Vappolotes jianpingensis Zhao et S. Li, 2019

Li, Bing, Zhao, Zhe, Chen, Yuanxue, Chen, Haifeng, Wu, Zhiyan & Li, Shuqiang, 2019, Vappolotes, a new genus of coelotine spiders (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Guizhou, China, Zootaxa 4701 (5), pp. 434-442 : 440

Vappolotes jianpingensis Zhao et S. Li , sp. n.

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Type material. Holotype: ♀ (IZCAS-Ar39645, ZZ071): Xinlong Cave ( N28.51247º, E107.46134º, 521 m), Jian- ping Township , Zheng’an County, Zunyi City, Guizhou Province, China, 5.VIII.2012, H.F. Zhao leg. Paratypes: 5♀♀ (IZCAS-Ar39646–Ar39650, ZZ071): same data as holotype .

Etymology. The specific name refers to the type locality, Jianping Township; adjective.

Diagnosis. Vappolotes jianpingensis sp. n. can be distinguished from V. ganlongensis sp. n. by the following: the posterior and lateral atrium margins are the same width ( Fig. 4A ), whereas the posterior margin of the atrium is 1/2 as wide as the lateral margin in V. ganlongensis sp. n. ( Fig. 3A ); the size of the spermathecae is subequal to the size of the copulatory ducts ( Fig. 4B ), whereas the spermathecae are approximately 1/2 the size of the copulatory ducts in V. ganlongensis sp. n. ( Fig. 3B ).

Description. Female (IZCAS-Ar39645). Clypeus yellow-brown, abdomen yellow-brown, other parts the same color as for the genus ( Fig. 4 C–E). Total length 5.44. Carapace 2.56 long, 1.64 wide. Abdomen 2.88 long, 2.24 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.10, ALE 0.13, PME 0.12, PLE 0.14; AME–AME 0.04, AME–ALE 0.04, AME–PME 0.08, ALE–PLE 0, PME–PME 0.08, PME–PLE 0.10. Leg measurements: I 9.16 (2.66, 2.87, 2.09, 1.54); II 8.25 (2.23, 2.45, 2.18, 1.39); III 7.84 (2.16, 2.54, 1.96, 1.18); IV 9.69 (2.54, 3.48, 2.14, 1.53). Epigynum: about 1.5 times wider than long; atrium large, occupying 2/3 of epigynum, length subequal to width, width of the posterolateral margin equal to the width of the lateral margin; copulatory ducts large, the same size as the spermathecae; spermathecae occupying 1/2 of the epigynum, about 2 times longer than wide; fertilization ducts 2.5 times longer than wide ( Fig. 4A, B ).

Male. Unknown.

Variation. Total length of females 5.34–5.53 (n=6).

Distribution. Guizhou, China ( Fig. 5 ).

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FIGURE 3. Epigynum and habitus of Vappolotes ganlongensis sp. n. A, Epigynum, ventral; B, Internal genitalia, dorsal; C, Male habitus, dorsal; D, Female habitus, dorsal; E, Female habitus, ventral. Scale bars: equal for A and B, equal for C, D and E.

FIGURE 4. Epigynum and habitus of Vappolotes jianpingensis sp. n. A, Epigynum, ventral; B, Internal genitalia, dorsal; C, Female habitus, dorsal; D, Female habitus, ventral; E, Female habitus, lateral. Scale bars: equal for A and B, equal for C, D and E.

FIGURE 5. Localities of new species of Vappolotes gen. n. from Guizhou, China. 1, V. ganlongensis sp. n.; 2, V. jianpingensis sp. n.