Cicurina jinyun Chen, Wang, Zhang & Zhang, 2025, sp. nov.
Cicurina jinyun sp. nov. Type material. Holotype • male (SWUC -T-CI-13-01), China, Chongqing, Beibei, Jinyun Mountain National Nature Reserve, Baiyun Temple, 29°49'39"N, 106°22'59"E, elev. 641 m, 18 September 2016, L. Y. Wang leg. Paratypes: • 6 males and 7 females (SWUC -T-CI-13-02 – 14), Jinyun Mountain National Nature Reserve, Beiwenquan, 29°51'32"N, 106°24'41"E, elev. 229 m, 30 December 2024, L. Y. Wang, M. Irfan, Y. N. Mu, X. Y. Zhang and E. X. Liu leg. Etymology. The specific name refers to the type locality. Diagnosis. The male of this new species is similar to that of C. yuelushanensis Wang, Zhou & Peng, 2019 (Wang et al. 2019: figs 7 A, 8 C – E) in having the strong retrolateral tibial apophysis, and the slender and filiform embolus, but differs by the longer and curved conductor end (Figs 2 A, B, 3 C – E) (vs. knife-like in C. yuelushanensis). The female is similar to that of C. tetragongylodes Liao, Yin, He & Xu, 2022 (Liao et al. 2022: 485, figs 6 A – E, 7 A, B) in having the posteriorly located epigynal atrium, the ball-shaped spermathecae and secondary spermathecae, but differs by the unconnected anterior edge of atrium (Figs 2 C, 3 F) (vs. closely connected in C. tetragongylodes) and the secondary spermathecae encircled by copulatory ducts (Figs 2 D, 3 G) (vs. all spermathecae surrounded by copulatory ducts in C. tetragongylodes). Description. Male holotype (Fig. 3 A) total length 4.03. Prosoma 2.36 long, 1.72 wide; opisthosoma 1.73 long, 1.38 wide. Carapace pyriform, pale yellow, with several rows of setae. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.03, ALE 0.11, PME 0.09, PLE, 0.12; AME – AME 0.04, AME – ALE 0.03, PME – PME 0.10, PME – PLE 0.05, ALE – PLE 0.04. MOA 0.24 long, anterior width 0.09, posterior width 0.27. Clypeus height 0.20. Chelicerae with three promarginal and nine retromarginal teeth. Leg measurements: I 6.30 (1.71, 2.24, 1.37, 0.98); II 5.46 (1.55, 1.81, 1.17, 0.93); III 4.93 (1.43, 1.57, 1.16, 0.77); IV 6.54 (1.74, 2.34, 1.53, 0.93). Leg formula: 4123. Opisthosoma oval, pale yellow and hairy, with faint patterns. Palp (Figs 2 A, B, 3 C – E). Retrolateral tibial apophysis long and strong. Base of retrolateral tibial apophysis with two small apophyses, extending ventrally and dorsally. Embolus strong, originating at approximately 6 - o’clock position, with the anterior part extending inside in the long groove of the conductor. Conductor strong, with J-shaped end. One of female paratypes (SWUC -T-CI-13-02, Fig. 3 B) total length 4.66. Prosoma 2.17 long, 1.50 wide; opisthosoma 2.43 long, 1.99 wide. Carapace pyriform, pale yellow, with several rows of setae. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.06, ALE 0.13, PME 0.09, PLE, 0.13; AME – AME 0.01, AME – ALE 0.02, PME – PME 0.09, PME – PLE 0.05, ALE – PLE 0.02. MOA 0.24 long, anterior width 0.13, posterior width 0.30. Clypeus height 0.12. Chelicerae with two promarginal and nine retromarginal teeth. Leg measurements: I 5.29 (1.57, 1.94, 1.07, 0.71); II 4.43 (1.36, 1.49, 0.93, 0.65); III 4.28 (1.23, 1.45, 0.98, 0.62); IV 5.75 (1.68, 1.96, 1.38, 0.73). Leg formula: 4123. Opisthosoma oval, pale yellow and hairy, with distinct patterns. Epigyne (Figs 2 C, D, 3 F, G). Atrium large and wide. Copulatory openings located anterior to atrium. Copulatory ducts long and spiral. Spermathecae and secondary spermathecae ball-shaped. Fertilization ducts short. Variation. Males (N = 7) total length 4.10–4.20; females (N = 7) total length 3.68–4.66. Distribution. Known only from the type locality, Chongqing, China (Fig. 8).
Institutions
- Hebei University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16780623
- Primary Topic
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Type
- article
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