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EE0406041B338D57FDA6F9EBFCC7F811.text	EE0406041B338D57FDA6F9EBFCC7F811.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cheiracanthium C. L. Koch 1839	<div><p>Genus Cheiracanthium C.L. Koch, 1839</p> <p>Cheiracanthium C.L. Koch, 1839: 9.</p> <p>Cheiracanthium – Ramírez et al. 1997: 45. — Ono 2009: 465. — Ono &amp; Ogata 2018: 611. — Esyunin &amp; Zamani 2020: 1296.</p> <p>Type species</p> <p>Aranea punctoria Villers, 1789, by subsequent designation.</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>See Deeleman-Reinhold (2001) and Zhang et al. (2022).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EE0406041B338D57FDA6F9EBFCC7F811	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Zhang, Feng	Zhang, Feng (2023): Five new species of the long-legged sac spider genus Cheiracanthium C. L. Koch, 1839 (Araneae: Cheiracanthiidae) from China. European Journal of Taxonomy 900: 81-105, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.900.2303, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2303/9993
EE0406041B348D53FDBAFEC4FDFEFB1A.text	EE0406041B348D53FDBAFEC4FDFEFB1A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cheiracanthium arcilongum Zhang 2023	<div><p>Cheiracanthium arcilongum sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: E6D0EACE-ACDC-436B-A1CD-55C592555AD2</p> <p>Figs 1–2, 11, Table 1</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>The new species can be easily distinguished from all the other species of Cheiracanthium by the long (ca equal to tibia+patella length), curved and filiform cymbial spur with distal end tapering, the long median apophysis with a broad base and hook-shaped apex (Fig. 1C–F), the large (ca 2.5 × as long as wide), spindle shaped spermathecae, and the wide copulatory ducts (almost as wide as spermathecae) (Fig. 2C–D).</p> <p>Etymology</p> <p>The specific epithet is a composite adjective combining ‘ arcus ’ (= ‘bow’) and ‘ longus ’ (= ‘long’), referring to the long, curved, bow-shaped male palpal cymbial spur; noun in adjective.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype CHINA • ♂; Yunnan Province, Tengchong City, Laifeng Mountain National Forest Park; 25°08′ N; 98°29′ E; alt. 1796 m; 16 Jul. 2014; P.L. Wu leg.; voucher code: ZYL108, GenBank: OQ866248; MHBU-ARA-1001.</p> <p>Paratypes CHINA • 1 ♂, 5 ♀♀; same collection data as for holotype; MHBU-ARA-1002 • 1 ♀; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.63333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.416666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.63333/lat 25.416666)">Tengchong City</a>, Jietou Township; 25°25′ N; 98°38′ E; alt. 1602 m; 15 Jul. 2014; P.L. Wu leg.; voucher code: ZYL109, Genbank: OQ866249; MHBU-ARA-1003 • 1 ♂; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=98.63333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=25.4" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 98.63333/lat 25.4)">Tengchong City</a>, Jietou Township, Shunhe Village; 25°24′ N; 98°38′ E; alt. 1552 m; 16 Jul. 2014; P.L. Wu leg.; MHBU-ARA-1004.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Male (holotype)</p> <p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 6.59. Carapace 2.89 long, 2.17 wide; abdomen 3.70 long, 1.88 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.15, ALE 0.14, PME 0.16, PLE 0.15; AME–AME 0.19, AME–ALE 0.21, PME–PME 0.27, PME–PLE 0.25. MOA 0.44 long, anterior width 0.46, posterior width 0.54. Clypeus height 0.11. Sternum 1.50 long, 1.22 wide. Leg measurements: I 19.20 (4.35, 0.91, 5.82, 6.00, 2.12), II 14.86 (4.13, 1.28, 4.10, 4.13, 1.22), III 9.34 (2.53, 0.95, 2.65, 2.39, 0.82), IV 14.95 (4.08, 1.17, 3.85, 4.58, 1.27).