Pireneitega gongliuensis Zhao & Li

Zhang, Xiaoqing, Zhao, Zhe, Zheng, Guo & Li, Shuqiang, 2016, Nine new species of the spider genus Pireneitega Kishida, 1955 (Agelenidae, Coelotinae) from Xinjiang, China, ZooKeys 601, pp. 49-74 : 55

Taxon classification Animalia Araneae Agelenidae

Pireneitega gongliuensis Zhao & Li sp. n. Figs 5, 6, 17

Type material.

Holotype ♂: China: Xinjiang, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture: Gongliu County, N43°22'23", E81°51'45", 1515 m, 9.VIII.2013, J. Liu, K. Meng, Z. Yao, and Z. Zhao. Paratypes: 2♀2♂, same data as holotype.

Etymology.

The specific name refers to the type locality; adjective.

Diagnosis.

The male can be distinguished from all other Pireneitega species, except Pireneitega involuta and Pireneitega xinping , by having a broad conductor and thick patellar apophysis, and can be distinguished from these two species by the tapering tip of conductor (the rounded tip of conductor in Pireneitega involuta and Pireneitega xinping ) (cf. Fig. 5; Wang et al. 1990: figs 13-15; Zhang et al. 2002: figs 9-10). The female can be distinguished from all other Pireneitega species, except for Pireneitega xinping , by having large copulatory ducts, and can be distinguished from this species by the short and thick epigynal teeth, about 0.5 times as long as epigynal atrium (the long and narrow epigynal teeth in Pireneitega xinping , subequal to the length of epigynal atrium) (cf. Fig. 6 A–B; Zhang et al. 2002: figs 7-8).

Description.

Male (holotype): Total length 13.27. Carapace 6.09 long, 4.49 wide. Abdomen 7.18 long, 3.21 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.20, ALE 0.20, PME 0.23, PLE 0.22; AME-AME 0.08, AME-ALE 0.08, PME-PME 0.13, PME-PLE 0.25. Leg measurements: I: 19.87 (5.14, 6.73, 5.00, 3.00); II: 18.50 (5.00, 6.00, 4.75, 2.75); III: 16.70 (4.60, 5.10, 4.50, 2.50); IV: 21.59 (5.45, 6.73, 6.41, 3.00). Carapace yellow. Abdomen gray, with nearly chevrons-shaped stripes. Palp: patellar apophysis long, more than half of the tibia; tibia short, about 1/4 of tarsus; RTA subequal to the tibial length; cymbial furrow long, more than half of cymbium; conductor broad and long, with two loops; embolus with broad base, beginning at 5:30 o’clock position (Fig. 5 A–C).

Female (one of paratypes): Total length 12.18. Carapace 5.13 long, 3.80 wide. Abdomen 7.05 long, 3.50 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.20, ALE 0.25, PME 0.21, PLE 0.22; AME-AME 0.10, AME-ALE0.07, PME-PME 0.15, PME-PLE 0.20. Leg measurements: I: 15.28 (4.50, 5.26, 3.40, 2.12); II: 14.91 (4.40, 5.13, 3.33, 2.05); III: 12.99 (3.72, 4.17, 3.30, 1.80); IV: 17.96 (4.75, 5.96, 5.00, 2.25). Carapace yellowish. Abdomen gray, with green spots. Epigyne: epigynal teeth about 0.5 times as long as atrium, light-colored; septum about 0.5 times as long as wide; atrium large, the length subequal to the width, with weakly sclerotized posterior margin, about 1.3 times as long as septum, about 0.6 times as long as septum; receptacles about 1.5 times as long as wide, almost covered by copulatory ducts; copulatory opening distinct; hoods distinct (Fig. 6 A–B).

Distribution.

Known only from the type locality (Fig. 17).