Wulinggone qizimeiensis 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 : 220-224

Wulinggone qizimeiensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng , sp. n.

(七姊妹KWēe)

Figures 288–290 , 307 , 313

Types. Holotype ♂ ( HNU–HB20160430 ), CHINA, Hubei Prov.: Xuanen Co., Shadaogou Town, Qizimei Mountain , 29.706342°N, 109.75642°E, 1155 m, 30.IV.2016, W. Liu et al. leg. Paratypes 1♂ 4♀: 1♂ 1♀, same data as female holotype ( HNU–HB20160430 ); 1♀, Enshi Co., Xingdou MNNR 30.04166°N, 109.13377°E, 1253 m, 18.V.2017, G.C. Zhou et al. leg. ( HNU–HB– IV–1710 ); Chongqing: 2♀, Pengshui Co., Mowei MSS , 29.16079°N, 108.03732°E, 1564 m, 26.VII.2017, M. Irfan & G.C. Zhou leg. ( HNU–CQ– IV–1723 ).

Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the type locality; adjective.

Diagnosis. See genus diagnosis.

Description. Male (holotype, Figs 290A, B ): Total length: 1.42. Carapace 0.66 long, 0.56 wide, cephalic region slightly elevated, cephalic pits present behind the PLEs, brown, fovea, cervical and radial grooves distinct. Clypeus 0.16 high. Chelicerae with four promarginal and four retromarginal teeth. Sternum longer than wide, yellowish grey with microsetae. Eyes: AER recurved, PER slightly procurved, slightly wider than AER. Eye sizes and interdistances:AME 0.04, ALE 0.05, PME 0.05, PLE 0.05, AME–AME 0.02, PME–PME 0.03, AME– ALE, 0.03, PME–PLE 0.05, AME–PME 0.07, ALE–ALE 0.24, PLE–PLE 0.25, ALE–PLE contiguous. Length of legs: I 1.83 (0.57, 0.63, 0.38, 0.25), II 1.72 (0.55, 0.57, 0.36, 0.24), III 1.43 (0.44, 0.45, 0.32, 0.22), IV 1.8 (0.55, 0.59, 0.41, 0.25). Tibial spine formula: 2-2-1-1. TmI 0.28 and TmIV 0.27. Opisthosoma 0.81 long, 0.59 wide, oval, grey, mid-dorsally with one pair of sigellae.

Palp ( Figs 288A–D ): Femur unmodified, almost longer than both patella and tibia. Patella as longer than tibia, ventrally grooved. Tibia wider than long, with two retrolateral trichobothria, dorsal tibial apophysis (DTA) sclerotized, C-shaped, tapering towards the tip; retrolateral tibial apophysis (RTA) longer than wide, with blunt end; cymbium retrolateral margin extending towards subtegulum; paracymbium (PC) small, J-shaped, distal part hook-shaped; distal suprategular apophysis (DSA) long, distal end membranous, slightly grooved, extending forward. Radix(R) proximally with foot shaped tailpiece (TP); lateral extension of radix (LER) curved with distal end membranous; anterior radical apophysis (ARP) strongly sclerotized, tip furcated; embolus (E) Jshaped.

Female (one of paratype, Figs 290D, E ): Total length: 1.49. Carapace 0.86 long, 0.52 wide, cephalic region slightly elevated, brown, cervical, fovea and radial grooves distinct. Clypeus 0.11 high. Chelicerae with five promarginal and six retromarginal teeth. Sternum longer than wide, yellowish grey with microsetae. Eyes: AER recurved, PER procurved, slightly wider. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.04, ALE 0.04, PME 0.04, PLE 0.03, AME–AME 0.02, PME–PME 0.04, AME–ALE, 0.02, PME–PLE 0.03, AME–PME 0.04 ALE–ALE 0.21, PLE–PLE 0.23, ALE–PLE contiguous. Length of legs: I 1.54 (0.48, 0.45, 0.31, 0.21), II 1.44 (0.47, 0.48, 0.28, 0.21), III 1.36 (0.43, 0.45, 0.27, 0.21), IV 1.74 (0.56, 0.57, 0.37, 0.24). Tibial spine formula: 2-2-1-1. TmI 0.23, TmIV 0.24. Opisthosoma 0.96 long, 0.77 wide, oval, grey, mid-dorsally with one pair of sigellae.