</p> <p>BODY (Fig. 1A–B). Prosoma yellowish, without distinct colour pattern; cervical groove and radial striae indistinct. All eyes with black rings, AER slightly recurved in frontal view; PER slightly wider than AER, almost straight in dorsal view. Chelicerae reddish brown, both margins with 3 teeth. Sternum white, posterior margin extending between coxae IV. Labium wider than long, anteriorly truncated with several macrosetae distally. Endites yellowish brown, constricted at middle on lateral margin. Legs yellowish, without distinct colour markings. Leg spines: I 1p1r-1p-0, 0-1p1r-2v, 1v-1v-1p1v; II 1p1r-1p1r-0, 1p-1p2v-1r1v, 1v-1p2v-1p2v; III 1p1r-1p1r-0, 1p1r-1r-1d, 1p1r1v-1p1r2v-2p1r1v; IV 1p1r-1p1r-0, 1p1r-1p1r-1v, 1p2r1d1v-1p1r1d1v-2p1r1v. Opisthosoma lanceolate, dorsum grey, with many scattered light spots, and narrow longitudinal band in middle, enclosed by light spots, two pairs of muscular impressions; venter grey, lateral sides with scattered light spots. Spinnerets coniform, ALS larger and closed each other; PMS smallest; and PLS with two segments, length of basal segment shorter than distal segment.</p> <p>PALP (Fig. 1C–F). Tibia long, about same length as cymbium; RTA long, about ½ of tibia’s length, thumb-shaped; DTA short and thin, with sharp apex; cymbial fold long (ca ½ of cymbium’s length), deep, cymbial spur extremely long, slightly curved, about same as tibia+patella length, tapering and forming filiform apex; median apophysis long, extending upwards, about ⅔ of tegulum’ s length, broad at base and hook-shaped at apex; conductor large, membranous, distally curled; embolus arising at approximately 1 o’clock position and extending clockwise along tegular margin and ending at conductor apex.</p> <p>Female (paratype)</p> <p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 8.37. Carapace 3.58 long, 2.78 wide; abdomen 4.79 long, 3.11 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.15, ALE 0.14, PME 0.16, PLE 0.15; AME–AME 0.25, AME–ALE 0.38, PME–PME 0.36, PME–PLE 0.41. MOA 0.54 long, anterior width 0.55, posterior width 0.68. Clypeus height 0.10. Sternum 1.87 long, 1.47 wide. Leg measurements: I 15.71 (3.84, 1.12, 4.97, 4.14, 1.64), II 10.38 (2.61, 0.82, 3.19, 2.77, 0.99), III 6.99 (0.89, 0.81, 1.94, 2.49, 0.86), IV 11.18 (1.46, 0.83, 3.51, 4.11, 1.27).</p> <p>BODY (FIG. 2A–B). Prosoma pale yellow except reddish ocular area, without distinct colour pattern. Legs yellowish white. Leg spines: I 1p-1p-0, 0-1p1v-1v, 1v-1v -1p1v; II 1p-1p-0, 1p-1v-1v, 1v-1p1v-1p2v; III 2p-2p-0, 2p-2p-1v, 1p2d2v-1p1r1d1v-1p1r2v; IV 1p1r-1p-0, 1p1r-1r-1v, 1p1r2d1v-2d1v-1p1r2v. Opisthosoma elongate-oval, dorsum grey, with many scattered light spots.</p> <p>EPIGYNE (FIG. 2C–D). Epigynal plate wider than long, atrium large, ca 4 × as broad as long, with posterior and lateral margins more developed than anterior margin; copulatory openings located close to lateral atrial margins; spermathecae large, ca 2.5 × as long as wide, spindle shaped; copulatory ducts membranous, wide, almost as wide as spermatheca, forming a 450° loop.</p> <p>Variation</p> <p>The total length in male specimens examined ranges from 6.04 to 7.26 (n = 3), in female specimens from 5.01 to 9.07 (n = 6).</p> <p>Distribution</p> <p>China, Yunnan (localities in Fig. 11).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EE0406041B348D53FDBAFEC4FDFEFB1A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Zhang, Feng	Zhang, Feng (2023): Five new species of the long-legged sac spider genus Cheiracanthium C. L. Koch, 1839 (Araneae: Cheiracanthiidae) from China. European Journal of Taxonomy 900: 81-105, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.900.2303, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2303/9993
EE0406041B378D5FFDC9FB3FFDFEFE60.text	EE0406041B378D5FFDC9FB3FFDFEFE60.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cheiracanthium circulum Zhang 2023	<div><p>Cheiracanthium circulum sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 337E422F-6B3F-459F-BD13-A85167F0F4E7</p> <p>Figs 3–4, 11, Table 1</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>The male of this new species (Fig. 4C–E) is similar to C. uncinatum Paik, 1985 (Zhang &amp; Zhu 1993: 77, figs 3–6) in having a beak-shaped cymbial spur and a semicircular embolus, but can be distinguished by: (1) the shorter DTA; (2) the thinner median apophysis; (3) the circular tegulum (vs. longitudinally oval in C. uncinatum). The female can be easily distinguished from all other species of Cheiracanthium by the dumbbell-shaped spermathecae and arch-shaped anterior margin (Fig. 4A–B).