Draposa zhanjiangensis WSC 2025

Draposa zhanjiangensis (Yin, Wang, Peng & Xie, 1995) Figs 1 E, F, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 湛江龙狼蛛 Pardosa zhanjiangensis Yin et al., 1995: 74, figs 18–22 (♂ ♀); Yin et al. 1997 b: 281, fig. 133 a – e (♂ ♀); Song et al. 1999: 335, figs 199 Q, 200 B (♂ ♀). Pardosa shugangensis Yin, Bao & Peng, 1997 a: 24, figs 39–41 (♂); Yin et al. 1997 b: 269, fig. 127 a – c (♂); Song et al. 1999: 334, fig. 198 M (♂). Syn. nov. Material examined. China: • 1 ♂ 2 ♀ (holotype ♀, paratype ♀ and allotype ♂ of P. zhanjiangensis), Guangdong Prov., Zhanjiang City, 25.06.1985, Y. J. Zhang leg. (HNU) • 2 ♂ (holotype and paratype of P. shugangensis), Guangxi Prov., Beihai City, Shuangang Dadao, 25.11.1995, C. M. Yin leg. (HNU) • Malaysia: Sabah: 6 ♂ 6 ♀, Kota Kinabalu, bank of Kawa Kawa R., 06°25'18"N, 116°24'19"E, elev. 50 m, 13.10.2015, L. Y. Wang et al. leg. (SWUC) • 8 ♂ 8 ♀, Pitas, 06°41'15"N, 116°57'44"E, elev. 24 m, 20.10.2015, L. Y. Wang et al. leg. (SWUC). Diagnosis. This species is similar to D. nicobarica (Thorell, 1891) (Kronestedt 2010: 44, figs 26, 51–52) and D. tenasserimensis (Thorell, 1895) (Kronestedt 2010: 51, figs 28, 54–55) in having strong posterior subpaleal process (PP), hook-like tip of median apophysis, conspicuous deep atrium and tongue-shaped septum, but it can be distinguished by the lamellar, rounded tip in basal half of median apophysis (MA) (vs acute tooth-like), the atrium widens both anteriorly and posteriorly (vs widens posteriorly). Description. Female holotype of P. zhanjiangensis (Fig. 6 A) total length 6.69. Carapace 3.34 long, 2.45 wide; opisthosoma 2.66 long, 1.75 wide. Carapace yellow-brown. Cervical groove and radial furrows indistinct. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.15, ALE 0.12, PME 0.40, PLE 0.35; AME – AME 0.10, AME – ALE 0.06, PME – PME 0.29, PME – PLE 0.35. Clypeus height 0.19. Chelicerae yellow-brown. Endites and labium yellowish brown, longer than wide. Sternum yellowish brown, covered with brown setae. Leg measurements: I 9.85 (2.60, 3.57, 2.23, 1.45); II 9.65 (2.70, 3.35, 2.15, 1.45); III 8.76 (2.37, 2.91, 2.22, 1.26); IV 12.63 (3.24, 4.05, 3.75, 1.59). Opisthosoma oval, yellow-brown, and covered with numerous black spots. Heart mark distinct. Venter yellow-brown. Epigyne (Figs 5 C, D, 6 C, D, 8 B, C). Plate ~ 1.2 times wider than long. Conspicuous deep atrium (A), atrium widens both anteriorly and posteriorlys; copulatory openings (CO) crack-shaped, as long as atrium. Spermathecal heads (HS) spherical, spermathecal stalks (SS) ~ 3 times longer than wide, both visible through cuticle of lateral walls of atrium. Fertilization ducts (FD) hook-shaped. Male allotype of P. zhanjiangensis (Fig. 6 B) total length 6.62. Carapace 3.56 long, 2.68 wide; opisthosoma 2.92 long, 1.69 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.14, ALE 0.11, PME 0.41, PLE 0.34; AME – AME 0.10, AME – ALE 0.05, PME – PME 0.28, PME – PLE 0.36. Clypeus height 0.22. Leg measurements: I 10.81 (2.74, 3.85, 2.61, 1.61); II 10.19 (2.73, 3.47, 2.47, 1.52); III 9.83 (2.58, 3.31, 2.61, 1.33); IV 14.13 (3.40, 4.48, 4.40, 1.85). Palp (Figs 5 A, B, 6 E, F, 7 B – G). Tibia yellow-brown, 1.4 times longer than wide. Cymbium yellow-brown, 1.7 times longer than wide. Paleal apophysis triangular (PA). Anterior subpaleal process (AP) strong and rodlike, with a rounded end. Posterior subpaleal process (PP) lamellar, with a notch. Median apophysis (MA) moderately long, with lamellar projection in basal half, subapical protrusion triangular (SAP), tip of median apophysis hook-like. Embolus (E) narrow, evenly tapering to tip. Distribution. China (Guangxi and Guangdong), Malaysia (Sabah) (Fig. 10). Records from Malaysia (Tioman Island, Sarawak) and Indonesia (Kronestedt 2010) are doubtful and require confirmation.