Draconarius ellipticus, Liu & Li & Pham, 2010

Liu, Jie, Li, Shuqiang & Pham, Dinh-Sac, 2010, 2377, Zootaxa 2377, pp. 1-93 : 37-38

Draconarius ellipticus sp. nov.

Figs 31–32, 87

Type material. Holotype female, 1 female paratype, VIETNAM: Vinh Phuc Province, Tam Dao National Park (21º31.56’N, 105º33.15’E), March 2007 to March 2008, Dinh-Sac PHAM leg.

Etymology. The specific epithet is taken from the Latin adjective ‘ ellipticus ’, referring to the elliptic atrium.

Diagnosis. The new species can be distinguished from other Draconarius species by the elliptic atrium and extremely large and unique copulatory ducts ( Figs 31A–B, 32B–C).

Description. Female. Total length 9.00–9.25. Holotype total length 9.25, prosoma 4.75 long, 3.20 wide; opisthosoma 4.50 long, 2.75 wide. Eye measurements: AME 0.10; ALE 0.25; PME 0.18; PLE 0.25; AME– AME 0.03; AME–ALE 0.05; ALE–PLE 0.03; PME–PME 0.15; PME–PLE 0.15. Clypeus height 0.20. Leg formula: IV, II, III; leg measurements: I: 12.65 [3.50, 4.25, 3.00, 1.90]; II: 11.25 [3.25, 3.50, 2.75, 1.75]; III: 10.50 [3.00, 3.25, 2.75, 1.50]; IV: 14.00 [3.50, 4.60, 4.00, 1.90]. Chelicerae with three promarginal and two retromarginal teeth ( Fig. 31C). Epigynal teeth small, situated medially and laterally, widely separated ( Figs 31A, 32B); atrium elliptic, close to epigastric furrow ( Figs 31A, 32B); copulatory ducts large ( Figs 31B, 32C); spermathecal heads long and thin, situated on copulatory ducts laterally, widely separated ( Figs 31B, 32C); spermathecae long, thin and widely separated ( Figs 31B, 32C).

Male. Unknown.

Habitat preferences. These specimens were collected by leaf-litter sieving, this species mostly lives in leaf litter.

Distribution. Vietnam (Vinh Phuc) ( Fig. 87).