Sinopoda columnaris, Zhong & Jäger & Chen & Liu, 2019

Zhong, Yang, Jäger, Peter, Chen, Jian & Liu, Jie, 2019, Taxonomic study of Sinopoda spiders from China (Araneae: Sparassidae), Zootaxa 4607 (1), pp. 1-81 : 23

Sinopoda columnaris sp. nov.

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Type material. Holotype female: CHINA: Guizhou Province: Zunyi City, Suiyang County, Kuankuo Town , Dishui Village , Manwang Cave , 28.78°N, 107.90°E, 734 m, entrance to the cave, 21 April 2017, Y. Zhong leg. (CBEE). Paratype: 1 female, with same data as holotype ( CBEE) .

Etymology. The specific name is derived from the Latin adjective columnaris , - is, - e, meaning “pillar-like” referring to the lobal septum being pillar-like.

Diagnosis. The females of this new species are similar to those of Sinopoda tengchongensis Fu & Zhu, 2008 ( Fu & Zhu 2008: figs 2–3) in having similarly slender lobal septum and small posterior parts of spermathecae, but can be separated by: 1. Lobal septum of epigyne without median groove in anterior part (with median groove along entire length in S. tengchongensis ); 2. Glandular appendages of vulva with tip slightly curved posteriad (straight and posterior-laterad in S. tengchongensis ); 3. Internal duct system of vulva touching along median line (not touching, only close in posterior part in S. tengchongensis ) ( Figs 16 A–B, 17A–B).

Description. Female (holotype): Measurements: PL 8.4, PW 8.0; AW 4.4; OL 9.9, OW 6.0. Eyes: AME 0.41, ALE 0.56, PME 0.37, PLE 0.61, AME–AME 0.20, AME–ALE 0.11, PME–PME 0.43, PME–PLE 0.97, AME–PME 0.46, ALE–PLE 0.57, CH AME 0.15, CH ALE 0.20. Spination: Palp: 131, 101, 2121, 1014; Fe: I–III 323, IV 331; Pa: I–IV 101; Ti: I–IV 2326; Mt: I–II 1014, III 2026, IV 3036. Measurements of palp and legs: Palp 10.3 (3.6, 1.0, 2.2, –, 3.5); I 33.8 (9.6, 3.2, 9.6, 8.6, 2.8); II 35.2 (10.1, 2.9, 10.5, 9.0, 2.7); III 31.7 (9.5, 2.9, 8.9, 8.0, 2.4); IV 32.8 (9.8, 2.8, 9.0, 8.6, 2.6). Leg formula: II-I-IV-III. Cheliceral furrow with 3 anterior, 4 posterior teeth and ca. 26 denticles.

Copulatory organ as in diagnosis. Epigynal field wider than long, with short anterior bands and one slit sensillum on each side of the epigynal field. Lateral lobes fused, with groove in posterior part. Lobal septum anteriorly wider. Internal ducts running parallel along the median line, its anterior part slightly wider than posterior part. Fertilization ducts arising posterio-laterally.

Colouration in ethanol. Dorsal prosoma reddish-brown, lateral margins dark. Fovea and radial furrows distinctly marked. Labium and gnathocoxae deep brown, both with distal parts lighter. Sternum yellowish-brown, with margin deep brown. Chelicerae deep reddish-brown. Legs yellowish-brown with dark spots. Dorsal opisthosoma reddish-brown, covered by brown hairs, with three pairs of muscle sigilla. Ventral opisthosoma yellowish-brown ( Figs 17 C–D).

Distribution. China (Guizhou) ( Fig. 62 ).

Figures

FIGURES 16. Sinopoda columnaris sp. nov., holotype female from Manwang Cave. A Epigyne, ventral; B Vulva, dorsal. AB—anterior bands, FD—fertilization duct, GA—glandular appendage, LL—lateral lobes, LS—lobal septum, MS—membranous sac, PP—posterior part of spermathecae, SS—slit sensillum. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.

FIGURES 17. Sinopoda columnaris sp. nov., holotype female from Manwang Cave. A Epigyne, ventral; B Vulva, dorsal; C–D Female habitus (C dorsal, D ventral). Scale bars: A–B 0.5 mm; C–D 2 mm.

FIGURES 62. Locality records for twenty-two species of Sinopoda: 1. S. abstrusa sp. nov. (Xizang); 2. S. aequalis sp. nov. (Henan); 3. S. apiculiformis sp. nov. (Hunan); 4, 5. S. brevis sp. nov. (Liaoning); 6, 7. S. changde sp. nov. (Hunan, Shaanxi); 8. S. columnaris sp. nov. (Guizhou); 9. S. curva sp. nov. (Guangxi); 10. S. dehiscens sp. nov. (Hunan); 11. S. erromena sp. nov. (Hunan); 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24. S. globosa Zhang et al., 2015 (Guizhou, Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan); 25, 26. S. improcera sp. nov. (Yunnan); 27. S. lata sp. nov. (Yunnan); 28. S. liui Zhong et al., 2017 (Fujian); 14, 29, 30. S. longiducta Zhang et al., 2015 (Sichuan, Yunnan); 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41. S. longshan Yin et al., 2000 (Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan); 42, 43. S. luyui sp. nov. (Sichuan, Gansu); 44, 45. S. ovata sp. nov. (Chongqing); 14, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56. S. pengi Song & Zhu, 1999 (Yunnan); 57. S. pyramidalis sp. nov. (Sichuan); 58, 59. S. tumefacta sp. nov. (Yunnan); 14, 26, 29, 30. S. yaanensis sp. nov. (Sichuan, Yunnan); 60. S. yanlingensis sp. nov. (Hunan).