</p> <p>Etymology</p> <p>The specific epithet is an adjective from the Latin ‘ circulus ’, referring to the circular tegulum in ventral view.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype CHINA • ♂; Yunnan Province, Baoshan City, Longling County, Longxin Town, Xiaoheishan Nature Reserve; 16 Feb. 2011; L.Y. Wang leg.; voucher code: ZYL130, Genbank: OQ866250; MHBUARA-1005.</p> <p>Paratype CHINA • 1 ♀; Yunnan Province, Lushui City, Pianma Town; 9 May. 2004; Z.Z. Yang leg.; voucher code: ZYL122, Genbank: OQ866243; MHBU-ARA-1006.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Male (holotype)</p> <p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 6.63. Carapace 3.01 long, 2.31 wide; abdomen 3.62 long, 2.35 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.12, ALE 0.12, PME 0.13, PLE 0.13; AME–AME 0.18, AME–ALE 0.19, PME–PME 0.22, PME–PLE 0.25. MOA 0.47 long, front width 0.43, back width 0.55. Clypeus height 0.07. Sternum 1.45 long, 1.18 wide. Leg measurements: I missing, II 11.09 (2.94, 0.77, 2.96, 3.28, 1.14), III 8.70 (2.22, 0.62, 2.23, 2.65, 0.98), IV 11.29 (2.75, 0.87, 2.88, 3.54, 1.25).</p> <p>BODY (FIG. 3A–B). Prosoma with distinct radial striae, cephalic region yellow, thoracic region yellowish brown. All eyes with black rings, AER slightly recurved in frontal view; PER slightly wider than AER, almost straight in dorsal view. Chelicerae yellowish brown, with 3 promarginal and 4 retromarginal teeth. Sternum yellowish brown. Labium and endites colored as sternum. Legs pale yellow, without distinct markings. Leg spines: I missing ẓ II 1p1r-1p1r-0, 1p-1p2v-1r1v, 1v-1p2v-1p2v; III 1p1r-1p1r-0, 1p1r-1r-1d, 1p1r1v-1p1r2v-2p1r1v; IV 1p1r-1p1r-0, 1p1r-1p1r-1v, 1p2r1d1v-1p1r1d1v-2p1r1v. Opisthosoma elongate-oval, dorsally grey, with scattered white small patches and numerous black hairs, narrow longitudinal band in middle, enclosed by light spots, two pairs of muscular impressions; venter greyish, with sparse white spots. Spinneret coniform, ALS larger and closed each other; PMS smallest; and PLS with two segments, length of distal segment nearly length of base segment.</p> <p>PALP (Fig. 4C–E). Tibia long, ca ⅔ of cymbium’s length; RTA short, ca ¼ of tibia’s length, with wider base and hook-shaped tip, and pointed dorsally from ventral view; DTA slightly shorter than RTA, thin and rodlike; cymbium almost 2 × as long as wide; tip of cymbium long, ca ⅓ of cymbium’s length; cymbium retrolateral margin with shallow dent, cymbial furrow short and shallow; cymbial spur slightly longer than RTA; tegulum circular; median apophysis long, ca ½ of tegulum’s length, with wider base and hook-shaped apex in ventral view; embolus originating on retrolateral flank, at about 3 o’clock position, extending clockwise along tegular margin, tip covered by conductor; conductor membranous, with broad apex; sperm duct indistinct.</p> <p>Female (paratype)</p> <p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 6.96. Carapace 2.98 long, 2.35 wide; abdomen 3.98 long, 2.60 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.15, ALE 0.16, PME 0.14, PLE 0.15; AME–AME 0.23, AME–ALE 0.28, PME–PME 0.32, PME–PLE 0.36. MOA 0.47 long, front width 0.49, back width 0.60. Clypeus height 0.04. Sternum 1.47 long, 1.33 wide. Leg measurements: I 13.03 (3.54, 1.14, 3.49, 3.66, 1.20), II 9.91 (2.76, 0.93, 2.40, 2.75, 1.07), III 7.44 (2.21, 0.64, 1.49, 2.13, 0.97), IV 10.55 (2.96, 0.89, 2.64, 3.00, 1.06).</p> <p>BODY (Fig. 3C–D). Prosoma reddish brown, thoracic region darker than other parts except the eye area. Chelicerae with 3 promarginal and 5 retromarginal teeth. Sternum, labium and endites colored as carapace. Legs pale yellow. Leg spines: I 0-0-0, 0-0-0, 1v-0-2v; II 1p1r-1p-0, 1p-1v-1v, 1v-2v-2v; III 1p1r-1p-0, 1r-1r-1d, 1p1r2v-1v-2v; IV 1r-1p-0, 1r-1p-1v, 1p1r2v-2v-1v. Opisthosoma greyish brown, with scattered white spots and two pairs of muscular impressions.