Zoica oculata Buchar 1997

Zoica oculata Buchar, 1997 Figs 1 E, F, 8, 9, 10 眼佐卡蛛 Zoica oculata Buchar, 1997: 7, figs 1–4 (♀). Material. • 3 ♂ 4 ♀ (XZMT-19-39), China, Xizang, Medog Co., Beibeng Town, 29°15'51"N, 95°11'01"E, elev. 894 m, 23 May 2019, Lu-Yu Wang, Piao Liu, Tao Yuan and Hui Wang leg. • 4 ♀ (XZMT-18-74), Beibeng Town, 28 June 2018, Lu-Yu Wang, Zhi-Sun Wu and Yan-Nan Mu leg. • 1 ♀ (XZMT-18-77), Medog Co., near Dexing Bridge, 29°19'17"N, 95°17'40"E, elev. 724 m, 29 June 2018, Lu-Yu Wang, Zhi-Sun Wu and Yan-Nan Mu leg. • 2 ♀ (XZMT-18-78), Medog Co., Dexing Township, Guoguotang Daguiwan, 29°19'34"N, 95°16'22"E, elev. 1025 m, 29 June 2018, Lu-Yu Wang, Zhi-Sun Wu and Yan-Nan Mu leg. Diagnosis. Zoica oculata can be distinguished from all other congeners by the large body (2.77–4.26), long and hook-shaped terminal apophysis, the narrow and long conductor, the long twining stalk of spermathecae (Figs 8, 9 C – H), and the block-shaped markings in opisthosoma (Fig. 1 E, F, Buchar 1997: fig. 1). Description. Male (Fig. 9 A) total length 3.26. Carapace 1.69 long, 1.18 wide; opisthosoma 1.55 long, 1.02 wide. Carapace smooth, yellowish brown. Fovea longitudinal, radial furrows indistinct. Eye region black. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.09, ALE 0.06, PME 0.17, PLE 0.13; AME – AME 0.03, AME – ALE 0.02, PME – PME 0.08, PME – PLE 0.10. Clypeus height 0.05. Chelicerae yellow brown, with three promarginal teeth and four retromarginal teeth. Labium yellowish brown, longer than wide. Endites yellowish brown, longer than wide. Sternum yellow brown, shield-shaped, with sparse yellow brown setae. Legs yellowish brown. Leg measurements: I 5.25 (1.41, 1.75, 1.28, 0.81); II 4.56 (1.25, 1.48, 1.14, 0.69); III 4.32 (1.19, 1.31, 1.15, 0.67); IV 6.39 (1.75, 2.07, 1.79, 0.78). Leg formula: 4123. Opisthosoma oval. Dorsum yellowish brown, with gray markings. Ventral yellowish brown. Palp (Figs 8 A, B, 9 C – F). Subtegulum located on medio-lateral side of the bulb. Lateral apophysis base robust, apex hook-shaped. Terminal apophysis long, with a robust base and a hook-shaped end. Embolus curved, moderately long. Conductor slender, membranous. Median tegular lobe broad, adjacent to lateral apophysis, originating from median tegular. Female (Fig. 9 B) total length 3.15. Carapace 1.47 long, 1.07 wide; opisthosoma 1.53 long, 1.13 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.13, ALE 0.15, PME 0.06, PLE 0.05; AME – AME 0.06, AME – ALE 0.09, PME – PME 0.02, PME – PLE 0.04. Clypeus height 0.04. Leg measurements: I 4.20 (1.18, 1.58, 0.91, 0.53); II 3.68 (1.08, 1.22, 0.82, 0.56); III 3.45 (0.97, 1.10, 0.87, 0.51); IV 5.10 (1.42, 1.64, 1.38, 0.66). Leg formula: 4123. Opisthosoma oval. Dorsum yellow brown, with gray markings. Epigyne (Figs 7 C, D, 8 G, H). Epigynal plate glasses-like. Copulatory openings small, arc-shaped. Stalk of spermathecae long, slender and curved. Heads of spermathecae small, suboval. Fertilization ducts hook-shaped. Variation. Males (N = 3) total length 2.77–3.26, females (N = 11) total length 3.11–4.26. Habitat. Leaf litter, rice field and scrub-grassland. Distribution. China (Xizang), Bhutan (Fig. 10).