Draconarius rimatus, Liu & Li & Pham, 2010

Liu, Jie, Li, Shuqiang & Pham, Dinh-Sac, 2010, 2377, Zootaxa 2377, pp. 1-93 : 60-62

Draconarius rimatus sp. nov.

Figs 57 –58, 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 ‘ rimatus ’, referring to the line-shaped atrium in the new species.

Diagnosis. The new species can be distinguished from other Draconarius species by its line-shaped atrium, slightly curved epigynal teeth, thin and long spermathecal heads ( Figs 57A–B, 58B–C).

Description. Female. Total length 5.00–5.40. Holotype total length 5.40, prosoma 2.60 long, 1.55 wide; opisthosoma 2.80 long, 2.00 wide. Eye measurements: AME 0.05; ALE 0.15; PME 0.13; PLE 0.15; AME– AME 0.03; AME–ALE 0.01; ALE–PLE 0; PME–PME 0.05; PME–PLE 0.03. Clypeus height 0.15. Leg formula: IV, II, III; leg measurements: I: 7.15 [2.00, 2.50, 1.55, 1.10]; II: 6.30 [1.65, 2.10, 1.50, 1.05]; III: 6.00 [1.75, 1.85, 1.50, 0.90]; IV: 7.95 [2.10, 2.60, 2.25, 1.00]. Chelicerae with three promarginal and two retromarginal teeth ( Fig. 57C). Epigynal teeth moderately long, slightly curved, situated anteriorly and laterally, widely separated ( Figs 57A, 58B); atrium reduced to a line ( Figs 57A, 58B); copulatory broad, extending anteriorly and covering the anterior parts of spermathecae ( Figs 57B, 58C); spermathecal heads long and thin, situated anteriorly on spermathecae, extending transversely, slightly separated ( Figs 57B, 58C); spermathecae simple, large and slightly separated ( Figs 57B, 58C).

Male. Unknown.

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

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

FIGURES 58A–C. Draconarius rimatus sp. nov., photos based on paratype female. A. Female habitus, dorsal view; B. Epigynum, ventral view; C. Vulva, dorsal view. Scale bars: A = 1mm, B–C = 0.5mm.