Neriene nitens Chen & Zhu, 1991

Li, Jian Yong, Liu, Jie & Chen, Jian, 2018, A review of some Neriene spiders (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from China, Zootaxa 4513 (1), pp. 1-90 : 57-58

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Figs 47–49, 68 E–F, 69

Neriene nitens Zhu & Chen, in Chen & Zhang, 1991: 167 , f. 166.1–9 (mf; N.B.: species attributed to Zhu & Chen, 1988, but no such description published); Chen & Zhu, 1992: 418, f. 1–15 (mf); Song, Zhu & Li, 1993: 866, f. 26A–G (mf); Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 194, f. 111E–F, M–N (mf); Zhu & Zhang, 2011: 143, f. 93A–D (mf); Yin et al., 2012: 534, f. 253a–j (mf).

Material examined. Jilin: GoogleMaps Changbaishan Nature Reserve GoogleMaps , 42.11°N, 128.09°E, 2721m, 26.vii.1987, J.C. Gao and J. Chen leg., 2MM (CBEE); Hunan: Changsha City, Yuele Mt. , 28.18°N, 112.94°E, 113m, 30.vi. to 3.vii.1990 GoogleMaps ,

collector unknown, 4FF; Hubei: Yichang City, Wufeng County, 30.21°N, 110.68°E, 662m, 13.ix.2006, J. Chen leg., 1F (CBEE); Hubei: Luotian County, Tiantangzai national forest Park , 31.11°N, 115.73°E, 946m, 20.vii. to 29.ix.2009, X. Xu & H.J. Xie leg., 45MM and 41FF ( CBEE) GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis: See the diagnosis under N. compta .

Description: The measurements see Chen & Zhu (1992). Male palp ( Figs 48): Tibia slightly shorter than cymbium. Paracymbium long, slender, U-shaped, with distal arm curved upwardly. Distal suprategular apophysis slender, distally bifurcate, dorsal part with narrow hooked tip, ventral part membranous, significantly broader than dorsal part. Lamella well-developed, with four projections: lateral one long, slender and tapering; posterior one long and slender; anterior one large, blunt; dorsal one short. Terminal apophysis spiral, with about one coil. Embolus with short appendage distally of spermduct-tooth, appendage pigmented wholly with second tooth. Male habitus as in Fig. 49B.

Epigynum ( Figs 47A, 49C): In ventral view, atrium opening large, semicircular. Parmula arising from dorsal wall, with a semicircular tip, which has a small depression at its tip. Vulva ( Figs 47 B–C, 49D–E): Vulva wider than long; copulatory grooves started mesally, with about one and a half coils; fertilization grooves enter the spermathecae, with about one and a half coils; turning-points long, slender, significantly curved, situated laterally, pointing towards mesally; spermathecae long, slender, also significantly curved, pointing towards laterally. Female habitus as in Fig. 49A.

Distribution: China (Hubei, Anhui, Hunan, Jilin, Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, Fujian) ( Fig. 69).

References

Chen, J. & Zhu, C. D. (1988) A new species of spider of the genus Neriene from China (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 13, 346 - 349.

Chen, J. & Zhu, C. D. (1992) A new species of spider of the genus Neriene from China (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 17, 418 - 423.

Song, D. X., Zhu, M. S. & Chen, J. (1999) The spiders of China. Hebei University of Science and Techology Publishing House, Shijiazhuang, 640 pp.

Yin, C. M., Peng, X. J., Yan, H. M., Bao, Y. H., Xu, X., Tang, G., Zhou, Q. S. & Liu, P. (2012) Fauna Hunan: Araneae in Hunan, China. Hunan Science and Technology Press, Changsha, 1590 pp.