Chicosa cinnameopilosa ( Schenkel, 1963 ), 2025

Tao, Ze-Hong, Fu, Dan, Wu, Chang-Jun, Wang, Yang, Liu, Li-Juan & Luo, Yu-Fa, 2025, Chicosa gen. nov. (Araneae, Lycosidae), a new genus of wolf spiders from East Asia, ZooKeys 1260, pp. 1-13 : 1-13

Chicosa cinnameopilosa ( Schenkel, 1963) comb. nov.

Figs 1 , 2 , 3

Tarentula cinnameopilosa Schenkel, 1963: 333, fig. 192 ( ♀); Hu 1984: 246, fig. 258. 1–2 ( ♀ ♂).

Pardosa lusisi : Šternbergs 1981: 60, fig. 1 ( ♀ ♂).

Alopecosa cinnameopilosa : Li and Chen 1982: 66, figs 1–3 ( ♀ ♂); Song 1982: 76, figs 3–4 ( ♂); Zhu and Shi 1985: 129, fig. 113 a – c ( ♀); Song 1986: 78, figs 19–22 ( ♀); Song 1987: 215, fig. 174 ( ♀ ♂); Tanaka 1987: 17, figs 1–4 ( ♀ ♂); Zhang 1987: 144, fig. 119.1–3 ( ♀ ♂); Paik 1988: 92, figs 25–34 ( ♀ ♂); Hu and Wu 1989: 186, fig. 155.1–5 ( ♀ ♂); Chen and Zhang 1991: 216, fig. 221.1–4 ( ♀ ♂); Tanaka 1992: 326, figs 13–16 ( ♀ ♂); Yin et al. 1997: 60, fig. 25 a – f ( ♀ ♂); Song et al. 1999: 316, figs 186 K, 187 B ( ♀ ♂); Marusik et al. 2000: 77; Song et al. 2001: 231, fig. 141 A – D ( ♀ ♂); Namkung 2002: 313, fig. 20.7 a – b ( ♀ ♂); Namkung 2003: 315, fig. 20.7 a – b ( ♀ ♂); Tanaka 2009: 238, figs 93–94 ( ♀ ♂); Zhu and Zhang 2011: 253, fig. 182 A – D ( ♀ ♂); Yin et al. 2012: 791, fig. 395 a – f ( ♀ ♂); Zhang et al. 2022: 123, fig. 87 A – H ( ♀ ♂).

Material examined.

China, Shandong: • 2 ♂ 3 ♀, Taian City, Taishan District, Xujiazhuang village , 36 ° 10 ' 20 " N, 117 ° 15 ' 17 " E, elev. 135.4 m, 3 August 2023, L. J. Liu and Y. Cheng leg. • 1 ♂ 2 ♀, Taian City, Daiyue District, Yunbeishan village , 36 ° 12 ' 32 " N, 117 ° 20 ' 42 " E, elev. 141.5 m, 4 August 2023, L. J. Liu and Y. Cheng leg. Liaoning: • 22 ♀, Tieling City, Changtu County, Hongshan village , Hongshan Reservoir , 42 ° 52 ' 55 " N, 124 ° 07 ' 24 " E, elev. 150.7 m, 1 August 2023, L. J. Liu and Y. Cheng leg. Hebei: • 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Shijiazhuang City, Yuanshi County, Panlong Lake , 37 ° 47 ' 47 " N, 114 ° 21 ' 44 " E, elev. 112.8 m, 16 July 2023, L. J. Liu and Y. Cheng leg. Inner Mongolia: • 6 ♀, Bayannur City, Urad Front Banner, Shunda Petroleum Gas Station , 40 ° 43 ' 32 " N, 108 ° 41 ' 4 " E, elev. 1054.2 m, 13 August 2024, Z. H. Tao and H. F. Shi leg. • 2 ♀, Bayannur City, Hanggin Rear Banner Railway Station , 40 ° 41 ' 46 " N, 107 ° 6 ' 53 " E, elev. 1035.5 m, 20 August 2024, Z. H. Tao and H. F. Shi leg.

Diagnosis.

See generic diagnosis.

