Pireneitega huochengensis Zhao & Li

Zhang, Xiaoqing, Zhao, Zhe, Zheng, Guo & Li, Shuqiang, 2016, Nine new species of the spider genus Pireneitega Kishida, 1955 (Agelenidae, Coelotinae) from Xinjiang, China, ZooKeys 601, pp. 49-74 : 56-58

Taxon classification Animalia Araneae Agelenidae

Pireneitega huochengensis Zhao & Li sp. n. Figs 7, 8, 17

Type material.

Holotype ♂: China: Xinjiang, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture: Huocheng County, Sarbulak town, N44°13'14", E81°10'13", 987 m, 4.VIII.2013, J. Liu, K. Meng, Z. Yao, and Z. Zhao. Paratypes: 3♀3♂, same data as holotype.

Etymology.

The specific name refers to the type locality; adjective.

Diagnosis.

The male can be distinguished from all other Pireneitega species, except Pireneitega gongliuensis sp. n., Pireneitega involuta and Pireneitega xinping , by having a broad conductor and thick patellar apophysis, and can be distinguished from these species by the blunt tip of patellar apophysis (the tapering tip in Pireneitega involuta and Pireneitega xinping , the nearly rectangular in Pireneitega gongliuensis sp. n.) (cf. Figs 5 and 7; Wang et al. 1990: figs 13-15; Zhang et al. 2002: figs 9-10). The female can be distinguished from all other Pireneitega species, except for Pireneitega gongliuensis sp. n., by having long and broad epigynal teeth, and can be distinguished from this species by the blunt tip of epigynal teeth (the tapering tip in Pireneitega gongliuensis sp. n.) (cf. Figs 6 A–B and 8 A–B).

Description.

Male (holotype): Total length 11.54. Carapace 5.13 long, 3.60 wide. Abdomen 6.41 long, 3.00 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.20, ALE 0.24, PME 0.24, PLE 0.24; AME-AME 0.12, AME-ALE 0.06, PME-PME 0.14, PME-PLE 0.16. Leg measurements: I: 15.15 (4.00, 5.20, 3.75, 2.20); II: 14.15 (3.75, 4.75, 3.65, 2.00); III: 13.30 (3.50, 4.25, 3.75, 1.80); IV: 17.50 (4.75, 5.40, 5.10, 2.25). Carapace yellow. Abdomen black, with 2 types of spots, one group yellow, and another transversal spots. Palp: patellar apophysis long, subequal to the tibial length; tibia short, about 1/4 of the cymbium length; RTA long, subequal to the tibial length; cymbial furrow short, about 1/3 length of cymbium; conductor broad, with broad apex, with two loops; embolus with broad base, beginning at 6:00 o’clock position (Fig. 7 A–C).

Female (one of paratypes): Total length 9.94. Carapace 4.49 long, 3.05 wide. Abdomen 5.45 long, 2.90 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.18, ALE 0.23, PME 0.24, PLE 0.30; AME-AME 0.10, AME-ALE 0.05, PME-PME 0.15, PME-PLE 0.10. Leg measurements: I: 11.25 (3.25, 4.00, 2.50, 1.50); II: 10.30 (3.00, 3.50, 2.50, 1.30); III: 9.70 (2.75, 3.00, 2.65, 1.30); IV: 13.75 (3.75, 4.25, 4.00, 1.75). Carapace yellow, with brown lateral margins. Abdomen yellow, with black and nearly chevrons-shaped stripes. Epigyne: epigynal teeth thick, about 0.7 times as long as epigynal atrium; septum with the well delimited tip, about 0.3 times as long as wide; atrium with well delimited posterior margin, the length subequal to the width, about 2.3 times as long as septum, about 0.8 times as wide as septum; receptacles long, about 2.7 times as long as wide; copulatory opening distinct; hoods indistinct (Fig. 8 A–B).

Distribution.

Known only from the type locality (Fig. 17).