</p> <p>EPIGYNE (Fig. 4A–B). Atrium heavily sclerotized, located at posterior portion of epigynal plate, with arch-shaped anterior margin and crescent-shaped lateral margins; two copulatory openings located at postero-lateral margins of atrium; part of dark copulatory duct and spermathecae visible through tegument of epigynal plate in ventral view; spermathecae dumbbell-shaped, connected with simple copulatory duct, copulatory ducts ascend, then fold backwards and lastly descend to spermathecae.</p> <p>Distribution</p> <p>China, Yunnan (localities in Fig. 11).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EE0406041B378D5FFDC9FB3FFDFEFE60	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Zhang, Feng	Zhang, Feng (2023): Five new species of the long-legged sac spider genus Cheiracanthium C. L. Koch, 1839 (Araneae: Cheiracanthiidae) from China. European Journal of Taxonomy 900: 81-105, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.900.2303, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2303/9993
EE0406041B3B8D5AFDC6FE38FDCEFBB1.text	EE0406041B3B8D5AFDC6FE38FDCEFBB1.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cheiracanthium digitatum Zhang 2023	<div><p>Cheiracanthium digitatum sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 2AD7B3F8-7752-4952-B7D3-E1EEA35DC51C</p> <p>Figs 5–6, 11, Table 1</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>The male of this new species (Fig. 6C–E) can be distinguished from other species of Cheiracanthium by having a short, robust cymbial spur, a needle-shaped median apophysis, and an inflated tegulum with indistinct markings. Among the congeners, the male of this new species resembles C. antungense Chen &amp; Huang, 2012 (Chen &amp; Huang 2012: fig. 1a–c) and C. inflatum Wang &amp; Zhang, 2013 (Wang &amp; Zhang 2013: figs 4–6) in having an inflated tegulum, but can be distinguished by: (1) the long needle-shaped median apophysis (vs. short thron-shaped in C. inflatum; absent in C. antungense); (2) embolus originating at the 3 o’clock position (vs. 5 o’clock position in the other two species). (3) the long RTA, extending beyond the tegular base in retrolateral view (vs. extending only to the tegular base in the other two species). The female (Fig. 6A–B) is similar to C. solidum Zhang, Zhu &amp; Hu, 1993 (Zhang et al. 1993: figs 5–6) in having a broad epigynal atrium and spherical spermathecae, but can be distinguished by: (1) the copulatory ducts curved for two circles, while curved only one circle in C. solidum; (2) the anterior margin of atrium with an inward median process, while with an arch-shaped margin in C. solidum.</p> <p>Etymology</p> <p>The specific epithet is an adjective from the Latin ‘ digitatus ’, referring to the finger-shaped retrolateral tibial apophysis in ventral view.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype CHINA • ♂; Anhui Province, Jixi County, Fuling Town, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=118.71667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=30.133333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 118.71667/lat 30.133333)">Yonglai Village</a>; 30°08′ N; 118°43′ E; 12 Jul. 2014; S.J. Zha leg.; voucher code: ZYL088, Genbank: OQ866247; MHBU-ARA-1007.</p> <p>Paratypes CHINA • 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀; same collection data as for holotype; voucher code: ZYL107, Genbank: OQ866246; MHBU-ARA-1008.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Male (holotype)</p> <p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 7.75. Carapace 3.63 long, 2.77 wide; abdomen 4.12 long, 2.10 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.15, ALE 0.16, PME 0.16, PLE 0.16; AME–AME 0.18, AME–ALE 0.23, PME–PME 0.26, PME–PLE 0.30. MOA 0.47 long, anterior width 0.48, posterior width 0.59. Clypeus height 0.11. Sternum 1.67 long, 1.40 wide. Leg measurements: I 21.10 (5.33, 1.00, 5.99, 6.69, 2.09), II 14.40 (3.68, 0.83, 3.99, 4.33, 1.31), III 10.96 (2.81, 0.99, 2.56, 3.45, 1.15), IV 16.63 (4.86, 1.12, 3.92, 5.39, 1.34).