Punctus maoxian, Mu, Yannan & Zhang, Feng, 2023

Mu, Yannan & Zhang, Feng, 2023, Further additions to the guardstone spider fauna from China (Araneae: Phrurolithidae), Zootaxa 5338 (1), pp. 1-104 : 87-92

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5338.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:CAA37212-3008-43F4-98DE-94D7A3FFD3B6
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8283945
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/364E87DE-8625-FFD2-5AA6-FA79DADD2732
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Punctus maoxian
status	sp. nov.

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Punctus maoxian View in CoL sp. nov. (ƋBƉflff)

Figs 74–78 View FIGURE 74 View FIGURE 75 View FIGURE 76 View FIGURE 77 View FIGURE 78

Type material. Holotype ♁, CHINA: Sichuan Province: Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture , Mao County, Mountain Ecosystem Positioning Station (31°41.539´N, 103°53.809´E, 1885 m a.s.l.), 26 May 2015, leg. Luyu Wang. GoogleMaps

Paratypes: 11 ♀, with same data as holotype GoogleMaps .

Etymology. This specific name is derived from the type locality; noun in apposition.

Diagnosis. This new species resembles Punctus taibai sp. nov. in having a similarly shaped embolus, but can be recognized by: 1) the thin retroventral tibial apophysis, tapering from the base to the tip, with a smooth prolateral margin and bifurcated tip (vs retroventral tibial apophysis wide, with a triangular apophysis on the prolateral margin, and wide, not bifurcate tip, compare Fig. 76B–C View FIGURE 76 with Fig. 71B–C View FIGURE 71 ), 2) the short dorsal tibial apophysis (vs long, compare Fig. 76E View FIGURE 76 with Fig. 71C, E View FIGURE 71 ), 3) the arc-shaped tegular apophysis (vs blunt triangular-shaped, compare Fig. 76B View FIGURE 76 with Fig. 71B View FIGURE 71 ), 4) copulatory openings concealed in anterior margins of concavities (vs directed mesally, towards each other, compare Fig. 77A View FIGURE 77 with Fig. 72A View FIGURE 72 ), 5) the oval bursa (vs round, compare Fig. 77B View FIGURE 77 with Fig. 72B View FIGURE 72 ).

Description. Male (Holotype): total length 2.26, carapace 1.07 long, 0.89 wide; abdomen 1.19 long, 0.76 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances:AME 0.05, ALE 0.07, PME 0.05, PLE 0.05; AME–AME 0.03, AME–ALE 0.01, ALE– ALE 0.14, PME–PME 0.04, PME–PLE 0.04, PLE–PLE 0.23, ALE–PLE 0.03. EAW 0.31, CRW 0.46, EAW/CRW 0.67, CRW/CW 0.52. MOA 0.14 long, anterior width 0.13, posterior width 0.15. CH 0.10, CH /AME 2.00. Labium 0.11 long, 0.17 wide. Sternum 0.65 long, 0.59 wide. Leg measurements: Ⅰ absent, II 3.07 (0.81, 0.37, 0.68, 0.73, 0.48), III 2.71 (0.72, 0.34, 0.55, 0.68, 0.42), IV 4.07 (1.05, 0.40, 0.96, 1.07, 0.59). Spination: femora II–IV d 1, tibia II pv 5 rv 5, metatarsus II pv 4 rv 2.

Coloration. Carapace brown, oval, with several markings resembling flowing water droplets beside fovea and sparse iridescent scales in dorsal view. Abdomen darker in color than carapace, with large dorsal scutum covering nearly entire abdomen and sparse iridescent scales dorsally ( Fig. 74A, B View FIGURE 74 ). Legs yellow to black; all tibia tips with nearly white annuli.

Palp as in Figs 76 View FIGURE 76 , 88A–D. Femoral apophysis protruding, with several setae, near tip of femur. Retroventral tibial apophysis wide, tapering from base to tip, tip bifurcated, short branch triangular; dorsal tibial apophysis short, strong, tapering from base to tip. Tegulum narrower than cymbium, oval; tegular apophysis small, arc-shaped. Sperm duct distinct, covering more than half length of tegulum, tapering from retrolateral side of tegulum to embolus. Embolus short, slanting posteriorly. Conductor thin, transparent.

Female (Paratype): total length 3.68, carapace 1.36 long, 1.16 wide; abdomen 2.32 long, 1.52 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.07, ALE 0.09, PME 0.06, PLE 0.07; AME–AME 0.03, AME–ALE 0.01, ALE–ALE 0.18, PME–PME 0.05, PME–PLE 0.06, PLE–PLE 0.29, ALE–PLE 0. 04. EAW 0.41, CRW 0.62, EAW/CRW 0.66, CRW/CW 0.53. MOA 0.20 long, anterior width 0.18, posterior width 0.17. CH 0.13, CH /AME 1.86. Labium 0.13 long, 0.21 wide. Sternum 0.84 long, 0.74 wide. Leg measurements: Ⅰ 4.54 (1.19, 0.49, 1.21, 1.05, 0.60), II 3.82 (1.03, 0.46, 0.87, 0.87, 0.59), III 3.37 (0.89, 0.42, 0.68, 0.84, 0.54), IV 5.15 (1.34, 0.50, 1.22, 1.35, 0.74). Spination: femora I–IV d 1, femur I pl 1, tibia Ⅰ pv 6 rv 6, tibia II pv 6 rv 4, metatarsus Ⅰ pv 4 rv 3, tibia II pv 4 rv 2. Other characters as in male, except dorsal scutum absent ( Fig. 74C, D View FIGURE 74 ).

Epigyne as in Figs 77 View FIGURE 77 , 78E–F View FIGURE 78 . Epigynal plate sclerotized. Copulatory openings large, anterior margin sclerotized, towards posteriorly, located at middle of plate. Copulatory ducts and connecting tubes short. Bursa oval, at middle of plate. Spermathecae small, globular, close to each other. Fertilization ducts located at anterior margin of spermathecae.

Distribution. China (Sichuan Province).