Vappolotes ganlongensis Zhao et S. Li, 2019

Li, Bing, Zhao, Zhe, Chen, Yuanxue, Chen, Haifeng, Wu, Zhiyan & Li, Shuqiang, 2019, Vappolotes, a new genus of coelotine spiders (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Guizhou, China, Zootaxa 4701 (5), pp. 434-442 : 436-437

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.5.3
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5676722
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/81C8ADDC-803E-4ACE-945F-3F9485BD041E
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scientific name	Vappolotes ganlongensis Zhao et S. Li
status	sp. nov.

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Vappolotes ganlongensis Zhao et S. Li View in CoL , sp. n.

Figs 2 View FIGURE 2 , 3 View FIGURE 3 , 5 View FIGURE 5

Type material. Holotype: ♂ (IZCAS-Ar39637, ZZ550): Chenjia Cave (N28.38187º, E108.67368º, 792 m), Ganlong Town, Miao Autonomous County of Songtao, Guizhou Province, China, 9.III.2013, H.F. Zhao and J.C. Liu leg. GoogleMaps Paratypes: 7♀♀ (IZCAS-Ar39638–Ar39644, ZZ550): same data as holotype GoogleMaps .

Etymology. The specific name refers to the type locality, Ganlong Town; adjective.

Diagnosis. Vappolotes ganlongensis sp. n. can be distinguished from V. jianpingensis sp. n. by the following: the posterior margin of the atrium is concave medially ( Fig. 3A View FIGURE 3 ), whereas it is arciform in V. jianpingensis sp. n. ( Fig. 4A View FIGURE 4 ); the copulatory ducts are large, about 2 times larger as the spermathecae ( Fig. 3B View FIGURE 3 ), whereas the copulatory ducts are nearly the same size as the spermathecae in V. jianpingensis sp. n. ( Fig. 4B View FIGURE 4 ).

Description. Male. Clypeus brown, abdomen gray, other parts are the same color as for the genus ( Fig. 3C View FIGURE 3 ). Total length 5.76. Carapace 3.04 long, 2.19 wide. Abdomen 2.72 long, 1.75 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.11, ALE 0.16, PME 0.15, PLE 0.16; AME–AME 0.04, AME–ALE 0.02, AME–PME 0.04, ALE–PLE 0, PME–PME 0.06, PME–PLE 0.05. Leg measurements: I 12.24 (3.15, 4.06, 2.94, 2.09); II 11.52 (3.19, 3.52, 2.93, 1.88); III 11.11 (2.67, 3.46, 3.05, 1.93); IV 14.41 (3.71, 4.39, 4.12, 2.19). Palp: Femur 4.5 times longer than wide; patella with a long anterodorsal macroseta, almost 2.3 times longer than the patella, patellar apophysis about 1/2 the patella length, with blunt tip; tibia and base of cymbium with long dorsal and prolateral macrosetae; VTA and RTA spine-shaped, VTA about 3 times longer than RTA, extending beyond the distal margin of the tibia; cymbium 2.2 times longer than bulb, cymbial furrow short, less than 1/2 the cymbial length; dorsal apophysis of the conductor pointed, and the large lamella of conductor spoon-shaped; tegular apophysis shorter than 1/2 the cymbial furrow, with bifurcated tip; embolus originates around the 6 o’clock position ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 A–C).

Female (IZCAS-Ar39638). Same color as male except abdomen yellow-brown ( Fig. 3D, E View FIGURE 3 ). Total length 5.95. Carapace 2.56 long, 1.81 wide. Abdomen 3.39 long, 2.34 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.10, ALE 0.14, PME 0.12, PLE 0.13; AME–AME 0.05, AME–ALE 0.03, AME–PME 0.05, ALE–PLE 0, PME–PME 0.07, PME–PLE 0.06. Leg measurements: I 9.04 (2.59, 2.89, 2.11, 1.45); II 8.77 (2.54, 2.78, 2.06, 1.39); III 8.68 (2.41, 2.72, 2.24, 1.31); IV 11.98 (3.35, 3.67, 3.31, 1.65). Epigynum: about 1.7 times wider than long; atrium occupying 3/4 of epigynum, length equal to width, posterior lateral margin of atrium about 1/2 the width of the lateral margin, concave medially; copulatory ducts large, about 3 times larger than spermathecae; spermathecae small, occupying 1/4 of epigynum, over 2 times longer than wide; fertilization ducts 2 times longer than wide ( Fig. 3A, B View FIGURE 3 ).

Variation. Total length of females 5.72–5.96 (n=7).

Distribution. Guizhou, China ( Fig. 5 View FIGURE 5 ).