Description.

Male (Fig. 1 A ): Total length 7.15. Carapace 3.80 long, 3.15 wide; opisthosoma 3.28 long, 1.87 wide. Carapace yellow-green; black longitudinal median band present; cervical and radial furrows faint. Ocular area black, with white, orange and black setae. Eyes: AME 0.20, ALE 0.14, PME 0.32, PLE 0.30; AME – AME 0.14, AME – ALE 0.04, PME – PME 0.31, PME – PLE 0.35. Clypeus height 0.25. Chelicerae pale green; promargin with 3 teeth, retromargin with 2 teeth. Maxillae and labium faint yellow. Sternum pale yellow with black markings. Leg measurements: I 14.64 (3.90, 5.02, 3.62, 2.10); II 13.92 (3.73, 4.78, 3.44, 1.97); III 12.23 (3.41, 4.04, 3.07, 1.71); IV 16.85 (4.40, 5.22, 4.79, 2.44). Leg formula: 4-1 - 2 - 3. Opisthosoma long-oval; dorsum grayish-black with light brown maculations; cardiac mark elongated, paired lateral stripes distinct; venter center grayish-yellowish brown, with scattered grayish-black patches laterally.

Palp (Figs 1 C – F , 2 ). Terminal apophysis twisted distally, ending in elongated digitiform process curved retrolaterally and ventrally; median apophysis cymbiform, with acuminate apex bent ventrolaterally; embolus filiform, originating from median apophysis base, initially curved dorsally then descending sharply.

Female (Fig. 1 B ): Total length 8.53. Carapace 4.22 long, 3.67 wide; opisthosoma 4.43 long, 2.85 wide. Carapace tawny; black longitudinal median band present; cervical and radial furrows faint. Ocular area as in male. Eyes: AME 0.22, ALE 0.15, PME 0.35, PLE 0.34; AME – AME 0.15, AME – ALE 0.06, PME – PME 0.35, PME – PLE 0.43. Chelicerae brownish-yellow with black stripes; promargin with 3 teeth, retromargin with 2 teeth. Maxillae faint yellow, labium yellow. Sternum yellow with black markings. Leg measurements: I 12.19 (3.43, 4.27, 2.78, 1.71); II 11.52 (3.35, 3.99, 2.55, 1.63); III 10.79 (3.12, 3.61, 2.54, 1.52); IV 15.99 (4.35, 4.99, 4.47, 2.18). Leg formula: 4-1 - 2 - 3.

Epigyne (Figs 1 G, H , 3 ). Median septum inverted T-shaped; depression present near insertion pore. Copulatory duct extremely long, spirally coiled; spermatheca rod-shaped; fertilization duct slender, curved.

Figures

Figure 1. Chicosa cinnameopilosa (Schenkel, 1963), comb. nov. A. Male habitus, dorsal view; B. Female habitus, dorsal view; C. Left male pedipalp bulb, ventral view; D. Same, retrolateral view; E. Left male palp, ventral view; F. Same, retrolateral view; G. Epigyne, dorsal view; H. Same, ventral view. Scale bars: 1 mm (A, B); 0.4 mm (E, F); 0.2 mm (C, D, G, H). Abbreviations: CD = copulatory duct; CO = copulatory opening; EM = embolus; FD = fertilization duct; MA = median apophysis; MS = median septum; S = spermatheca; ST = subtegulum; TA = terminal apophysis; and TE = tegulum.

Figure 2. Chicosa cinnameopilosa (Schenkel, 1963), comb. nov. A. Left male pedipalp bulb, ventral view; B. Median apophysis, ventral view; C. Embolus, retrolateral view; D. Embolus, ventral view; E. Terminal apophysis and median apophysis, ventral view. Scale bars: 0.1 mm (A-E). Abbreviations: EM = embolus; MA = median apophysis; TA = terminal apophysis.

Figure 3. Chicosa cinnameopilosa (Schenkel, 1963), comb. nov. A. Epigyne, ventral view; B. Epigyne, dorsal view; C. Copulatory duct, dorsal view. Scale bars: 0.1 mm (A – C).