</p> <p>BODY (Fig. 5A). Prosoma yellowish brown, without distinct colour pattern; cervical groove and radial striae indistinct. AER almost straight in frontal view; PER slightly wider than AER, slightly procurved in dorsal view. Chelicerae yellowish brown, promargin with one large and one small teeth, retromargin with three teeth. Sternum dark brown. Labium, wider than long, anteriorly truncated and with several macrosetae distally. Endites brown, constricted at middle on lateral margin. Legs mostly yellow with darker tarsi and metatarsi. Leg spines: I 1p1r-1p1r-0, 2p2v-2p2r2v-2p1r1v, 1v-1p1r-2v; II 2p2r-2p2r-0, 1p1v-1p1r1v-1p1v, 1v-2p1r-1d1v; III 1p1r-1p1r-0, 1p1r-1r-1p1r1v, 1p1r2v-1p1r1v-1p1r2v; IV 1p1r-1p1r-0, 1p1r-1r1v-1p1v, 1p1r2v-1p1r1v-1p1r1v. Opisthosoma lanceolate, twice as long as wide, dorsum grey and with two pairs of obvious muscle impressions. Spinneret coniform, ALS larger and closed each other; PMS smallest; and PLS with two segments, length of distal segment nearly length of base segment.</p> <p>PALP (Fig. 6C–E). Tibia short, ca ½ of cymbium’s length; RTA long and finger-shaped, slightly shorter than tibia; DTA long and thin, rodlike, ca ⅔ of RTA’ s length; cymbial furrow short and shallow; cymbial spur short and robust; bulb oval, inflated, with indistinct markings and needle-like median apophysis;</p> <p>embolus originating on retrolateral flank, at about 3 o’clock position, extending clockwise along tegular margin, tip covered by conductor; conductor membranous, with blunt apex; sperm duct indistinct.</p> <p>Female (paratype)</p> <p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 7.82. Carapace 3.52 long, 2.53 wide; abdomen 4.30 long, 2.83 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.16, ALE 0.17, PME 0.16, PLE 0.14; AME–AME 0.23, AME–ALE 0.26, PME–PME 0.28, PME–PLE 0.34. MOA 0.47 long, front width 0.48, back width 0.64. Clypeus height 0.09, Sternum 1.68 long, 1.28 wide. Leg measurements: I 18.30 (4.61, 1.48, 4.85, 5.48, 1.88), II 11.19 (3.04. 1.17, 2.79, 3.21, 0.98), III 7.66 (2.19, 0.81, 1.62, 2.23, 0.81), IV 11.81 (3.38, 1.24, 3.00, 3.59, 0.60).</p> <p>BODY (Fig. 5B). Prosoma yellowish brown, with indistinct radial stripes. Legs yellow. Leg spines: I 1p-1p-0, 1p-1p1r-1p1r2v, 1v-1p1v-2v; II 1p-1p-0, 1p-1p2v-1p, 1v-1p2v-1p1v; III 1p1r-1p1r-0, 1p1r-1r-1p1v, 1p1r2d2v-1p1r1v-1p1r1v; IV 1p1r-1p1r-0, 1r-1v-1d1v, 1p1r2v-1r1v-1p1r1v. Opisthosoma elongate-oval, dorsum grey and with scattered white spots.</p> <p>EPIGYNE (Fig. 6A–B). Epigynal plate wider than long, atrium large, with an arch-shaped anterior margin and slightly depressed in middle, posterior and lateral margins inconspicuous; two copulatory openings located at posterior portion of epigynal plate; part of dark copulatory duct and spermathecae visible through tegument of epigynal plate in ventral view; spermathecae large and globular, spaced by about 0.6 diameters; copulatory ducts long, ascending and descending portions curved for two circles, then connected with spermathecae.</p> <p>Variation</p> <p>The total length in male specimens examined ranges from 6.96 to 8.28 (n = 3).</p> <p>Distribution</p> <p>China, Anhui (localities in Fig. 11).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EE0406041B3B8D5AFDC6FE38FDCEFBB1	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Zhang, Feng	Zhang, Feng (2023): Five new species of the long-legged sac spider genus Cheiracanthium C. L. Koch, 1839 (Araneae: Cheiracanthiidae) from China. European Journal of Taxonomy 900: 81-105, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.900.2303, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2303/9993
