Loongcosa wuyiensis ( Yu & Song, 1988 ), 2025

Wang, Lu-Yu, Marusik, Yuri M. & Zhang, Zhi-Sheng, 2025, Three new genera of wolf spiders (Araneae, Lycosidae) living on the forest floor in East Asia, ZooKeys 1239, pp. 123-145 : 123-145

Loongcosa wuyiensis ( Yu & Song, 1988) comb. nov.

Common name. 武夷龙蛛 Figs 1 H, I , 14 , 15 , 16

Pardosa wuyiensis Yu & Song, 1988: 36, figs 35–38 (♂ ♀); Chen and Zhang 1991: 202, fig. 203. 1–4 (♂ ♀); Yin et al. 1997 b: 271, fig. 128 a – g (♂ ♀); Song et al. 1999: 335, fig. 199 F, N (♂ ♀); Yin et al. 2012: 860, fig. 431 a – g (♂ ♀); Dong 2018: 64, figs 9–7. A – F, pl. 14 (♂ ♀).

Material examined.

China, Anhui: 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Huangshan City, Xiuning Co., Qiyun Mt., Fanglazhai , 29°48′11"N, 118°02′02"E, elev. 478 m, X. K. Jiang and L. Y. Wang leg. ( SWUC) • 1 ♂, Xuancheng City, Jixi Co., Fuling Town, Yonglai Vill. , 30°08′43"N, 118°50′54"E, elev. 718 m, 3 June, 2013, F. Zhang leg. ( SWUC) • Fujian: 21 ♂ 28 ♀, Wuyi Mountain Natural Reserve, Moshikeng , 27°48′46"N, 117°53′02"E, elev. 1154 m, 20 May 2004, F. Zhang leg. ( SWUC) • Guizhou: 44 ♂ 51 ♀, Guizhou, Yinjiang Co., Yangxi Town, Weigan Vill., Lishuping , 27°41′47"N, 108°29′33"E, elev, 1016 m, 15 May 2014, L. Y. Wang and X. W. Meng leg. ( SWUC) • Shaanxi: 1 ♀, Hanzhong City, Xixiang Co., Yankou Town, Wuzi Mt. , 32°56′50"N, 107°50′55"E, elev. 787 m, 27 May 2013, M. X. Liu and X. W. Meng leg. ( SWUC) • Zhejiang: 5 ♂ 16 ♀, Hangzhou City, Lin’an Co., Tianmu Mt. , 30°18′51"N, 119°26′25"E, elev. 346 m, 21–23 April 2011, Z. X. Li and L. Y. Wang leg. ( SWUC) • 1 ♀, Tianmu Mt. , 30°18′43"N, 119°26′53"E, elev. 335 m, 9 April 2012, L. Y. Wang leg. ( SWUC) • 1 ♀, Tianmu Mt., near Chanyuan Temple , 30°19′10"N, 119°26′52"E, elev. 382 m, 9 April 2012, L. Y. Wang leg. ( SWUC) .

Diagnosis.

See the diagnosis of L. dentitegulum ( Yin, Peng, Xie, Bao & Wang, 1997) .

Description.

Male (Fig. 15 A ). Total length 6.25. Carapace 3.29 long, 2.67 wide; opisthosoma 2.93 long, 1.79 wide. Carapace greyish brown, with median band, submarginal stripe absent. Opisthosoma lacking distinct cardiac mark. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.11, ALE 0.11, PME 0.36, PLE 0.34; AME – AME 0.11, AME – ALE 0.08, PME – PME 0.31, PME – PLE 0.31. Clypeus 0.18 high. Leg measurements: I 8.11 (2.17, 2.90, 2.00, 1.04); II 7.80 (2.15, 2.68, 1.97, 1.00); III 7.96 (2.15, 2.56, 2.20, 1.05); IV 11.33 (2.87, 3.64, 3.48, 1.34).

Palp (Fig. 14 ). Basoembolic apophysis with three arms: dorsal (da), posterior (pa), and anterior (aa). Embolus (E) very broad, terminal part almost straight, ca 2 times longer than wide, tip abrupt. Terminal apophysis short, sclerotized, and located on the posterior side of the embolus. Retrolateral tegular apophysis sclerotized, twice as long as wide, with a groove on the dorsal surface.

Female (Fig. 15 B ). Total length 9.09. Carapace 3.59 long, 2.80 wide; opisthosoma 5.25 long, 3.82 wide. Colouration as in male. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.11, ALE 0.11, PME 0.44, PLE 0.35; AME – AME 0.13, AME – ALE 0.09, PME – PME 0.36, PME – PLE 0.35. Clypeus height 0.20. Leg measurements: I 8.34 (2.41, 3.07, 1.87, 0.99); II 7.99 (2.32, 2.83, 1.88, 0.96); III 8.04 (2.25, 2.55, 2.21, 1.03); IV 11.42 (2.83, 3.73, 3.51, 1.35).

Epigyne (Fig. 15 C, D ). Epigynal plate ca 1.3 times wider than long, fovea distinct, septum with distinct stalk. Stalk of spermatheca C-shaped, head of spermatheca elongate.

Distribution.

China (Anhui, Fujian, Hunan, Guizhou, Shaanxi, Zhejiang) (Fig. 16 ).

Figures

Figure 1. Living specimen of wolf spiders A – C Kuncosa ningboensis (Yin, Bao & Zhang, 1996) (A male, B female, C mating) D, E Kuncosa zhui (Yu & Song, 1988) (D male, E female) F, G Loongcosa dentitegulum (Yin, Peng, Xie, Bao & Wang, 1997) (F male, G female) H, I Loongcosa wuyiensis (Yu & Song, 1988) (male) (A – C, F – I photographed by Qian-Le Lu, D – E photographed by Luyu Wang).

Figure 14. Loongcosa wuyiensis (Yu & Song, 1988), comb. nov. from Tianmu Mountain A male left palp, prolateral view B same, ventral view C same, retrolateral view D left male palp, bulb, ventral view E same, retrolateral view F embolus and terminal apophysis, ventral view G tegulum apophysis, prolateral view. Abbreviations: aa = anterior arm of basoembolic apophysis; BEA = basoembolic apophysis; da = dorsal arm of basoembolic apophysis; E = embolus; pa = posterior arm of basoembolic apophysis; RTeA = retrolateral tegular apophysis; St = subtegulum; TA = terminal apophysis; Te = tegulum.

Figure 15. Loongcosa wuyiensis (Yu & Song, 1988), comb. nov. from Tianmu Mountain A male habitus, dorsal view B female habitus, dorsal view C epigyne, ventral view D vulva, dorsal view. Abbreviations: AH = anterior hood; CO = copulatory opening; FD = fertilization duct; HS = head of spermatheca. Se = septum; SS = stalk of spermatheca.

Figure 16. Geographic distribution of Houcosa, Kuncosa and Loongcosa.