Draconarius rotulus, Liu & Li & Pham, 2010

Liu, Jie, Li, Shuqiang & Pham, Dinh-Sac, 2010, 2377, Zootaxa 2377, pp. 1-93 : 62-63

Draconarius rotulus sp. nov.

Figs 59–62, 87

Type material. Holotype male, 3 male paratypes, VIETNAM: Ninh Binh Province, Cuc Phuong National Park (20º21.44’N, 105º34.21’E), March 2007 to March 2008, Dinh-Sac PHAM leg.

Etymology. The specific epithet is taken from the Latin adjective ‘ rotulus ’, referring to the loop-shaped conductor in the new species.

Diagnosis. This new species can be distinguished from other Draconarius species by its uniquely huge and loop-shaped conductor ( Figs 59B, 61B).

Description. Male. Total length 13.00–15.00. Holotype total length 13.00, prosoma 6.75 long, 5.25 wide; opisthosoma 6.25 long, 4.75 wide. Eye measurements: AME 0.25; ALE 0.30; PME 0.25; PLE 0.28; AME– AME 0.05; AME–ALE 0.08; ALE–PLE 0; PME–PME 0.05; PME–PLE 0.18. Clypeus height 0.20. Leg formula: IV, I, II, III; leg measurements: I: 19.00 (5.00, 5.75, 5.00, 3.25); II: 17.60 (4.50, 5.85, 4.50, 2.75); III: 15.00 (4.25, 4.50, 4.00, 2.25); IV: 19.50 (5.50, 6.00, 5.50, 2.50). Chelicerae with three promarginal and two retromarginal teeth ( Fig. 60B). Patellar apophysis broad and large ( Figs 60A, 62B); RTA occupying almost entire tibia length ( Figs 60A, 62B); lateral tibial apophysis large, close to the RTA ( Figs 60A, 62B); cymbial furrow about half of cymbial length ( Figs 60A, 62B); conductor extremely long and large, loop-shaped, conductor dorsal apophysis present ( Figs 59B, 60A, 61B, 62B); median apophysis broad and short, not spoonshaped ( Figs 59B, 60A, 61B, 62B); embolus long, broad proximally, thin and filiform distally, retrolateral in origin ( Figs 59B, 61B).

Female. Unknown.

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

Distribution. Vietnam (Ninh Binh) ( Fig. 87).