Drapetisca boletus Irfan, Zhang & Peng

Irfan, Muhammad, Zhou, Gu-Chun, Peng, Xian-Jin & Zhang, Zhi-Sheng, 2025, Survey of Linyphiidae spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from some Oriental Regions of China, Megataxa 15 (1), pp. 1-248 : 46-49

Drapetisca boletus Irfan, Zhang & Peng , sp. n.

(ÑPHe)

Figures 60 , 61 , 315

Types. Holotype ♀ ( HNU–HNHS–18–10 ), CHINA, Hunan Prov.: Hengyang City, Nanyue District, Hengshan NNR , GuanjingVilla , 27.290263°N, 112.70072°E, 1186m, 19.I.2018, G.C. Zhou et al. leg. Paratype: 1♀, Hengyang City, Nanyue District, Hengshan NNR , Hu Heyun Tomb , 27.26710N, 112.71825°E, 389 m, 19.I.2018, G.C. Zhou et al. leg. ( HNU–HNHS–18–12 ).

Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin noun “boletus ” meaning “mushroom” and referring to the mushroom-like appearance of epigyne.

Diagnosis. Drapetisca boletus sp. n. resembles D. socialis in having similar spermatheca ( Figs 60C–E ; Tu & Li 2006, figs 22–26), but can be distinguished by the epigyne posteriorly mushroom-like in ventral view in D. boletus sp. n. ( Figs 60A–E ; vs. somewhat rectangular in ventral view).

Description. Female (holotype, Figs 61A, B ): Total length: 2.46. Carapace 0.95 long, 0.72 wide, cephalic region slightly elevated, yellow, lateral margin black, cervical and radial grooves distinct. Clypeus 0.22 high. Chelicerae with five promarginal and three retromarginal teeth. Eyes: AER recurved, PER straight. Sternum as long as wide, brown, with microsetae. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.05, ALE 0.09, PME 0.08, PLE 0.08, AME–AME 0.02, PME–PME 0.04, AME–ALE, 0.04, PME–PLE 0.04, AME–PME 0.07, ALE–ALE 0.32, PLE–PLE 0.35, ALE–PLE contiguous. Legs with alternative light yellow and black bands. Length of legs: I 4.29 (1.12, 1.38, 1.06, 0.73), II 3.43 (0.91, 1.07, 0.83, 0.62), III 2.73 (0.83, 0.85, 0.62, 0.43), IV 3.71 (1.04, 1.14, 0.92, 0.61). Tibial spine formula: 2-2-2-2. TmI 0.49 and TmIV present. Opisthosoma 1.76 long, 1.21 wide, oval, dusky grey, dorsally with distinct pattern extending posteriorly, with irregular white patches; ventral side greenish brown.

Epigyne ( Figs 60A–E ): Protruding, posterior end round, with well-developed lateral pockets (LP); posterior median plate (PMP) rectangular, partially visible in ventral view. Spermathecae (S) long, curved, figure-shaped, pointing posteriorly towards the epigastric furrow.

Male. Unknown.

Distribution. Known only from the type localities (Hunan Province, Fig. 315 ).

Figures

FIGURE 60. Drapetisca boletus sp. n., female holotype. A, C Epigyne, ventral view; B, D Epigyne, lateral view; E Vulva, dorsal view. Abbreviations: LP—lateral pocket; PMP—posterior median plate; S—spermatheca.

FIGURE 61. Drapetisca boletus sp. n., female holotype. A Habitus, dorsal view; B Habitus, ventral view.

FIGURE 315. Distribution of Linyphiidae species in Hunan Prov.: 1. Acanoides cornutus sp. n.; 2. Acanoides ningxiangensis sp. n.; 4. Auriculaiana yongshunensis sp. n.; 5. Baryphyma xiaoxiense sp. n.; 6. Bathyphantes paracymbialis Tanasevitch, 2014; 7. Bathyphantes pseudogracilis sp. n.; 8. Bifurcia ramosa (Li & Zhu, 1987); 9. Bolyphantes arcuatus sp. n; 10. Bolyphantes gladius sp. n.; 11. Capsulia tianmushana (Chen & Song, 1987); 12. Dicristatus cordatus sp. n.; 13. Diplocephalus circularis sp. n.; 14. Drapetisca boletus sp. n.; 15. Drapetisca nanpingensis sp. n.; 16. Drapetisca yuelushanensis sp. n.; 17. Erigone prominens Bösenberg & Strand, 1906; 18. Frontinella zhui Li & Song, 1993; 19. Gnathonarium dentatum (Wider, 1834); 20. Gnathonarium gibberum Oi, 1960; 21. Oedothorax fortis sp. n.; 22. Tapinocyba sulcata sp. n.; 23. Himalaphantes azumiensis (Oi, 1979); 24. Hylyphantes graminicola (Sundevall, 1830); 25. Kaestneria bicultrata Chen & Yin, 2000; 26. Lepthyphantes frondeus sp. n.; 27. Microlinyphia zhejiangensis (Chen, 1991); 3. Microneta acutalis sp. n.; 28. Nematogmus sanguinolentus (Walckenaer, 1841); 29. Nippononeta alpina (Li & Zhu, 1993); 30. Nippononeta coreana (Paik, 1991); 31. Oia baiyunensis sp. n.; 32. Oia lata sp. n.; 33. Oia yinae sp. n.; 34. Oilinyphioides triangularis sp. n.; 35. Paikiniana lurida (Seo, 1991); 36. Parameioneta bilobata Li & Zhu, 1993; 37. Prosoponoides sinensis (Chen, 1991); 38. Ryojius lianghekouensis sp. n.; 39. Ryojius nanyuensis (Chen & Yin, 2000); 40. Scotinotylus longiprojectus sp. n.; 41. Shaanxinus insectus sp. n.; 42. Shaanxinus longiembolus sp. n.; 43. Sinolinyphia henanensis (Hu, Wang & Wang, 1991); 44. Syedra yuelushanensis sp. n.; 45. Tenuiphantes taipingensis sp. n.; 46. Ummeliata feminea (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906); 47. Ummeliata insecticeps (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906); 48. Walckenaeria xingdouensis sp. n.; 49. Walckenaeria extenuata sp. n.; 50. Walckenaeria yanglinensis sp. n.; 51. Wuliphantes tongluensis (Chen & Song, 1988); 52. Yuelushannus diaotangensis sp. n.; 53. Yuelushannus jinyuanensis sp. n.; 54. Yuelushannus wenfengensis sp. n..