Mimetus testaceus Yaginuma, 1960

Zhang, Jianshuang, Zhang, Haoshen, Liu, Jinxin, Yu, Hao & Xu, Xiang, 2025, A survey of mimetid spiders (Araneae, Mimetidae) from Central Guizhou Province, China, Zoosystematics and Evolution 101 (2), pp. 711-734 : 711-734

Mimetus testaceus Yaginuma, 1960

Figs 2 A , 12 , 13 , 14 E, F , 15

Mimetus testaceus Yaginuma 1960 : append. 3, plate. 15, fig. 93, fig. 101 G (♀); Paik 1967: 190, fig. 3, 16–21 (♂ ♀); Wang 1990: 40, fig. III. 5–11 (♂ ♀); Chen and Zhang 1991: 182, fig. 179.1–5 (♂ ♀); Song et al. 1999: 74, fig. 30 J, K, U, V (♂ ♀). For a full list of taxonomic references, see WSC (2025).

Material examined.

• 2 ♂♂ 3 ♀♀ ( MGNU -2022-MIMT 001 to 005 ), China: Guizhou Pro.: Guiyang City, Shuitian Town, Panlongshan Forest Park , 26.74°N, 106.88°E, c. 1072 m, by beating, 2 VI 2022; H. Yu et al. leg .

Diagnosis and description.

See Paik (1967). Male palp as in Fig. 12 A – C , epigyne as in Fig. 12 D, E , habitus as in Figs 13 , 14E, F , living specimens as in Fig. 12 F, G .

Distribution.

China (Hunan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Zhejiang) (Table 1 ; Figs 2 A , 15 ).

Figures

Figure 2. Distribution records of the Mimetus species in Guizhou Province (A) and species distribution pattern of the genus Mimetus in China (B). Note: In panel A, circles of different colors each represent a species. Mimetus caudatus Wang, 1990 (scarlet circle: Dunyun City, Xiaoweizhai Town, Yaolin Cave), M. guiyang sp. nov. (green circle: Guiyang City, Dongfeng Town), M. lanmeiae sp. nov. (yellow circle: Guiyang City, Xinpu Town, Xiangzhigou), M. sinicus Song & Zhu, 1993 (purple circle: Guiyang City, Xinpu Town, Xiangzhigou), M. testaceus Yaginuma, 1960 (orange circle: 1. Zunyi City; 2. Guiyang City, Shuitian Town, Panlongshan Forest Park), M. bucerus Gan, Mi, Irfan, Peng, Ran & Zhan, 2019 (cyan circle: Leishan County, Leigongshan National Nature Reserve), M. lamellaris Zeng, Wang & Peng, 2016 (dark blue circle: Yanhe County, Daheba Town, Mayanhe National Nature Reserve), M. yinae Gan, Mi, Irfan, Peng, Ran & Zhan, 2019 (light blue circle: 1. Jiangkou County, Dewang Town, Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve; 2. Shiqian County, Ganxi Town, Fuyan Village; 3. Shibing County, Maxi Town, BajiaopingVillage; In panel B, the shading of each province on the map and the numbers in parentheses after the province names represent species richness.

Figure 12. Male palp (A – C), female epigyne (D, E) and living specimens (F, G) of Mimetus testaceus Yaginuma, 1960. A – C. Prolateral, ventral, and retrolateral view; D, E. Macerated epigyne, ventral and dorsal; F, G. Male and female Abbreviations: A = atrium; BP = basal plate; C = conductor; CA = cymbial apex; Cy = cymbium; E = embolus; EB = embolar base; ET = embolar tip; Pc = paracymbium; Sp = spermathecae; St = subtegulum; T = tegulum. Photographs of living specimen by Q Lu (Shenzhen). Scale bar: 0.5 mm (equal for A – C); 0.2 mm (equal for D, E).

Figure 13. Habitus of Mimetus testaceus Yaginuma, 1960, male (A – C) and female (D – F). A, D. Dorsal view; B, E. Ventral view; C, F. Lateral view. Scale bar: 1 mm (equal for A – C, equal for D – F).

Figure 14. Frontal view of the prosoma of Mimetus spp. treated in this paper. A. Mimetus lanmeiae sp. nov.; B. Mimetus guiyang sp. nov.; C, D. Mimetus sinicus, male and female; E, F. Mimetus testaceus, male and female. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A); 1 mm (B – F).

Figure 15. Distribution records of the Mimetus species treated in this paper: Mimetus caudatus Wang, 1990 (scarlet square: 1. Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Mt. Daming; 2. Guizhou Province, Dunyun City, Xiaoweizhai Town, Yaolin Cave), M. guiyang sp. nov. (green rhombus: Guizhou Province, Guiyang City, Dongfeng Town), M. lanmeiae sp. nov. (yellow circle: Guizhou Province, Guiyang City, Xinpu Town, Xiangzhigou), M. sinicus Song & Zhu, 1993 (purple triangle: 1. Hubei Province, Hefeng County; 2. Hubei Province, Xuanen County; 3. Hubei Province, Xianfeng County; 4. Guizhou Province, Guiyang City, Xinpu Town, Xiangzhigou), M. testaceus Yaginuma, 1960 (orange hexagon: 1. Zhejiang Province, Taizhou City; 2. Zhejiang Province, Lishui City; 3. Hunan Province, Liuyang City; 4. Hunan Province, Mt. Yuelu; 5. Hunan Province, Zhangjiajie City; 6. Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Longsheng County; 7. Guizhou Province, Zunyi City; 8. Guizhou Province, Guiyang City, Shuitian Town, Panlongshan forest park).