EE0406041B3E8D46FDD1FB69FDE9FE0F.text	EE0406041B3E8D46FDD1FB69FDE9FE0F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cheiracanthium jiuquan Zhang 2023	<div><p>Cheiracanthium jiuquan sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 959D1454-8D58-4869-A336-6B33AB60F21D</p> <p>Figs 7–8, 11, Table 1</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>The male of this new species (Fig. 8C–D) is similar to Cheiracanthium daofeng Yu &amp; Li, 2020 (Zhang et al. 2020: 56, figs 1a–c, 2a–d) by having the conductor and embolar tip extending to the apex of the cymbium, but can be distinguished by the longer cymbial furrow and the 12 o’clock embolus’s origination (vs. 1 o’clock position in C. daofeng). The female (Fig. 8A–B) is similar to C. exquestitum Zhang &amp; Zhu 1993 (Zhang &amp; Zhu 1993: 5, figs 1–2), C. taiwanicum Chen, Huang, Chen &amp; Wang, 2006 (Zhang et al. 2018: 41, fig. 3a–b) and C. falcatum Chen, Huang, Chen &amp; Wang, 2006 (Chen et al. 2006: 12, fig. 2a–e) in having globular spermathecae and coiled copulatory ducts, but can be distinguished by the presence of 9 spiral coils of copulatory ducts (vs. 3 in C. falcatum, 4 in C. exquestitum, and about 5 coils in C. taiwanicum).</p> <p>Etymology</p> <p>The specific epithet is derived from the Chinese pinyin ‘ jiǔ quān ’, which means ‘nine loops’, and refers to the coiled copulatory ducts, forming nine entwined coils; noun in apposition.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype CHINA • ♂; Guangxi Province, Qinzhou City, Guitai Town, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=108.25&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=22.066668" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 108.25/lat 22.066668)">Bazhaigou</a>; 22°04′ N; 108°15′ E; alt. 330 m; 16 Aug. 2018; Z.Y. Li leg.; voucher code: ZYL090, Genbank: OQ866244; MHBU-ARA-1009.</p> <p>Paratypes CHINA • 1 ♀; same collection data as for holotype; voucher code: ZYL091, Genbank: OQ866242; MHBU-ARA-1010 • 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=108.25&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=22.183332" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 108.25/lat 22.183332)">Bazhaigou</a>; 22°11′ N; 108°15′ E; alt. 65 m; 15 Aug. 2018; Z.Y. Li leg.; voucher code: ZYL092, Genbank: OQ866245; MHBU-ARA-1011 • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=108.38333&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=23.466667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 108.38333/lat 23.466667)">Nanning City</a>, Luobo Town, Ban’ou Village; 23°28′ N; 108°23′ E; alt. 266 m; 10 Aug. 2018; Y. Chen leg.; MHBU-ARA-1012.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Male (holotype)</p> <p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 4.95. Carapace 2.03 long, 1.55 wide; abdomen 2.92 long, 1.22 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.11, ALE 0.10, PME 0.14, PLE 0.12; AME–AME 0.11, AME–ALE 0.12, PME–PME 0.17, PME–PLE 0.16. MOA 0.35 long, front width 0.36, back width 0.42. Clypeus height 0.08. Sternum 1.05 long, 0.84 wide. Leg measurements: I 20.51 (4.93, 0.83, 5.83, 6.67, 2.25), II 9.06 (2.00, 0.68, 2.62, 2.88, 0.88), III 7.02 (2.03, 0.25, 1.69, 2.28, 0.77), IV 9.36 (2.14, 0.52, 3.08, 2.68, 0.94).</p> <p>BODY (Fig. 7A–B). Prosoma with distinct radial striae, cephalic region yellow, thoracic region yellowish brown. All eyes with black rings, AER slightly recurved in frontal view; PER slightly wider than AER, almost straight in dorsal view. Chelicerae with 2 promarginal and 3 retromarginal teeth. Sternum yellow. Labium and endites yellowish brown. Legs yellow, without distinct markings. Leg spines: I 0-1p-0, 1p1v-1p-1p, 1v-1p1v-1p2v; II 1p1r-1p-0, 1p1v-1p1v-1p, 1p1r1v-1p1r1d1v-1p1r1v; III 1p1r-1p1r-0, 1p1r-0-1p1r1v, 2p2r1d-2p1d-1p2r1v; IV 1p1r-1p1r-0, 1p1r-0-1r1v, 2p1r1v-1p2r-1p1r. Opisthosoma lanceolate, dorsally yellow, with two pairs of muscular impression and numerous indistinct markings; venter greyish. Spinneret coniform, ALS larger and closed each other; PMS smallest; and PLS with two segments, length of basal segment shorter than distal segment.