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| Massuria min Yao & Li, in Li, Yao, Xiao, Xu et Liu, 2023. |
Abstract
Two species assigned to Massuria Thorell, 1887 are reviewed. The female of Massuria bandian Tang & Li, 2010 is described for the first time from Jianfengling National Natural Reserve, Hainan Province, China. The species Diaea simplex Xu, Han & Li, 2008 is described as a synonym of Massuria bellula Xu, Han & Li, 2008 based on female and male specimens from Guangdong Province, China. Massuria min sp. nov. described as a new species (female, Fujian Province, China). Detailed illustrations and a distribution map are provided for these three species of Massuria.
Key words: Crab spiders, new combination, single sex, supplement, taxonomy
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| Photographs of living specimens from China A, B Massuria simplex (Xu, Han & Li, 2008) comb. nov., female C, D Massuria min sp. nov., female. |
Massuria min Yao & Li, sp. nov.
Diagnosis: Massuria min sp. nov. is similar to M. bandian Tang & Li, 2010 (Fig. 1A, C, D) and M. uthoracica Sen, Saha & Raychaudhuri, 2012 (see Sen et al. 2015: 64, figs 334, 337, 338) in having a triangular epigynal plate, but differs from it by the carapace with abundant spots (vs. absent in M. bandian and M. uthoracica), the long W-shaped copulatory ducts combined with a dorsal hood (vs. triangular in M. bandian; absent in M. uthoracica) and the fan-shaped spermathecae (vs. C-shaped in M. bandian; straight in M. uthoracica) (Fig. 5C, D).
Etymology: The specific name refers to the Chinese abbreviation for Fujian Province; noun in apposition.
Cong-zheng Li, Yan-bin Yao, Yong-hong Xiao, Xiang Xu and Ke-ke Liu. 2023. Notes on Two Species of Massuria Thorell, 1887 (Arachnida, Araneae, Thomisidae) from China with Description of A New Species. ZooKeys. 1175: 299-310. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1175.105446
