Aculithus taoyuan ( Fu, Chen & Zhang, 2016 ), 2025

Jiang, Zimin, Wang, Zhongjing, Lyu, Xiaoting, Yang, Jun & Liu, Keke, 2025, Two new species and a new combination in Aculithus Liu & Li, 2022 (Araneae: Phrurolithidae) from South China, Biodiversity Data Journal 13, pp. e 153747-e 153747 : e153747-

Aculithus taoyuan ( Fu, Chen & Zhang, 2016) comb. nov.

Phrurolithus taoyuan Fu, Chen & Zhang, 2016 Fu et al. (2016): 283 , figs. 9 A-H, 10 A-E (♂ ♀, type deposition in MHBU).

Otacilia taoyuan (Fu, Chen & Zhang, 2016) Zamani and Marusik (2020): 312.

Description

See Fu et al. (2016).

Diagnosis

Male of this species (see Fu et al. (2016): 283, figs. 9 A-H and 10 A-E) similar to other species of Aculithus in having irregular radial dark stripes mediolaterally on carapace, arc-shaped dark stripes along margin, small PME, large retrolateral and dorsal tibial apophyses, short spine-like embolus and membranous retrolateral tegular apophysis, but can be distinguished by retrolateral and dorsal tibial apophyses with sudden mid-length constriction (vs. gradually tapered), elongated retrolateral tegular apophysis (vs. short and thick). For females, see the diagnosis of A. languan sp. nov. (cf. Fu et al. (2016): 283, fig. 9 H and Fig. 1 E).

Distribution

Known only from the type locality in Sichuan Province, China.

Figures

Figure 1. Aculithus languan sp. nov., female (holotype). A Habitus, dorsal view; B Same, ventral view; C Left chelicera, ventro-retrolateral view; D Epigyne, ventral view; E Vulva, dorsal view. Abbreviations: Bu - bursa, CD - copulatory duct, CO - copulatory opening, CT - connecting tube, FD - fertilisation ducts, GA - glandular appendage, MS - median septum, Spe - spermathecae. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A, B), 0.1 mm (C-E).