</p> <p>PALP (Fig. 8C–E). Tibia short, ca ⅓ of cymbium’ s length; RTA long, ca ½ of tibia’s length, thornshaped; DTA tiny, with sharp apex; cymbium almost 2–2 longer than wide; distal cymbium long, ca ⅓ of cymbium’s length; cymbial furrow strongly developed in ventral and retrolateral views, about ⅔ of cymbium’s length; cymbial spur as long as RTA; tegulum oval, ca 1.5 × as long as wide; median apophysis long, membranous, more than ½ of tegulum’s length, hook-shaped distally in ventral view; embolus arising on distal tegular, at about 12 o’clock position, extending clockwise along tegular margin to distal conductor and cymbium; conductor large, membranous, base wide, gradually tapering toward apex; sperm duct semicircular.</p> <p>Female (paratype)</p> <p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 5.28. Carapace 2.40 long, 1.76 wide; abdomen 2.88 long, 2.07 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.13, ALE 0.08, PME 0.14, PLE 0.09; AME–AME 0.16, AME–ALE 0.18, PME–PME 0.25, PME–PLE 0.23. MOA 0.41 long, front width 0.41, back width 0.50. Clypeus height 0.05. Sternum 1.28 long, 0.98 wide. Leg measurements: I 14.73 (3.60, 0.68, 3.60, 4.89, 1.96), II 7.90 (2.17, 0.65, 1.95, 2.31, 0.82), III 5.17 (1.57, 0.35, 0.87, 1.68, 0.70), IV 8.68 (2.61, 0.51, 1.91, 2.77, 0.88).</p> <p>BODY (Fig. 7C–D). Prosoma pale reddish brown, with a pair of brown lateral bands extending from behind PLE, extending almost to posterior half of carapace and then merging and forming a U-shaped patch. Legs yellow. Leg spines: I 0-2p-0, 1p-1p1r-1p, 1v-1p1r-1p; II 1p-1p-0, 1p-1v-1p, 1v-1p2v-2v; III 1p1r-1p-0, 1r-0-1p, 2p2r1v-1d-1p1v; IV 1r-1p-0, 1r-0-1r, 2p1r1d2v-1p1r-1p1r. Opisthosoma oval, dorsally grey, with sparse black hairs.</p> <p>EPIGYNE (Fig. 8A–B). Atrium large, slightly wider than long, anterior margin eyebrow-shaped and heavily sclerotized; two copulatory openings conjoined, located at posterior epigynal plate; copulatory duct and spermathecae partial visible in ventral view; spermathecae large, globular, separated by almost their diameters; copulatory ducts extend to 9 entwined loops (including 5 ascending and 4 descending coils).</p> <p>Variation</p> <p>The total length in male specimens examined ranges from 4.01 to 7.74 (n = 5), in female specimens from 4.56 to 7.02 (n = 3).</p> <p>Distribution</p> <p>China, Guangxi (localities in Fig. 11).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EE0406041B3E8D46FDD1FB69FDE9FE0F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Zhang, Feng	Zhang, Feng (2023): Five new species of the long-legged sac spider genus Cheiracanthium C. L. Koch, 1839 (Araneae: Cheiracanthiidae) from China. European Journal of Taxonomy 900: 81-105, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.900.2303, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2303/9993
EE0406041B228D41FDB2FDDAFDEFFD7E.text	EE0406041B228D41FDB2FDDAFDEFFD7E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Cheiracanthium xinjiangense Zhang 2023	<div><p>Cheiracanthium xinjiangense sp. nov.</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 894AEFBF-0080-4C96-9CDD-4DD637260AC7</p> <p>Figs 9–10, 11</p> <p>Diagnosis</p> <p>The male of this new species (Fig. 10C–E) is similar to C. pennyi O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873 (Zhang et al. 2022: 180, fig. 133e–g) and C. punctorium (Villers, 1789) (Almquist 2006: 356, fig. 309b–c) in having a biforked RTA, a circular-shaped embolus, a similar conductor and cymbial furrow, but can be distinguished by: (1) the longer cymbial spur and median apophysis; (2) the prolateral apex of RTA shorter than the retrolateral one (vs. nearly equal in other two species). The female (Fig. 10A–B) is similar to C. punctorium (Villers, 1789) (Almquist 2006: 356, fig. 309d–e) and C. brevispinum Song, Feng &amp; Shang, 1982 (Zhang et al. 2022: 180, fig. 132c–d) in having similar shaped spermathecae, but can be distinguished by: (1) the broader anterior atrial margin; (2) the thinner copulatory ducts.</p> <p>Etymology</p> <p>The species epithet is an adjective derived from the type locality.</p> <p>Type material</p> <p>Holotype CHINA • ♂; Xinjiang Uyger Autonomous Region, Shihezi City; 12 Apr. 1982; MHBU-ARA-1013.</p> <p>Paratype CHINA • 1 ♀; same collection data as for holotype; MHBU-ARA-1014.