Notiocoelotes, Wang, Xu and Li, 2008

Liu, Jie & Li, Shuqiang, 2010, The Notiocoelotes spiders (Araneae: Agelenidae) from Hainan Island, China, Zootaxa 2561 (1), pp. 30-48 : 31-32

Key to species of Notiocoelotes known from Hainan Island

1. Males (those of N. lingulatus and N. pseudolingulatus sp. nov. unknown) ................................................................2

- Females (those of N. membranaceus sp. nov. unknown) ............................................................................................. 5

2. Median apophysis absent ( Figs 5A, 13A)..................................................................................................................... 3 - Median apophysis present ( Fig. 2B).................................................................................... N. membranaceus sp. nov.

3. Cymbial furrow absent ( Figs 4B, 12B) ........................................................................................................................ 4

- Cymbial furrow present ( Fig. 8C)................................................................................................................ palinitropus

4. Conductor short, not reaching the base of embolus ( Figs 4B, 5A)................................................. orbiculatus sp. nov.

- Conductor relatively long, reaching the base of embolus ( Figs 12B, 13A)........................................ spirellus sp. nov.

5. Atrium length at least four times width ( Fig. 9B)........................................................................................ palinitropus

- Atrium with length at most two times its width ( Figs 1B, 5B, 7B, 10A, 11B, 13B, 15B) ...........................................6

6. Atrium square-shaped, copulatory ducts broad, covering part of spermathecae ( Figs 1B–C, 10A–B, 11B–C) ......... 7

- Atrium not square-shaped, copulatory ducts narrow, not covering spermathecae ( Figs 5B–D, 7B–D, 13B–D, 15B– D)................................................................................................................................................................................. 8

7. Atrium scape tongue-shaped, copulatory ducts anteriorly separated ( Figs 1B–C)......................................... lingulatus

- Atrium scape diamond-shaped, copulatory ducts anteriorly adjacent ( Figs 10A–B, 11B–C)...................................................................................................................................................................................... pseudolingulatus sp. nov.

8. Atrium shield-shaped, longer than wide ( Figs 5B, 7B).................................................................. orbiculatus sp. nov.

- Atrium ovate, wider than long ( Figs 13B, 15B)................................................................................. spirellus sp. nov.