Taxon classification Animalia Araneae Salticidae

Gedea pinguis Cao & Li sp. n. Figs 23, 43

Type .

Holotype ♂: CHINA, Yunnan, Mengla County, Menglun Town, Xishuangbanna Nature Reserve, G213 road, Banyan tree (21°54.089'N, 101°17.024'E, 579 m), 28 November 2009, G. Tang & Z. Yao leg.

Etymology.

From Latin pinguis (fat), in reference to the shape of the palp; adjective.

Diagnosis.

Similar to Gedea tibialis Żabka, 1985 (see Żabka 1985: figs 263-267), but the cymbium is shorter (about 1/3 the length of the bulb in the new species vs. nearly equal in Gedea tibialis), embolus base with membrane (without in Gedea tibialis) (Fig. 23 C–D), tibial apophysis with two branches, both with clusters of long apical bristles (only one without bristles in Gedea tibialis) (Fig. 23B).

Description.

Male (holotype). In poor condition. Precise description of the habitus unavailable. Palpal tibia short, subequal to the tip of the cymbium, about 1/3 the length of the bulb. Tibial apophysis with two branches, each with clusters of long apical bristles (Fig. 23B). Tegulum with posterior lobe, and the width about 2/3 of the length. Embolus base hidden by the fold of the membranous structure of the tegulum (Fig. 23C). Embolus accompanied by a membrane, membrane with a triangular outgrowth (Fig. 23D).

Female. Unknown.

Distribution.

Known only from the type locality.