Asceua torquata (Simon, 1909)

Zhang, Bao-Shi & Zhang, Feng, 2018, Two new species of the spider Family Zodariidae from Laos, Zootaxa 4459 (2), pp. 285-300 : 294

Asceua torquata (Simon, 1909)

( Figs 7–8 )

Storena torquata Simon, 1909: 79 .

Asceua torquata: Ono, 2004: 68 , f. 6-7; Zhang, Zhang & Jia, 2012: 66, f. 12-18.

Material examined. LAOS, Champasak Province: 3 males (Z-Laos-11-31 - Z-Laos-11-33) and 1 female (Z-Laos- 11-34), Tad Etu (N 15°11', E 106°06'), Pakse City, 18 Nov. 2011, Z.Z. Gao leg.

Diagnosis. Asceua torquata can be distinguished from other Asceua species by the wide retrolateral prong of tibial apophysis, the dorsal pattern on the opisthosoma and the details of genitalia ( Figs 7A–D , 8A–E ).

Description. See Ono (2004) and Zhang et al. (2012)

Distribution. Laos (Champasak), China, Vietnam.

Figures

FIGURE 7. Asceua torquata (Simon, 1909), male (A–B) and female (C–D). A–D. Habitus (A, C, dorsal view; B, D, ventral view).

FIGURE 8. Asceua torquata (Simon, 1909), male (A–C) and female (D–E). A–C. Left male palp (A, ventral view; B, retrolateral view; C, prolateral view); D. Epigyne, ventral view; E. Vulva, dorsal view.