa 1989: 35, figs 8–14 (♂ ♀); Chang and Tso 2004: 28, figs 5–8 (♂ ♀); Tanikawa et al. 2023: 56, figs 15–18.

Note.

For full list of taxonomic references, see WSC (2025).

Material examined.

• 1 ♂, 3 ♀ (YHGY 432, YHGY 495, YHGY 507, YHGY 508), China: Guizhou Prov.: Guiyang City, Huaxi District, University Town, 26.38°N, 106.65°E, c. 1173 m, by beating, 7 VII 2022, Q. Jiang & Q. Du leg ; • 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (YHGY 431, YHGY 433), Guiyang City, Huaxi District, Dangwu Town, 26.38°N, 106.60°E, c. 1138 m, by hand, 19 V 2022, H. Yu & Q. Lu leg ; Guiyang City, Kaiyang Co., Nanjiang Grand Canyon, 26.94°N, 106.97°E, c. 861 m, by hand, 7 VI 2022, H. Yu & Q. Lu leg.

Diagnosis and description.

See Tanikawa (1989). Living specimens as in Fig. 3 A – C, male habitus as in Fig. 12 A – C, male palp as in Fig. 13 A – D, female habitus as in Fig. 12 D – F, genitalia as in Fig. 14 A – F.

Distribution.

China (Guizhou, new record for mainland China; Taiwan), India, Burma, Vietnam, Thailand, Japan, Philippines, Sulawesi, New Guinea, Australia.

Comments.

Among all examined female specimens, the epigynal scape is broken off in some individuals (e. g., YHGY 507, as in Fig. 14 D – F), but it remains intact in others (e. g., YHGY 432, as in Fig. 14 A – C). Aside from this difference, all other morphological features are consistent. In addition, results from molecular evidence confirm that these specimens belong to the same species (Fig. 4; for details, see the results and discussion section).

Compiled from data in Table 1.

♂ ex.; China, Guizhou Prov., Guiyang City, Huaxi District, Dangwu Town, lat: 26.38, long: 106.6, elev: 1138; YHGY 431; PX 230061; (Table 1) • ♀ ex.; China, Guizhou Prov., Guiyang City, Huaxi District, University Town, lat: 26.38, long: 106.65, elev: 1173; YHGY 432; PX 230062; (Table 1) • ♀ ex.; China, Guizhou Prov., Guiyang City, Huaxi District, Dangwu Town, lat: 26.38, long: 106.6, elev: 1138; YHGY 433; PX 230063; (Table 1) • ♂ ex.; China, Guizhou Prov., Guiyang City, Huaxi District, University Town, lat: 26.38, long: 106.65, elev: 1173; YHGY 495; PX 230065; (Table 1) • ♀ ex.; China, Guizhou Prov., Guiyang City, Huaxi District, University Town, lat: 26.38, long: 106.65, elev: 1173; YHGY 507; PX 230066; (Table 1) • ♀ ex.; China, Guizhou Prov., Guiyang City, Huaxi District, University Town, lat: 26.38, long: 106.65, elev: 1173; YHGY 508; PX 230064; (Table 1) .