Vappolotes ganlongensis Li, Zhao, Chen, Chen, Wu, and Li 2019
- Dataset
- Vappolotes, a new genus of coelotine spiders (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Guizhou, China
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- 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): 434-442, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.5.3
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Arachnida
- order
- Araneae
- family
- Agelenidae
- genus
- Vappolotes
- species
- Vappolotes ganlongensis
description
Description. Male. Clypeus brown, abdomen gray, other parts are the same color as for the genus (Fig. 3 C). 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 A – C). Female (IZCAS-Ar 39638). Same color as male except abdomen yellow-brown (Fig. 3 D, E). 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. 3 A, B). Variation. Total length of females 5.72 – 5.96 (n = 7).
description
Figs 2, 3, 5
diagnosis
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. 3 A), whereas it is arciform in V. jianpingensis sp. n. (Fig. 4 A); the copulatory ducts are large, about 2 times larger as the spermathecae (Fig. 3 B), whereas the copulatory ducts are nearly the same size as the spermathecae in V. jianpingensis sp. n. (Fig. 4 B).
distribution
Distribution. Guizhou, China (Fig. 5).
etymology
Etymology. The specific name refers to the type locality, Ganlong Town; adjective.
materials_examined
Type material. Holotype: ♂ (IZCAS-Ar 39637, ZZ 550): Chenjia Cave (N 28.38187 º, E 108.67368 º, 792 m), Ganlong Town, Miao Autonomous County of Songtao, Guizhou Province, China, 9. III. 2013, H. F. Zhao and J. C. Liu leg. Paratypes: 7 ♀♀ (IZCAS-Ar 39638 – Ar 39644, ZZ 550): same data as holotype.