Alopecosa licenti (Schenkel, 1953)

Tang, Jia, Xu, Xiang, Yin, Haiqiang, Marusik, Yuri M. & Huang, Zongguang, 2020, Redescription of holotypes of four Alopecosa species (Araneae, Lycosidae) from China, ZooKeys 945, pp. 85-97 : 85

Alopecosa licenti (Schenkel, 1953) Figures 8 , 9

Tarentula licenti Schenkel 1953: 77, fig. 36 (♀).

Tarentula argentata Schenkel 1963: 306, fig. 174a, b (♂).

Tarentula fenestrata Schenkel 1963: 311, fig. 177 (♀).

Tarentula fenestrata pseudobarbipes Schenkel 1963: 312, fig. 178 (♀).

Tarentula davidi Schenkel 1963: 313, fig. 179 (♀).

Tarentula orbiculata Schenkel 1963: 315, fig. 180 (♀).

Tarentula bipennis Schenkel 1963: 316, fig. 181 (♀).

Alopecosa xilinensis Peng, Yin, Zhang & Kim 1997: 42, figs 6-9 (♀); Yin et al. 1997: 76, fig. 34a-d (♀, republication of figures from Peng et al. 1997); Song et al. 1999: 318, fig. 188D (♀, copy of fig. 30c in Yin et al. 1997), syn. nov. For complete list of references, see WSC (2020).

Material examined.

Holotype ♀ of Alopecosa xilinensis Peng et al., 1997 (HNU, Lyco- Alop -0002-001) from China, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Xilinhot, 44°N, 116°6'E, 13-15.VII.1987, leg. Jiafu Wang; 3 ♀, Inner Mongolia, VII.1983, leg. Lita Wu.

Remarks.

Copulatory ducts in the original description of the species are known short and stout ( Peng et al. 1997: 42). In fact, they are long and slender, and the short and stout parts are stalks of the spermathecae (Figs 8F , 9B ).

Comments.

This species has the most synonyms of any Chinese Alopecosa due to variations of the shape of the epigyne. Some individuals have very narrow septum ( Schenkel 1953: fig. 36; Schenkel 1963: figs 177, 179; Yin et al. 1997: fig. 29b; Zhu and Zhang 2011: fig. 183A) and some have slightly wide septum ( Schenkel 1963: figs 178, 180, 181; Song 1986: fig. 14). The septum has a smooth posterior margin ( Schenkel 1953: fig. 36; Schenkel 1963: figs 179-181; Yin et al. 1997: fig. 29b; Zhu and Zhang 2011: fig. 183) in some specimens. But in others, the posterior margin of the septum has a lip-shaped protrusion ( Schenkel 1963: figs 177-178). The holotype of A. xilinensis has the same narrow septum as shown by Schenkel (1963: fig. 177) or by Yin et al. (1997: fig. 29b). It also has the same posterior margin of septum as shown by Schenkel (1963: fig. 178). The vulva of holotype of A. xilinensis is the same as figured by Song (1986: fig. 15), Yin et al. (1997: fig. 29c), and Zhu and Zhang (2011: fig. 183b). Accounting for the similarity of the epigyne and vulva of the holotypes of A. xilinensis and A. licenti , we consider these names to be synonyms.

Distribution.

The species has a rather wide distribution in China, known from Gansu to Heilongjiang and south to Sichuan ( Zhu and Zhang 2011; Li and Lin 2016). Besides China, this species is known from Tuva, Khabarovsk and Maritime provinces in Russia ( Mikhailov 2013), Mongolia, and also Korea ( WSC 2020).

Figures

Figure 8. Alopecosa licenti (Schenkel, 1953), female. A Habitus, dorsal view B eyes, front view C Sternum, ventral view D Chelicera, ventral view E Epigyne F Vulva. Abbreviations: Ho - hood; Sb - septal base; Ss - septal stem. Scale bars: 1 mm (A-C); 0.5 mm (D); 0.1 mm (E, F).

Figure 9. Alopecosa licenti (Schenkel, 1953), female. A Epigyne B vulva. Abbreviations: Cd - copulatory duct; Ho - hood; Sb - septal base; Sp - spermathecae; Ss - septal stem. Scale bars: 0.1 mm.