Patu nigeri Lin & S. Li, 2009

Patu nigeri Lin & Li, 2009: 50, figs 3A, B, 4A, B, 5A-F, 6A and B (♂♀).

Type material.

Holotype ♂ (IZCAS) and paratypes 2♂ 6♀ (IZCAS) China: Yunnan Province, Mengla County, Menglun Town, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (21.91667°N, 101.26667°E; 556 m alt.), 19-26.III.2007, G. Zheng leg.

Other material examined.

1♀ (NHMSU-HA058) China: Yunnan Province, Mengla County, Menglun Town, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanic Garden, Rubber-Tea plantation (21.92585°N, 101.28205°E; 561 m alt.), 10-20.VI.2007, G. Zheng leg. ; 1♀ (NHMSU-HA129) China: Yunnan Province, Gongshan County, Dulongjiang Township, Langwanduo Village, mid-mountain forest (27.70345°N, 98.35133°E; 1473 m alt.), 15.VIII.2018, Y. Lin et al. leg .; 1♀ (NHMSU-HA129) used for sequencing, GenBank: MW970246, same data as preceding .

Diagnosis.

The male of P. nigeri differs from that of other congeners, except P. dakou sp. nov., P. silho, and P. xiaoxiao, by lacking an exposed embolus (fig. 4A and B in Lin and Li 2009), a median apophysis and a tegular process. The male differs from P. dakou sp. nov. by the smaller tegulum (~ ¾ size of that of P. dakou sp. nov.) (Fig. 3A vs. fig. 4A in Lin and Li 2009), from P. silho by the elongate oval palpal bulb (short oval in P. silho) (fig. 4A and B in Lin and Li 2009 vs. fig. 5A and B in Saaristo, 1996) and differs from P. xiaoxiao by the absence of a tegular process (finger-like tegular process in P. xiaoxiao) (fig. 4A and B in Lin and Li 2009 vs. Fig. 14A and B). The female of P. nigeri is similar to that of P. putao sp. nov. by the shape of the epigyne (Figs 10D, E, 11D and E) and to P. qiqi in the configuration of the vulva (Figs 10G and 12G), but it can be easily distinguished from P. putao sp. nov. by the short and straight copulatory ducts, rather than long and twisted as in P. putao sp. nov. (cf. Figs 10F-G and 11F-G) and from P. qiqi by the tongue-shaped parmula that does not obscure the copulatory openings, rather than an indistinct scape that hides the copulatory openings (cf. Figs 10G and 12G).

Description.

See Fig. 10A-G and Lin and Li (2009).

Distribution.

China (Yunnan) (Fig. 23).