Clubiona calycina, R, 2014

R, P., 2014, A New Species Of The Spider Genus Clubiona From China, With Description Of The Male Of Clubiona Qiyunensis (Araneae: Clubionidae), Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 60 (3), pp. 207-215 : 209-214

Clubiona calycina sp. n.

(Figs 1–12)

Typematerial. Holotypemale, CHINA: HenanProvince, SongCounty, TianchiMoun- tain (34°16.30 ′ N, 111°51.17 ′ E), 12 July 2004, MingshengZhuleg. Paratypes: 1 maleand 2 females, samedataasholotype; 1 male, HenanProvince, BaiyunMountain (33°40.80 ′ N, 111°50.47 ′ E), SouthValley, 20 July 2002, JinyuYangleg.

Diagnosis. Thisspeciesischaracterizedbythefollowingcombinationof characters: theembolusfiliformanditstipreachingthetopofconductor; the medianpartofconductorexpandeddistinctly; RTAthumb-shaped; copula- toryductscalyx-shapedinventralview.

Etymology. ThespeciesepithetisderivedfromtheLatinword‘calycinus’, andrefers

totheshapeofcopulatoryductsinventralview.

Description – Male. Totallength 6.19–6.32; holotypebody 6.19 long; cephalothorax 2.98 long, 1.98 wide; abdomen 3.31 long, 1.66 wide. Carapaceyellowbrown. Headregion slightlyelevatedabovethorax, withY-shapedmarkingbehindposterioreyes. Radialfur- rowobvious. Medianfurrowlongitudinal. Anterioreyerowrecurved, posterioreyerow almoststraightindorsalview (Fig. 2). Diametersofeyes: AME 0.16, ALE 0.15, PME 0.15, PLE 0.14. Interdistancesofeyes: AME–AME 0.09, AME–ALE 0.06, PME–PME 0.27, PME– PLE 0.17. MOA 0.37 long, front 0.39 wide, back 0.52 wide. Cheliceraedarkbrown, promarginwiththreeteeth, retromarginwithtwoteeth. Enditesdarkbrown, longerthanwide. Labiumreddish- brown, longerthanwide. Sternum 1.45 long, 0.96 wide. Legsyellow. Tibia Iwiththreepairsofventralspines, tibiaIIwithfiveventralspines. Measurementsoflegs: I 7.88 (2.25, 0.94, 2.20, 1.65, 0.84), II 8.46 (2.46, 1.00, 2.42, 1.69, 0.89), III 6.56 (2.04, 0.77, 1.42, 1.74, 0.59), IV 9.23 (2.67, 0.98, 2.17, 2.72, 0.69). Leg formula: 4213. Abdomen ovoid, brownyellow, withconspicuousanteriortuftsofhairs; dorsumwithyellowthinhairs; cardiacpatterndarkbrown; posteriorlywithpairedbrownmarkingsconsistingofnumer- ousstripesandspots (Fig. 2); venterbrown. Spinneretsbrown. RTAsimple, smalland thumb-shaped (Figs 6, 11); embolusfiliform, originatingfromthemiddleofthetegulum prolaterally, anditstipreachingtopofconductor (Figs 5–6,10–11); conductorlargeand sclerotized, cap-shapedfromventralview, withalargemembraneinfrontofit; tegular apophysistriangularinventralview, situatedatthemiddleoftegulum (Figs 6–7,11–12).

Female. Totallength 8.94–9.03; onespecimenmeasured (fromTianchiMountain), body 8.94 long; cephalothorax 3.85 long, 2.57 wide; abdomen 5.13 long, 2.78 wide. Diam- etersofeyes: AME 0.17, ALE 0.17, PME 0.15, PLE 0.17. Interdistancesofeyes: AME–AME 0.14, AME–ALE 0.12, PME–PME 0.40, PME–PLE 0.25. MOA 0.43 long, front 0.47 wide, back 0.69 wide. Labium 0.72 long, 0.48 wide. Sternum 1.86 long, 1.16 wide. MetatarsusIIwitha singleventralspine. Measurementsoflegs: Ilost, II 9.07 (2.48, 1.45, 2.40, 1.67, 1.07), III 7.35 (1.95, 1.14, 1.55, 1.94, 0.77), IV 10.10 (2.47, 1.35, 2.34, 3.02, 0.92). Other characters as in male (Fig. 1). Copulatoryopeningsanteriorly; copulatoryductsobviousandparallelinvental Figs 1–7. Clubionacalycina sp. n.: 1 = femalehabitus, dorsalview; 2 = malehabitus, dorsal view; 3 = epigyne, ventralview; 4 = vulva; 5–7 = leftmalepalp: 5 = prolateralview; 6 = ventralview; 7 = retrolateralview. Scalebars: 1.00 mm (1–2); 0.20 mm (3–4); 0.25mm (5–7).

view (Figs 3, 8); spermathecaetubular; fertilizationductslongandlance- shaped; bursae spherical, largerthanspermathecae (Figs 4, 9).

Distribution. Onlyknownfromthetypelocality.

Clubiona qiyunensis Xu, Yang et Song, 2003

( Figs 13–23 )

Clubiona qiyunensis Xu, Yang & Song, 2003: 412, fig. 2A–C.

Diagnosis. Thisspeciesischaracterizedbythefollowingcombinationof

characters: thebulbprojecting; theembolarbasewide; theretrolateralfemur apophysislongandnarrow; thecopulatoryopeningssmallandclosetoeach other; copulatoryductswithtwobranches, oneshortandhorn- like, theother longandfoldingbackuponitselflongitudinally.

