Baiyuerius digitus, Wei & Zhu & Liu & Zhang & Liu, 2025

Wei, Mian, Zhu, Yang, Liu, Jie, Zhang, He & Liu, Fengjie, 2025, New species and new combinations of the spider genus Baiyuerius Zhao, B. Li & S. Q. Li, 2023 (Araneae, Agelenidae, Coelotinae), Zootaxa 5636 (3), pp. 401-442 : 423

Baiyuerius digitus -species group

Diagnosis. Males of species in this group can be identified by 1) carapace light in color, abdomen and appendages covered with dense long hair ( Fig. 22 ; fig. 5 in Zhao et al. 2023); 2) lateral tibial apophysis small ( Fig. 21C ; fig. 5C in Zhao et al. 2023); 3) dorsal margin of conductor without process ( Fig. 21B ; fig. 5B in Zhao et al. 2023); 4) the beginning of embolus as thick as embolic base, and with ventral slice ( Fig. 21B ; fig. 5B in Zhao et al. 2023).

Distribution. China (Guizhou Province and Yunnan Province).

Species included. Two species are included in this group: B. digitus sp. nov. and B. zhuping Zhao, B. Li & S. Q. Li, 2023 .

Figures

FIGURE 21. Male palp of Baiyueius digitus sp. nov. A–C left palp D left embolic tip.A prolateral view B, D ventral view C retrolateral view. Abbreviations: C = conductor; CDA = dorsal apophysis of conductor; CF = cymbial furrow; EB = embolic base; Em = embolus; LTA = lateral tibial apophysis; MA = median apophysis; PA = patellar apophysis; RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis; ST = subtegulum; T = tegulum; TS = tegular sclerite. Scale bars: A–C 0.50 mm, D 0.05 mm.

FIGURE 22. Characters of the male of Baiyuerius digitus sp. nov. A habitus, dorsal view B habitus, prolateral view C eye area, frontal view D eye area, dorsal view E cephalic rigion, lateral view. Scale bars: A, B 2.00 mm, C, D 0.50 mm, E 0.25 mm.