Spiricoelotes zonatus (Peng & Wang, 1997)

Chen, Hailun, Liu, Jie & Wei, Mian, 2025, Two new cave-dwelling Spiricoelotes species (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Hubei, China, ZooKeys 1245, pp. 383-397 : 383-397

Spiricoelotes zonatus (Peng & Wang, 1997)

Figs 3 D – F , 4 E, F , 6 , 7E, F , 8

Coelotes zonatus Peng & Wang, 1997: 331 , figs 32–36; Song et al. 1999: 388, figs 226 O, P, 227 P, 229 B.

Coelotes laoyingensis Chen & Zhao, 1997: 89 , figs 5, 6; Song et al. 1999: 376, fig. 220 N, O.

Spiricoelotes zonatus : Wang 2002: 131, figs 360–374; Wang 2003: 565, figs 80 A – E, 97 I; Okumura 2008: 1, figs 1–4; Okumura et al. 2009: 200, figs 406–409; Zhu and Zhang 2011: 330, fig. 239 A – E; Yin et al. 2012: 1028, fig. 533 a – e; Zhu et al. 2017: 531, fig. 350 A – E.

Type materials

(not examined). Holotype • ♀ ( HNNU), China: Hunan Province: Changsha City, Mt Yuelu , 17.I.1983, Jiafu Wang leg. Paratypes: 2 ♂♂ 5 ♀♀ ( HNNU), same data as the holotype .

Materials examined.

• 3 ♀♀ ( CBEE, LJEX 01 – LJEX 03 , type materials of Coelotes laoyingensis ), China: Hubei Province: Mt Wudang, Laoying , 10.V.1982 ; • 5 ♂♂ 7 ♀♀ ( CBEE, LJSC 01 – LJSC 12 ), China: Sichuan Province: Chengdu City, Shuangliu District, Jiang’an Campus of Sichuan University , 30.5518°N, 103.9963°E, elevation: 477 m, XI.2018, Mian Wei leg. ; • 1 ♂ 5 ♀♀ ( CBEE, LJSC 13 – LJSC 18 ), China: Sichuan Province: Dujiangyan City, Mt Qingchengshan , 30.9319°N, 103.4838°E, elevation: 1323 m, V.2019, Mian Wei leg. ; • 12 ♂♂ 9 ♀ ( CBEE, LJJS 01 – LJJS 21 ), China: Jiangsu Province: Nanjing City, Xuanwu District, Mt Zijinshan , 32.0704°N, 118.8533°E, elevation: 225 m, 10.I.2020, Mian Wei leg. ; • 3 ♂♂ 2 ♀♀ ( CBEE, LJHB 01 – LJHB 05 ), China: Hubei Province: Yichang City, Dianjun District, Mojishan Forest Park , 30.6822°N, 111.2796°E, elevation: 71 m, 16.II.2021, Mian Wei leg. ; • 2 ♂♂ 2 ♀♀ ( CBEE, LJCQ 01 – LJCQ 04 ), China: Chongqing Municipality: Yubei District, Jiuquhe Wetland Park , 29.6533°N, 106.5072°E, elevation: 247 m, 16.XI.2022, Hailun Chen leg. ; • 2 ♂♂ 1 ♀ ( CBEE, LJHB 06–08 ), China: Hubei Province: Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Region, Jianshi County, entrance of Pufeng Cave , 30.5622°N, 109.6953°E, elevation: 657 m, 10.X.2023, Jiang Chang, Guolong Huang and Mian Wei leg. ; • 10 ♂♂ 17 ♀♀ ( CBEE, LJHB 09 – LJHB 35 ), China: Hubei Province: Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Region, Laifeng County, entrance of Feng Cave , 29.1684°N, 109.1937°E, elevation: 414 m, 12.X.2023, Jiang Chang, Guolong Huang and Mian Wei leg. ; • 1 ♀ ( CBEE, LJHB 36 ), China: Jiangxi Province: Jiujiang City, Mt. Lushan , 29.5495°N, 115.9920°E, elevation: 1145 m, 1.XII.2023, local collector leg.

Diagnosis.

Spiricoelotes zonatus resembles S. urumensis and S. zhengi sp. nov. See diagnosis of S. zhengi sp. nov. above.

Description.

See Zhu et al. (2017: fig. 350 A – E) for detailed description.

Distribution.

China (Anhui, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shanxi, Sichuan) (Fig. 8 ), introduced to Japan (Nagasaki) ( Okumura, 2008).

Figures

Figure 3. Male palps of Spiricoelotes zhengi sp. nov. and Spiricoelotes zonatus. A – C. Left palp of Spiricoelotes zhengi sp. nov. D – F. Left palp of Spiricoelotes zonatus. A, D. Prolateral view; B, E. Ventral view; C, F. Retrolateral view. Abbreviations: C = conductor; CF = cymbial furrow; CDM = dorsal margin of conductor; CDR = dorsal ridge of conductor; CVM = ventral margin of conductor; EB = embolic base; Em = embolus; LTA = lateral tibial apophysis; MA = Median apophysis; MR = membranous ridge of dorsal margin of conductor; PA = patellar apophysis; RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis; ST = subtegulum; T = tegulum; TR = tegular ridge; TS = tegular sclerite. Scale bars: 0.50 mm.

Figure 4. Male palpal bulbs of Spiricoelotes spp. A, B. S. metyr sp. nov.; C, D. S. zhengi sp. nov.; E, F. S. zonatus. A, C, E. Retrolatral view; B, D, F. Dorsal view. Abbreviations: CDM = dorsal margin of conductor; CDR = dorsal ridge of conductor; CVM = ventral margin of conductor; MR = membranous ridge of dorsal margin of conductor; TR = tegular ridge. Scale bars: 0.50 mm.

Figure 6. Epigyne of Spiricoelotes zonatus. A. Epigyne, ventral view; B. Vulva, dorsal view. Abbreviations: CO = copulatory open; CD = copulatory duct; FD = fertilization duct; H = hood; SB = spermathecal base; SH = spermathecal head; SS = spermathecal stalk. Scale bar: 0.20 mm.

Figure 7. Habitus of Spiricoelotes spp., dorsal view. A, B. S. metyr sp. nov.; C, D. S. zhengi sp. nov.; E, F. S. zonatus. A, C, E. Males; B, D, F. Females. The subimages indicate the ocular area, frontal view. Scale bars: 1.00 mm.

Figure 8. Distributions of Spiricoelotes spp. mentioned in the current paper of China. The hexagrams with white border indicate the localities of the examined materials, with black border indicate the localities of other unexamined materials, and with yellow border indicate the type locality.