Lysiteles maius Ono, 1979

Tang, Guo, Yin, Chang-Ming, Peng, Xian-Jin, Ubick, Darrell & Griswold, Charles, 2008, The crab spiders of the genus Lysiteles from Yunnan Province, China (Araneae: Thomisidae), Zootaxa 1742, pp. 1-41 : 23-26

Lysiteles maius Ono, 1979

Figs 12 a–l , 23

Lysiteles maius Ono, 1979: 103 ,figs 1, 32–34; Feng, 1990: 178, figs 153 (1–2); Song & Zhu, 1997: 125, figs 88 a–d. (types not examined)

Lysiteles maior Brignoli, 1983: 609 . (Unjustified emendation)

Material examined. CHINA: Yunnan Province, Longling County: 1 Ψ, Longjiang Township, Xiaoheishan [N24.50348°, E98.45707°], 2106 m, 29 October 2003, Guo Tang (HNU-Tang 031029). 1 ɗ, 2 Ψ, same locality as the former [N24. 82886°, E98.75917°], 2010 m, 26 May 2005, Heng-Mei Yan and Ke-Ji Guo (HNU- GKJ2604); 1 ɗ, 1 Ψ, same locality as the former [N24.83696°, E98.75735°], 2120 m, 27 May 2005, Heng-Mei Yan and Ke-Ji Guo (HNU-GKJ2803); 2 ɗ, 5 Ψ, same locality as the former [N24.83671°, E98.76185°], 2067 m, Heng-Mei Yan and Ke-Ji Guo (CAS-GKJ2902); 1 ɗ, 1 Ψ, same locality as the former [N24.82888°, E098.76001°], 2020 m, Charles Griswold and David Kavanaugh (HNU-CGY12402). Baoshan city: 1 Ψ, Nankang, 2100 m [N24.294°, E098.282°], 4–7 November 1998, Charles Griswold, Darrell Ubick and Chun-Lin Long (HNU-98NK39); 3 Ψ, Yakou of Nankang [N24.43717°, E98.46054°], 2186 m, 31 October 2003, Guo Tang (HNU-Tang03103101); 2 Ψ, Lujiang Township, Bawan Village [N24.55625°, E99.45155°], 2416 m, 13 October 2003, Guo Tang (HNU-Tang 031013); 3 Ψ, same locality as the former [N24.55459°, E98.45309°], 2320 m, 16 October 2003, Guo Tang (HNU-Tang 03101603);1 ɗ, 5 Ψ, same locality as the former [N24.92597°, E098.75806°], 2272 m, 3 June 2005, Charles Griswold leg. (CAS-CGY13601); 1 Ψ, Lujiang Township, Bawan Village, Yakou [N24.83104, E098.76864], 2210 m, 23 May 2005, Heng-Mei Yan and Ke-Ji Guo (HNU-GKJ1601).. Lushui County: 1 Ψ, Yakou of Pianma [N25.58431°, E098.40896°], 3200 m, 11 October 1998, Charles Griswold, Darrell Ubick and Chun-Lin Long (HNU-98PY03); 1 ɗ, Pianma Township, Chanyanhe [N25.99363°, E098.66651°], 2470 m, 14 May 2005, Charles Griswold (HNU-CGY10702). Gongshan County: 1 ɗ, Danzhu [N27.63063°, E98.62074°], 2700 m, 30 June–5 July 2000, David Kavanaugh (HNU-00DanZhu04); 1 Ψ, Qiqi [N27.71542°, E98.56529°], 2000 m, 9–14 July 2000, Heng-Mei Yan (HNU- 00QF72). Fugong County: 1 ɗ, 2 Ψ, Shibali [N27.16519°, 98.77891°], 2525 m, 1–7 May 2004, Charles Griswold (HNU-CGY2402); 7 Ψ, Shibali [N27.16337°, E98.78208°], 2475 m, 5 May 2004, Charles Griswold and David Kavanaugh (CAS-CGY2602); 2 Ψ, Shibali forest station [N27.16894°, E98.77205°], 2650 m, 9 May 2004, Charles Griswold and Heng-Mei Yan (HNU-CGY4101); 4 Ψ, Shibali, Yaping [N27.16784°, E98.07782], 2532 m, 3 May 2004, Heng-Mei Yan and Guang-Xu Peng (CAS-Peng04050303); 1 ɗ, Shibali, Yaping [N27.1775°, E098.7551°], 2550 m, 5 May 2004, Heng-Mei Yan (HNU-Yan04050501); 2 Ψ, Lishadi Township, Shibali [N27.10520º, E098.77980º], 2530 m, 4 August 2005, Guo Tang (HNU-Tang 050202); 1 Ψ, Lumadeng Township, old Shibali [N27.07831º, E098.77426º], 2305 m, 15 August 2005, Guo Tang (HNU- Tang 050701). Tengchong County: 7 Ψ, Old Pass [N24.342°, E098.270°], 2300 m, 26–31 October 1998, Charles Griswold, Darrell Ubick and Chun-Lin Long (HNU-98OP1201); 1 Ψ, Dahaoping Village [N24.58527°, E98.43797°], 2018 m, 17 October 2003, Guo Tang (HNU-Tang 031017); 1 Ψ, Longwen Bridge of Longchuan River [N25.01408°, E98.40583°], 1306 m, 20 October 2003, (HNU-Tang 03102001); 1 Ψ, Jietou Township, Shabadi Village [N25.24086°, E098.42355°], 1923 m, 15 May 2006, Chang-Min Yin, Jia- Fang Hu and Xiao-Hua Yang (HNU-YHY0203); 1 Ψ, Mingguang Township, Zizhi Village, Cizhuhe [N25.45598°, E098.370226°], 2120 m, 21 May 2006, (HNU-YHY0906); 1 ɗ, 1 Ψ, Jietou Township, Zhangjiaying Village [N25.24532°, E098.29141°], 1665 m, 20 May 2006, (HNU-YHY0802); 10 Ψ, Jietou Township, Xinzhuang Village [N25.26508°, E098.42347°], 1950 m, 23 May 2006, (CAS-YHY1103); 1 Ψ, Jietou Township, Datang Village, Daheling, Ganjiao [N25.74556°, E098.69630°], 2030 m, 15 May 2006, Xian-Jin Peng, Xin-Ping Wang and Peng Hu (HNU-PWH 06051507); 1 Ψ, same locality as the former [N25.75720°, E098.69459°], 2078 m, 16 May 2006, (HNU-PWH 06051704); 1 Ψ, same locality as the former [N25.42018°, E098.40946°], 1878 m, 19 May 2006, (HNU-PWH 06051910); 1 ɗ, 3 Ψ, same locality as the former [N25.42018°, E098.40946°], 1878 m, 20 May 2006, (HNU-PWH 06052002); 1 ɗ, 1 Ψ, Mingguang Township, Zizhi Village [N25.80894°, E098.62080°], 2890 m, 23 May 2006, Xian-Jin Peng, Xin-Ping Wang and Peng Hu (HNU-PWH 06052308); 2 ɗ, 3 Ψ, Jietou Township, Shaba Village [N25.39262°, E098.70347°], 1850 m, 25 May 2006, Xin-Ping Wang and Peng Hu (CAS-WH 06052501); 5 ɗ, 8 Ψ, Houqiao Township, Zhaobitang Village [N25.55627°, E098.20941°], 2510 m, 29 May 2006, Xin-Ping Wang and Peng Hu (CAS- WH 06052903); 1 ɗ, 1 Ψ, Shangying Township, Dahaoping [N24.96976º, E098.73142º], 2040 m, 31 May 2005, Heng-Mei Yan and Ke-Ji Guo (HNU-GKJ3301).

