Parasyrisca khubsugul Ovtsharenko, Platnick & Marusik, 1995

Marusik, Yuri M., Fomichev, Alexander A. & Omelko, Mikhail M., 2019, New data on Parasyrisca (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) from Mongolia, Zootaxa 4688 (2), pp. 199-212 : 209-212

Parasyrisca khubsugul Ovtsharenko, Platnick & Marusik, 1995

Figs 1 a–c, 3e–g, 5a–g, 7a–i, 10d–e, 11

Parasyrisca khubsugul Ovtsharenko et al., 1995: 22 , f. 72-74 (♂).

Material examined: MONGOLIA: 1♂ 88♀ Bayankhongor Aimag, Gurvanbulag Somon, Khokh-Nuur Lake, 47 o 32’N 98 o 32’E, 2600 m, 7– 10.06.1997 (Y.M. Marusik). 19♂ 9♀ Arkhangai Aimag, Ondrer-Ulaan, Tsakhir, Chulut Gorge, 48 o 07’N 100 o 22’E, 2100 m, 10– 13.06.1997 (Y.M. Marusik).

Male. Described by Ovtsharenko et al. (1995).

a, d, g intact, ventral; b, e, macerated, ventral; c, f, h macerated, dorsal; i caudal; j lateral. Scale = 0.2 mm. Abbreviations: Rd receptacular duct, Re receptacle, Rh receptacular heads.

Palp as in Figs 3 e–g, 5a–d, 7a–f. Tibia with rectangular apophysis, slightly bent dorsally in posterior part; posterior part with transverse ridges. Cymbium with subparallel lateral sides. Tegulum with slanting sperm duct forming about 45° angle; conductor long and straight, with parallel lateral margins and rounded tip; embolus complex in shape, wider than conductor ( Figs 5d , 7 a–f), lamellated, without longitudinal ridges, lateral sides heavily sclerotized, mesal part membranous, posterior margin twisted around the axis ( Fig. 7d ); terminal apophysis massive; median apophysis as long as terminal.

Female.Total length 11.5. Carapace 4.25 long, 3.5 wide. Leg spination: I: Fe d2, p1, Ti v4, Mt v2; II: Fe d2, p2, Ti v3, Mt v2; III: Fe d2, p2, r1, Ti p4, r4, v2; IV: Fe d2, r1, Ti p3, r3, v3, Mt p4, r4, v2. Leg measurements: I 12.65 (3.5, 1.9, 3.1, 2.4, 1.75); II 11.7 (3.3, 1.75, 2.75, 2.15, 1.75), III 10.65 (3.25, 1.65, 2.5, 1.6, 1.65), IV 14.35 (4.0, 1.8, 3.6, 3.1, 1.85).

Epigyne as in Figs 5 e–g, 7g–i. Fovea almost rectangular, about 2 times longer than wide; anterior pocket wide, partly subdivided in 2 parts ( Fig 5e, g ) or arch shaped ( Figs 5f , 7i ); septum thin weakly developed; posterior pocket subdivided in 2 parts; copulatory opening rounded; receptacles and receptacular ducts straight, parallel to each other; receptacles slightly wider ducts and 1.5 shorter; receptacles separated by 3–4 diameters.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Habitus of Parasyrisca khubsugul (a–c) and P. platnicki sp. n. (holotype ♂, d). a, d male, dorsal; b female, dorsal; c male, lateral. Scale: a–b, d = 2 mm; c = 1 mm.

FIGURE 3. Male palp of the holotype of Parasyrisca platnicki sp. n. (a–d) and P. khubsugul (e–g). a, e ventral; b, g dorsal; c, f retrolateral; d prolateral. Scale = 0.2 mm.

FIGURE 5. Bulb of Parasyrisca khubsugul (a–d), P. polchaninovae sp. n. (h), P. platnicki sp. n. (i) and P. szinetari sp. n. (j) and epigyne of P. khubsugul (e–g). a–c, dorso-prolateral, prolateral and ventral; d, h–j anterior; e–f variation in shape, ventral; g dorsal. Scale = 0.2 mm.

FIGURE 7. Male palp and epigyne of Parasyrisca khubsugul. a–b bulb, anterior and prolateral; c–d embolic division, anteroretrolateral and antero-ventral; e–f embolic division, retrolateral and anterior; g–i epigyne, dorsal; caudal and ventral. Scale = 0.1 mm. Abbreviations: Ap anterior pocket, Em embolus, Eo embolic opening, Cd copulatory duct, Co conductor, Ma median apophysis, Pp posterior pocket, Re receptacle, Rd receptacular duct, Te terminal apophysis.