Description – Male. Totallength 4.14–4.44; onespecimenmeasured, body 4.14 long; cephalothorax 1.78 long, 1.36 wide; abdomen 2.46 long, 1.33 wide. Carapaceovalandyel- lowish. Medianfurrowlongitudinal. Indorsalview, anterioreyerowrecurved, posterior eyerowalmoststraight ( Fig. 14 ). Diametersofeyes: AME 0.10, ALE 0.13, PME 0.11, PLE 0.11. Interdistancesofeyes: AME–AME 0.07, AME–ALE 0.05, PME–PME 0.20, PME–PLE 0.13. MOA 0.29 long, front 0.25 wide, back 0.41 wide. Cheliceraedarkyellow, promargin withsixteeth, retromarginwithfourteeth. Enditesyellowbrown, longerthanwide. La- biumbrown, longerthanwide, thetipofitwithblackhairs. Sternumovoidandyellowish, itssurfacecoveredwithconspicuousshortandthinhairs. Legsyellowbrown, bothtibiaI andIIwithtwopairsofventralspines. Measurementsoflegs: I 4.59 (1.26, 0.64, 1.25, 0.92, 0.52), II 5.12 (1.37, 0.70, 1.48, 1.02, 0.55), III 4.29 (1.24, 0.54, 0.97, 1.08, 0.46), IV 5.73 (1.63, 0.65, 1.40, 1.53, 0.52). Legformula: 4213. Abdomenovoid, brownyellow, withconspicuous anteriortuftsofhairs; dorsumwiththinhairsandgraymarkings ( Fig. 14 ); cardiacpattern yellowbrown. Thepalpalretrolateralfemurapophysisspinous, RTAsmallandblunt; emboluswideandshort, originatingfromtegulumprolaterally, obliquelyupwardextending, andreachingtheedgeoftheretrolateralcymbium; spermductobvious, almoststraightin retrolateralview ( Figs 17–21 ).

(20–21); 0.25 mm (22–23).

Female. Totallength 5.04–5.38; onespecimenmeasured (fromWuyiMountain), body 5.38 long; cephalothorax 1.92 long, 1.42 wide; abdomen 3.33 long, 1.87 wide. Diameters ofeyes: AME 0.08, ALE 0.13, PME 0.12, PLE 0.10. Interdistancesofeyes: AME–AME 0.08, AME–ALE 0.06, PME–PME 0.22, PME–PLE 0.15. MOA 0.29 long, front 0.24 wide, back 0.41 wide. Promarginwithsixteeth, retromarginwithfiveteeth. Labium 0.31 long, 0.25 wide. Sternum 1.08 long, 0.74 wide. Measurementsoflegs: I 4.08 (1.18, 0.60, 1.06, 0.78, 0.46), II 4.47 (1.30, 0.63, 1.23, 0.85, 0.46), III 3.95 (1.17, 0.57, 0.80, 0.91, 0.50), IV 5.47 (1.52, 0.61, 1.35, 1.41, 0.58). Legformula: 4213. Othercharactersasinmale ( Fig. 13 ). Copulatoryopenings closetoeachother; copulatoryductslongandwithtwobranches, onehornedandabove thecopulatoryopenings, andtheothersurroundedbyitselflongitudinally; thetubular spermathecawithashortandtransversefertilizationducts; bursaelargeandoval ( Figs 15–16 , 22–23 ).

Typematerialsexamined. Holotypefemale, QiyunMountain (29°48.89 ′ N, 118°02.07 ′ E), XiuningCounty, AnhuiProvince, May 1994, YajunXuleg. Depositedin MHBU .

Othermaterialexamined. China: FujianProvince, WuyiMountainNationalNatural Reserve (27°49 ′ N, 50°21 ′ E): 5 malesand 8 females, Nankeng, 5 June 2013, ChiJinleg.; 5 malesand 7 females, TongmuVillage, 8 June 2013, ChiJinleg.; 1 female, Moshikeng, 20 May 2004, FengZhangleg.; 1 female, Nankeng, 12 July 2011, FengZhangleg.; 2 females, Moshikeng, 11 July 2011, FengZhangleg.

Distribution. China (Fujian, Anhui).

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Acknowledgements – ThankstothelateProf. MingshengZhuandDr. JinyuYangfor collectingvaluablespecimens. WearegratefultoDr. ChiJinfortakingphotos (13–19) and drawingfigures (20–23). Dr. J. MacDermottkindlyhelpedreviewingthemanuscript. This workwassupportedbytheNationalNaturalScienceFoundationofChina (No. 31093430, 31372154), andinpartbytheProgramofMinistryofScienceandTechnologyoftheRepublicofChina (2012FY110803) toFengZhang.

Figures

Figs 13–19. Clubionaqiyunensis Xu, YangetSong, 2003: 13 = femalehabitus, dorsalview; 14 = malehabitus, dorsalview; 15 = epigyne, ventralview; 16 = vulva; 17–18: leftmalepalp: 17 = prolateralview; 18 = ventralview; 19 = retrolateralview. Scalebars: 1.00 mm (13–14); 0.20 mm (15–19).

Figs 20–23. Clubiona qiyunensis Xu, Yang et Song, 2003: 20–21: left male palp: 20 = ventral view; 21 = retrolateralview; 22 = epigyne, ventralview; 23 = vulva. Scalebars: 0.50 mm