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>Male (holotype)</p> <p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 6.01. Carapace 2.57 long, 1.98 wide; abdomen 3.44 long, 1.82 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.11, ALE 0.12, PME 0.10, PLE 0.12; AME–AME 0.17, AME–ALE 0.18, PME–PME 0.24, PME–PLE 0.27. MOA 0.38 long, front width 0.34, back width 0.40. Clypeus height 0.06. Sternum 1.37 long, 1.17 wide. Leg measurements: I 14.14 (4.06, 0.91, 4.18, 3.13, 1.86), II 10.05 (2.91, 0.87, 2.71, 2.55, 1.01), III 7.52 (2.16, 0.86, 1.65, 2.11, 0.74), IV 12.32 (3.62, 0.91, 3.10, 3.63, 1.06).</p> <p>BODY (Fig. 9A). Prosoma yellowish brown, with indistinct radial striae. AER slightly recurved in frontal view; PER slightly procurved, and wider than AER in dorsal view. Chelicerae reddish brown, with 1 promarginal and 3 retromarginal teeth. Sternum yellow. Labium and endites same as carapace in color. Legs pale yellow, without distinct markings. Leg spines: I 1p-0-0, 0-1p1r-1v, 1v-0-1p; II 1p-0-0, 1p-2v-2v, 1v-1p-2v; III 1p1r-0-0, 1p1r-0-1p1r, 1p1r1v-1p-1p1r; IV 1p1r-0-0, 1p1r1v-1p1v-1d1v, 1p1r2v-2v-1p2r1v. Opisthosoma elongate-oval, dorsum with two pairs of muscular impressions and numerous white freckles, narrow longitudinal band in middle, enclosed by light spots; venter brown, with scattered white spots. Spinnerets coniform, ALS larger, PMS smallest, and PLS with two segments, distal segment very short.</p> <p>PALP (Fig. 10C–E). Tibia long, ca ¾ of cymbium’s length; RTA long, ca ½ of tibia’s length, thornshaped, distally bifurcated, with prolateral apophysis blunt distally, slightly shorter than distally sharp retrolateral one; cymbium almost 2 × as long as wide; distal cymbium long, ca ⅓ of cymbium’ s length; cymbial furrow strongly developed, about ⅔ of cymbium’ s length; cymbial spur filiform, slightly shorter than tibia; tegulum oval, ca 1.2 × as long as wide; median apophysis long, more than ½ of tegulum’s length, sickle-shaped in ventral view; embolus located on distal side of tegulum, at about 11–12 o’clock position, extending clockwise along tegular margin, curving to distal conductor; conductor large, membranous, gradually tapering toward apex, lying at tegular tip; sperm duct semicircular.</p> <p>Female (paratype)</p> <p>MEASUREMENTS. Total length 6.19. Carapace 2.83 long, 2.20 wide; abdomen 3.36 long, 2.68 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.11, ALE 0.10, PME 0.11, PLE 0.11; AME–AME 0.20, AME–ALE 0.26, PME–PME 0.30, PME–PLE 0.32. MOA 0.32 long, front width 0.45, back width 0.53. Clypeus height 0.08. Sternum 1.45 long, 1.18 wide. Leg measurements: I 12.97 (3.42, 1.22, 3.18, 3.38, 1.77), II 8.01 (2.31, 0.92, 1.81, 2.10, 0.87), III 6.03 (1.79, 0.70, 1.19, 1.77, 0.63), IV 9.70 (2.93, 1.10, 2.34, 2.61, 0.72).</p> <p>BODY (Fig. 9B). Prosoma orange, without distinct markings. Legs pale yellow. Leg spines: I 1p-0-0, 0-1p1r-1p1r, 2v-0-1r1v; II 1p-0-0, 1p-1v-1v, 2v-1p-2v; III 1p1r-0-0, 1p1r-0-1p, 1p1r2v-1p1r-1v; IV 1p-0-0, 1p1r-1p1r-d, 1p1r2v-2p1r-1p2v. Opisthosoma oval, with numerous pale white spots.</p> <p>EPIGYNE (Fig. 10A–B). Atrium ca 2 × as wide as long, atrial anterior margin arch-shaped and heavily sclerotized, posterior and lateral margins inconspicuous; two copulatory openings located at postero-lateral margins of epigynal plate; part of dark copulatory duct and spermathecae visible through tegument of epigynal plate in ventral view; spermathecae elongated, ca 3 × longer than wide; copulatory ducts short, forming one entwined loop, then upward folding and ascending into spermathecae.</p> <p>Distribution</p> <p>China, Xinjiang (localities in Fig. 11).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EE0406041B228D41FDB2FDDAFDEFFD7E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Zhang, Feng	Zhang, Feng (2023): Five new species of the long-legged sac spider genus Cheiracanthium C. L. Koch, 1839 (Araneae: Cheiracanthiidae) from China. European Journal of Taxonomy 900: 81-105, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.900.2303, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2303/9993
