Taxon classification Animalia Araneae Linyphiidae

Gladiata fengli sp. n. Figs 32, 33, 34, 35

Types.

Holotype ♂: CHINA, Yunnan: Menglun Town: Xishuangbanna Nature Reserve, 21°57.445'N, 101°12.997'E, elevation ca 744 m, 1.-15.05.2007, primary tropical seasonal rain forest, trunk traps. Paratypes 1♀, 21°57.883'N, 101°12.147'E, elevation ca 839 m, 15.08.2011, primary tropical seasonal rain forest, fogging; 1♂, 21°57.445'N, 101°12.997'E, elevation ca 744 m, 16.-31.03.2007, primary tropical seasonal rain forest, trunk traps; 1♂, 21°57.445'N, 101°12.997'E, elevation ca 744 m, 16 .-30.04.2007, primary tropical seasonal rain forest, trunk traps; 1♂, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, 21°53.993'N, 101°16.810'E, elevation ca 611 m, 19. 08.2007, Anogeissus acuminate plantation, fogging.

Etymology.

This specific name is derived from the Chinese Pinyin 'fēng lì’, meaning 'pointed, sharp’, in reference to the pointed proximal cymbial outgrowth of the male palp; term in apposition.

Diagnosis.

See diagnosis of the genus.

Description.

Male (holotype). Total length: 2.78. Carapace 1.16 long, 0.78 wide, post-ocular area slightly elevated, with a row of setae growing along the axis from clypeus to the fovea. Sternum 0.63 long, 0.58 wide. Clypeus 0.19 high. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.07, ALE 0.11, PME 0.10, PLE 0.10, AME-AME/AME 0.43, PME-PME/PME 0.80, AME-ALE/ALE 0.36, PME-PLE/PLE 0.40, coxae IV separated by 0.95 time their width. Length of legs: I 3.71 (1.15, 0.25, 0.94, 0.78, 0.59), II 4.97 (1.40, 0.29, 1.25, 1.30, 0.73), III 3.95 (1.13, 0.28, 0.98, 1.00, 0.56), IV 4.99 (1.40, 0.28, 1.33, 1.33, 0.65). Leg formula: IV-II-III-I. TmI 0.37, TmIV 0.65. Abdomen pale, with irregular dark dots. Palp: see description of the genus.

Female (one of paratypes). Total length: 2.56. Carapace 1.00 long, 0.75 wide, dark brown. Sternum 0.60 long, 0.54 wide. Clypeus 0.20 high. Eyes sizes and interdistances: AME 0.08, ALE 0.10, PME 0.09, PLE 0.10, AME-AME/AME 0.38, PME-PME/PME 0.53, AME-ALE/ALE 0.16, PME-PLE/PLE 0.40, coxae IV separated by 1.13 times their width. Lengths of legs: I 4.98 (1.40, 0.31, 1.38, 1.18, 0.71), II 4.60 (1.30, 0.32, 1.24, 1.10, 0.64), III 3.54 (1.04, 0.20, 0.90, 0.90, 0.50), IV 4.60 (1.31, 0.31, 1.22, 1.13, 0.63). Leg formula: I-IV-II-III. TmI 0.35, TmIV 0.60. Abdomen beige, with dark green venter and symmertric patches on the dorsum. Epigyne: see description of the genus.

Distribution.

Known only from type localities.