Diagnosis. Male palp with short VTA and RTA, both apically curved, RTA strongly sclerotized, bulb flat; embolus short, beak-shaped ( Figs 12. e–g, j ). Female epigyne: atrium with distinct black margin, semicircular; spermathecae pyriform. ( Figs 12 h–i, k–l ).

Variation. Total length: males: 2.80–3.30 (n = 21); females: 3.00–3.80 (n = 86). The body colors vary greatly in size and pigmentation among observed specimens.

Distribution. Korea, Japan, Nepal, Russia, China (Jilin Province; recorded also from Gongshan, Fugong, Tengchong, Lushui, and Longling Counties and Baoshan City of Yunnan Province).

Remarks. This species is widely distributed from Bhutan, Nepal, through China to Japan and Russia. The abdominal dorsum markings vary greatly from grayish yellow with some small white and black spots to large black markings with small black spots. This species is very similar to L. niger Ono, 1979 ; but can be separated from the latter by: epigyne without a sclerotized plate (epigyne with a sclerotized plate in L. niger ). Although both species vary greatly in abdominal markings, the dorsal shield of prosoma usually gray with black lateral stripes (always mostly black in L. niger ).

Figures

FIGURE 23. Distribution records of the species: L. himalayensis Ono, 1979, L. kunmingensis Song & Zhao, 1994, L. maius Ono, 1979, L. niger Ono, 1979, L. punctiger Ono, 2001, L. saltus Ono, 1979, L. torsivus Zhang, Zhu & Tso, 2006. Not all of distribution data are given for those species with many distribution records because these would overlap on the map. Furthermore, only approximate distribution marks are given for the species published by others scholars (e. g., L. himalayensis distribution record from Bhutan and Nepal, etc.) because the original paper did not include latitude and longitude.

FIGURES 12 a – l. Lysiteles maius Ono, 1979. a – d Habitus (a, b male; c, d female); e – g, j Left palp (e prolateral, f, j ventral, g retrolateral view); h, k Epigyne; i, l Vulva. Scale bars: a – d = 1; e – l = 0.1.