Qiongthela Xu & Kuntner, 2015

Yu, Li, Liu, Fengxiang, Zhang, Zengtao, Li, Daiqin & Xu, Xin, 2021, Three new species of the segmented spider genus Qiongthela (Mesothelae, Liphistiidae) from Hainan Island, China, ZooKeys 1009, pp. 123-138 : 123

Genus Qiongthela Xu & Kuntner, 2015

Type species.

Qiongthela baishensis Xu, 2015.

Diagnosis.

Males of Qiongthela can be distinguished from those of all other six Heptathelinae genera by the blade-like conductor narrowing towards the apex (Figs 3A-C, E , 5A-E , 7A-E ), and by the tegulum with two obvious apophyses (Figs 3A-E , 5A-E , 7A-E ). Females of Qiongthela differ from those of all other six Heptathelinae genera by the two pairs of the receptacular clusters with numerous granula (Figs 3H-K , 5H-K , 7H-M ) ( Xu et al. 2017; Yu et al. 2020).

Species composition.

Q. australis (Ono, 2002), Q. baishensis Xu, 2015, Q. baoting Yu, Liu, Zhang, Wang, Li & Xu, 2020, Q. bawang Xu, Liu, Kuntner & Li, 2017, Q. jianfeng Xu, Liu, Kuntner & Li, 2017, Q. nui (Schwendinger & Ono, 2011), Q. qiongzhong Yu, Liu, Zhang, Wang, Li & Xu, 2020, Q. sanya Yu, Liu, Zhang, Wang, Li & Xu, 2020, Q. wuzhi Xu, Liu, Kuntner & Li, 2017, Q. yinggezui Yu, Liu, Zhang, Wang, Li & Xu, 2020, Q. yini Xu, Liu, Kuntner & Li, 2017.

Distribution.

China (Hainan), Vietnam.

Figures

Figure 3. Male and female genital anatomy of Qiongthela dongfang sp. nov. A left palp, prolateral view B, E left palp, ventral view C left palp, retrolateral view D left palp, distal view F, G left palp, dorsal view H, I vulva, dorsal view J, K vulva, ventral view A-C, G XUX- 2019 - 159 (holotype) D-F XUX- 2017 - 065 H, J XUX- 2019 - 157 I, K XUX- 2019 - 160; Scale bars: 0.5 mm.

Figure 5. Male and female genital anatomy of Qiongthela nankai sp. nov. A left palp, prolateral view B, E left palp, ventral view C left palp, retrolateral view D left palp, distal view F, G left palp, dorsal view H, I vulva, dorsal view J, K vulva, ventral view A-C, G XUX- 2019 - 174 (holotype) D-F XUX- 2019 - 172 H, J XUX- 2019 - 173 I, K XUX- 2019 - 175; Scale bars: 0.5 mm.

Figure 7. Male and female genital anatomy of Qiongthela yalin sp. nov. A left palp, prolateral view B, E left palp, ventral view C left palp, retrolateral view D left palp, distal view F, G left palp, dorsal view H-J vulva, dorsal view K-M vulva, ventral view A-C, G XUX- 2019 - 140 (holotype) D-F XUX- 2019 - 138 H, K XUX- 2017 - 033 I, L XUX- 2019 - 139 J, M XUX- 2019 - 141; Scale bars: 0.5 mm.