Epigyne ( Figs 289A–C ): Ventral plate (VP) sclerotized, longer than wide, not completly covering the dorsal plate.Copulatory openings(CO)present posteriorly at the junction of ventral and dorsal plate. Dorsal plate (DP) longer than wide; copulatory ducts (CD) form spiral loop before joining the spermathecae; spermathecae (S) elliptical, present dorso-laterally on the dorsal plate and pointing away from each other; fertilization ducts (FD) present on lateral sides.

Distribution. Known only from the type localities (Chongqing and Hubei Province, Figs 307 , 313 ).

Figures

FIGURE 288. Wulinggone qizimeiensis sp. n., male holotype. A Palp, prolateral view; B Palp, retrolateral view; C Palp, dorsal view; D Palp, ventral view. Abbreviations: ARP—anterior redical process; DSA—distal suprategular apophysis; DTA—dorsal tibial apophysis; E—embolus; LER—lateral extension of radix; PC—paracymbium;PT—protegulum;R—radix; RTA—retrolateral tibial apophysis; ST—subtegulum; SPT—suprategulum; T—tegulum; TP—tailpiece of radix.

FIGURE 289. Wulinggone qizimeiensis sp. n., female paratype. A, B Epigyne, ventral view, C Vulva, dorsal view. Abbreviations: CD—copulatory duct; CO—copulatory opening; DP—dorsal plate; FD—fertilization duct; S—spermatheca; VP—ventral plate.

FIGURE 290. Wulinggone qizimeiensis sp. n., male holotype (A–C) and female paratype (D, E). A, D Habitus, dorsal view; B Habitus, lateral view; C, E Habitus, ventral view.

FIGURE 307. Distribution of Linyphiidae species in Chongqing: 1. Bathyphantes paracymbialis Tanasevitch, 2014; 2. Diplocephalus circularis sp. n.; 3. Frontinella zhui Li & Song, 1993; 4. Gnathonarium dentatum (Wider, 1834); 5. Gongylidioides acuminatus sp. n.; 6. Gongylidioides ensis sp. n.; 7. Gongylidium uncatum sp. n.; 8. Himalaphantes azumiensis (Oi, 1979); 9. Hylyphantes graminicola (Sundevall, 1830); 10. Indophantes wushanensis Irfan, Wang & Zhang, 2023; 11. Lepthyphantes frondeus sp. n.; 12. Wulinggone qizimeiensis sp. n.; 13. Nematogmus ligulatus sp. n.; 14. Nematogmus sanguinolentus (Walckenaer, 1841); 15. Nippononeta alpina (Li & Zhu, 1993); 16. Nippononeta coreana (Paik, 1991); 17. Oia yinae sp. n.; 18. Oilinyphia xinqiaoensis sp. n.; 19. Oilinyphioides triangularis sp. n.; 20. Prosoponoides sinensis (Chen, 1991); 21. Scotinotylus guizhouensis sp. n.; 22. Sinolinyphia henanensis (Hu, Wang & Wang, 1991); 23. Syedra yuelushanensis sp. n.; 24. Ummeliata feminea (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906); 25. Ummeliata insecticeps (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906); 26. Walckenaeria sinuosa sp. n.; 27. Wuliphantes tongluensis (Chen & Song, 1988).

FIGURE 313. Distribution of Linyphiidae species in Hubei Prov.: 19. Lepthyphantes ellipticus sp. n.; 20. Lepthyphantes frondeus sp. n.; 21. Linyphia songziyuanensis sp. n.; 22. Lenis longiabdominis sp. n.; 23. Wulinggone qizimeiensis sp. n.; 24. Nematogmus ligulatus sp. n.; 25. Nematogmus sanguinolentus (Walckenaer, 1841); 26. Nippononeta coreana (Paik, 1991); 27. Oedothorax collinus Ma & Zhu, 1991; 28. Paikiniana lurida (Seo, 1991); 29. Parameioneta bilobata Li & Zhu, 1993; 30. Wulingnus furcatus sp. n.; 31. Wulingnus inversus sp. n.; 32. Platyspira tanasevitchi Song & Li, 2009; 33. Prosoponoides sinensis (Chen, 1991); 34. Ryojius lianghekouensis sp. n.