Platnick astana, Marusik & Fomichev, 2020

Marusik, Yuri M. & Fomichev, Alexander A., 2020, A new genus of Liocranidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from Tajikistan, Acta Biologica Sibirica 6, pp. 583-594 : 583

Platnick astana sp. n.

Figs 15 , 17 , 19 , 21-25 , 27 , 28 , 33 , 34

Type.

Holotype ♀ (ZMMU), TAJIKISTAN, Khatlon Region, Pyandzh Karatau Mt. Range, Astana Mt. , 37°23.202ʹN, 69°14.810ʹE, 1674 m, 4.05.2015 (S.L. Zonstein) .

Etymology.

The species epithet is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality.

Diagnosis.

See diagnosis for P. sanglok sp. n.

Description.

Female. Total length 2.35. Prosoma 0.43 high. Carapace: 0.86 long, 0.66 wide, 0.3 high. Carapace, maxillae, labium and chelicerae yellow-brown. Sternum dark yellow. Palps and legs light yellow with darker femur and coxa I. Legs III-IV lighter than others. Abdomen and spinnerets beige. Postgastral scuta elongate, diamond-shaped, about 3 times longer than wide.

Epigyne as in Figs 27-28 ; fovea distinct, anterior hoods (Ah) conceal copulatory openings; copulatory ducts directed anteriorly; glands of receptacles separated, parallel, longer than anterior extension of receptacles.

Leg measurements:							Leg spination:
	Fe	Pt	Ti	Mt	Ta	Total		Fe		Ti	Mt
I	0.61	0.33	0.53	0.37	0.36	2.2	I	-		pv5 rv5	pv1 rv1
II	0.57	0.31	0.46	0.34	0.36	2.04	II	-		pv4 rv4	pv1 rv1
III	0.44	0.24	0.33	0.33	0.34	1.68	III	d1		rv1	-
IV	0.64	0.33	0.56	0.54	0.46	2.53	IV	d1		pv1	-

Distribution.

Known from the type locality only (Figs 33-34 ).

Figures

Figures 14 - 26. Female habitus and details: 14, 16, 18, 20 - Platnick sanglok sp. n. 15, 17, 19, 21 - 25 - P. astana sp. n. 26 - P. shablyai sp. n. 14, 15 - Habitus, dorsal, 16, 17 - ditto, ventral, 18, 19 - ditto, lateral, 20, 21 - female leg I, prolateral, 22 - female maxillae and palps, dorsal, 23, 24 - female chelicera, mesal and anterior, 25 - the fang of the female chelicera, posterior, 26 - leg I Ta of the male. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (14, 15); 0.2 mm (20, 22); 0.05 mm (24, 26); 0.02 mm (25).

Figures 27 - 34. Epigynes: 27, 28 - Platnick astana sp. n.; 29 - 32 - P. sanglok sp. n.; 33, 34 - collecting localities of Platnick species. 27, 29 - Intact, ventral, 31, 32 - macerated, ventral, 28, 30 - macerated, dorsal. Abbreviations: Ah - anterior hood, Cd - copulatory ducts, Co - copulatory opening, Fd - fertilization duct, Fo - fovea, Re - receptacle, Rg - receptacle gland. P. shablyai sp. n. - circle, P. astana sp. n. - triangle, P. sanglok sp. n. - diamond. Frame on Fig. 34 refers to Fig. 33. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (27, 29).