Telema Simon, 1882

Tong, Yanfeng & Li, Shuqiang, 2008, Four new cave-dwelling species of Telema (Arachnida, Araneae, Telemidae) from Guizhou Province, China, Zoosystema 30 (2), pp. 361-370 : 362-363

Genus Telema Simon, 1882

Telema Simon, 1882: 205 .

TYPE SPECIES. — Telema tenella Simon, 1882 .

DIAGNOSIS. — Six eyes, anterior row nearly straight, laterals contiguous; or degenerate to eyeless. Labium wider than long. Cymbium usually with an apophysis prolaterally; bulb oval, embolus simple. Female genitalia simple, with a long unpaired tube-like spermatheca.

DISTRIBUTION. — East Asia ( China, Japan), Central America ( Guatemala), Europe ( France, Spain).

KEY TO SPECIES OF TELEMA SIMON, 1882 ( T. mayana Gertsch, 1973 , only known from female, is not included)

1. Eyes present ................................................................................................................ 2 — Eyes absent ................................................................................................................. 3

2. Sternum outer margin triangular, obtusely inserted into coxae IV ............. T. nipponica — Sternum outer margin smooth, not inserted into coxae IV ................... T. oculata n. sp.

3. Male cymbium without prolateral apophysis .............................................................. 4 — Male cymbium with prolateral apophysis ................................................................... 5

4. Embolus long, distal half strongly narrowed ........................................... T. wunderlichi — Embolus short and small, smoothly narrowed towards tip .............................. T. tenella

5. Chelicerae with tiny teeth, or without teeth ............................................................... 6 — Chelicerae at least with one distinct tooth .................................................................. 7

6. Male palpal embolus long; female spermatheca with distally swollen end ....... T. liangxi — Male palpal embolus short; female spermatheca with distal end spiral, curved posteriorly

...................................................................................................................... T. dongbei

7. Angle of embolus to the bulb smaller than 90°; female spermatheca strong, curved posteriorly ........................................................................................ T. grandidens n. sp. — Embolus nearly straight to the bulb; female spermatheca otherwise ............................ 8

8. Embolus with acute tip; spermatheca boot-shaped in lateral view ...... T. circularis n. sp. — Embolus with blunt tip; spermatheca narrow and long, stick-shaped ... T. claviformis n. sp.