Merizocera yuxi Li, 2020
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.961.53058 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:B5627BFE-56A2-42B3-B3A5-96BAE07724F4 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/31847E90-FA82-42CB-A238-B99637E64341 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:act:31847E90-FA82-42CB-A238-B99637E64341 |
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Merizocera yuxi Li |
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sp. nov. |
Merizocera yuxi Li View in CoL sp. nov. Figures 50 View Figure 50 , 51 View Figure 51 , 53 View Figure 53
Merizocera sp. 249: Li and Li 2018 (molecular data).
Type material.
Holotype: male (IZCAS), Guzhouyelin (24°6.63'N, 101°51.00'E, elevation 1987 m), Xinhua Town, Xinping County, Yuxi, Yunnan, China, 2 June 2015, Z. Chen and Y. Li leg. Paratypes: 1 male and 2 females (IZCAS), same data as holotype.
Etymology.
The specific name refers to the type locality; noun in apposition.
Diagnosis.
Diagnosis features of males and females are discussed in M. betong sp. nov. Males with swollen pyriform bulb, and embolus with a crinkly and flattened tip (Fig. 50B View Figure 50 ). Females with two pairs of tubular spermathecae (Fig. 51A View Figure 51 ).
Description.
Male (holotype). Total length 1.25; carapace 0.61 long, 0.51 wide; abdomen 0.62 long, 0.48 wide. Carapace circular, brown, with dark brown radiating marks (Fig. 51C View Figure 51 ). Fovea shallow. Thoracic region distinctly elevated medially. Clypeus and labium dark brown. Sternum dark brown, with dark radiating lines. Abdomen ovoid, dark brown. Legs light brown; measurements: I, III, and IV missing, II 3.11 (0.83, 0.20, 0.89, 0.70, 0.49). Palp (Fig. 50A-D View Figure 50 ): femur slender, four times longer than patella; patella not swollen; tibia not swollen; cymbium with distal protrusion, 1/3 length of femur, length ratio of dorsal elongation and cymbium 1.13; bulb pyriform, with embolus arising distally; embolus crinkly with flattened tip, with distinct swollen section medially, similar length as the tegular; conductor absent.
Female (paratype). Similar to male in colouration and general features but slightly larger (Fig. 51D, E View Figure 51 ). Measurements: total length 1.45; carapace 0.66 long, 0.54 wide; abdomen 0.79 long, 0.63 wide. Leg measurements: I 3.46 (0.90, 0.22, 1.01, 0.79, 0.54), II 2.99 (0.79, 0.20, 0.84, 0.67, 0.49), III missing, IV 3.69 (0.91, 0.21, 1.10, 0.84, 0.63). Epigastric area (Fig. 51B View Figure 51 ): dark brown, nearly trapezoidal patch. Endogyne (Fig. 51A View Figure 51 ) with two pairs of spermathecae, lateral pairs globose, median pairs clavate, lateral pairs attached basally with the median pairs.
Distribution.
Known only from the type locality (China; Fig. 53 View Figure 53 ).
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Merizocera yuxi Li
| Chang, Wan-Jin, Yao, Zhiyuan & Li, Shuqiang 2020 |
Merizocera
| Fage 1912 |