Philodromus guiyang Long & Yu 2022

Philodromus guiyang Long & Yu, 2022 Figs 1 A – D, 2 A – E, 8 A, 9 A, B Common name: 贵阳逍遥蛛 Philodromus guiyang Long & Yu in Long et al. 2022: 118, figs 2 A – D, 3 A – D (holotype male from Guiyang, Guizhou Province, illustrations examined). Additional material examined. China: Jiangxi Province • 2 ♂, 5 ♀, Ji’an City, Jishui County, Dadong Mountain, 27 ° 15 ' 14.71 " N, 115 ° 10 ' 50.50 " E, 607 m a. s. l., 2 March 2023, K. Liu, Z. Jiang, Z. Deng, X. Chen leg. (20230302, Phi- 07, ASM-JGSU) • 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Ji’an City, Jinggangshan County Level City, Ciping Town, Jingzhu Mountain, 26 ° 32 ' 45.20 " N, 114 ° 06 ' 32.46 " E, 1158 m a. s. l., 2 May 2024, Z. Jiang, Z. Wang leg. (20240502, Phi- 07, ASM-JGSU) • 1 ♀, Ciping Town, Huangyangjie Scenic Spot, 26 ° 37 ' 30.33 " N, 114 ° 7 ' 8 " E, 1384 m a. s. l., 13 August 2024, L. Luo, Y. Yao, Z. Wang leg. (20240813, Phi- 07, ASM-JGSU), other data same as previous • 2 ♀, Shangrao City, Guangfeng District, Tongbo Mountain, Shazi Ridge, 28 ° 09 ' 10.78 " N, 118 ° 17 ' 41.31 " E, 751 m a. s. l., 11 July 2023, K. Liu, Z. Jiang, C. Li leg. (20230711, Phi- 07, ASM-JGSU) • 1 ♀, Qianshan County, Wangwu Line, Wuyishan Town, near Yu Huizhen Hope Primary School, 27 ° 57 ' 05.51 " N, 117 ° 49 ' 12.74 " E, 463 m a. s. l., 9 July 2023 (20230709, Phi- 07, ASM-JGSU), other data same as previous; Hunan Province • 6 ♀, Xinning County, Bajiaozhai, Langshan, Bajiaozhai, 26 ° 16. ’ 673 N, 110 ° 44.262 ' E, 839 m a. s. l., 22 July 2015, H. Yin, B. Zhou, J. Gan, Y. Gong, W. Liu, C. Zeng, Z. Chen, B. He, Y. Huang, X. Wu leg. (Phi- 07, HNU). Diagnosis. The female of this species resembles that of P. subaureolus Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 (see Yin et al. 2012: 1250, fig. 672 b, c) in having widely separated oval spermathecae, but it can be easily separated from it by the broad median septum (vs narrow) and the broad copulatory ducts (vs narrow) (Fig. 1 C, D). For the male diagnosis, see Long et al. (2022). Description. Female. Habitus as in Figs 1 A, B, 9 A, B. Total length 2.95, carapace 1.24 long, 1.3 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances (Fig. 1 A): AME 0.06, ALE 0.07, PME 0.07, PLE 0.08, AME – AME 0.17, AME – ALE 0.08, PME – PME 0.31, PME – PLE 0.17, AME – PME 0.18, AME – PLE 0.3, ALE – ALE 0.3, PLE – PLE 0.72, ALE – PLE 0.17. MOA 0.28 long, front width 0.29, back width 0.43. Chelicerae with three promarginal teeth and no retromarginal teeth. Leg measurements: I 5.42 (1.59, 0.7, 1.22, 1.08, 0.83); II 6.26 (1.86, 0.76, 1.56, 1.13, 0.95); III 4.12 (1.45, 0.32, 0.89, 0.88, 0.58); IV 4.47 (1.45, 0.48, 1.04, 0.99, 0.51); spination: I Fe: d 6; Ti: d 4, p 3, r 2, v 6; Mt: d 4, p 2, r 2, v 6; II Fe: d 4; Ti: d 4, p 2, v 6; Mt: d 4, p 4, r 3, v 6; III Fe: d 2, p 1; Ti: d 4, p 2, v 4; Mt: d 4, p 2, r 2, v 6; IV Fe: d 4, p 1; Ti: d 4, v 6; Mt: d 4, p 2, r 3, v 6. Abdomen 1.71 long, 1.12 wide. Coloration (Fig. 1 A, B). Carapace white to red-brown, laterally with broad red-brown stripes. Medially with a white V-shaped mark. Chelicerae and endites yellow to brown. Labium brown. Sternum white to brown, laterally with brown spots. Legs white to dark brown, with many dark brown stripes or annulations. Abdomen white to dark brown, with many white spots and yellow muscle sigilla; venter white to yellowish. Epigyne (Figs 1 C, D, 8 A). Copulatory openings located at antero-lateral part of epigyne. Median septum broad, sub-posterior part slightly constricted. Copulatory ducts broad, anteriorly curved, posteriorly slightly separated. Glandular appendages slightly protruding, very small, directed laterally. Spermathecae oval, widely separated. Glandular mounds mastoid-like, located on anterolateral part of spermathecae, directed anterolaterally. Fertilization ducts long, more than 2 / 3 length of spermathecae, directed anterolaterally. Male. See Long et al. (2022) for description; habitus is shown in Fig. 2 A, B and the palp is shown in Fig. 2 C – E. Remarks. This species is numerous in subtropical broad-leaved forests. The specimens were collected on shrubs and broad-leaved trees by sieving. Distribution. Known from Guizhou (Long et al. 2022), Hunan (Fig. 10), and Jiangxi (Fig. 10), China. It may be broadly distributed in southern China.