Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica，38 ( 1): 53 － 58 ( Jan． 2013) ISSN 1000-0739 TW O NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS ANAPISTULA ( ARANEAE， SYMPHYTOGNATHIDAE) FROM SOUTHERN CHINA LIN Yu-C heng1，2 ，T AO Ye1* ，LI Shu-Q iang1 1． Institute of Zoology，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Beijing 100101，China 2． School of Life Sciences，Sichuan University，Chengdu 610064，China Abstract T wo new Anapistula species of the family Symphytognathidae from Southern C hina，i． e． A． panensis sp． nov． ( male，female) and A． zhengi sp． nov． ( male，female) are described and illustrated． All type specimens are deposited in the Institute of Zoology，C hinese Academy of Sciences，Beijing ( IZC AS) ． Key words T axonomy，Symphytognathid，canopy，cave． 1 Introduction white background． All type specimens are reserved in 80 % ethanol solution． T he family Symphytognathidae was erected by All measurements are made under a Leica Hickman ( 1931 ) ． U p to now ，7 genera and 66 M250 C stereomicroscope and given in millimeters． species have been recorded worldwide ( Platnick Leg measurements are shown as: total length ( femur， 2012 ) ． Species of the family Symphytognathidae patella，tibia，metatarsus，and tarsus) ． T erminology mainly distributed in tropical and subtropical regions． follows Forster and Platnick ( 1977 ) ． All type T hey are tiny，lungless，entelegyne spiders，with a specimens are deposited in the Institute of Zoology， body length of about 1 mm or less． T hey differ from C hinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing ( IZC AS) ． other families by the more or less fused chelicerae，the reduced or absent of female pedipalp，the minute body 3 TaxonoMy size，the absence of book lung，the labium fused to Anapistula Gertsch，1941 ， ( sternum and the metatarsi shorter than tarsi Forster T ype species: Anapistula secreta Gertsch，1941: 2． ＆ Platnick，1977) ． ( ) T he genus Anapistula is erected by Gertsch 3. 1 Anapistula panensis sP． nov． Figs 1 － 5 ( 1941 ) ． Anapistula includes 22 known species． T he Diagnosis． T he new species seems similar to A． ， ( ) first Anapistula species from C hina，A． appendix，was bifurcate Harvey 1998 figs 6 － 9 ． T he male of A． reported by T ong ＆ Li ( 2006) based on material from panensis differs from the latter by the asymmetrical a cave in Hainan Island． In the current paper，two shape of bifurcated conductor and the presence of two ( ) new Anapistula species are reported based material long dorsal spines on cymbium Figs 1 － 2 ． T he collected from cave in Guizhou and rainforest canopy female differs by the much wider “Y ”-shaped in Yunnna． epigynal median duct and the straight posteromargin of epigyne ( Figs 3 － 4) ． 2 Material and Methods Holotype male． T otal length 0. 60. Prosoma 0. 28 Specimens were examined using a Leica M250 C long，0. 29 wide，0. 12 high． Sternum 0. 20 long， stereomicroscope． Further details were studied under 0. 21 wide． O pisthosoma 0. 35 long，0. 32 wide，0. 48 an O lympus BX51 compound microscope． All high． Prosoma nearly round，pale yellow ． C ephalic drawings were made using a drawing apparatus pars planar． Four eyes in two diads，white eyespot， attached to the compound microscope，and then inked lacking black ring，anterior lateral eyes as diameter as on ink jet plotter paper． M ale pedipalpi and female posteriors，contiguous． C helicerae and labium slightly epigyna were examined and illustrated after they were light yellow ． Endite as long as wide． C helicerae fused dissected from the spiders' bodies． Epigyna were proximally， inwards concaved distally， with four removed and treated in lactic acid before illustration． plumose posterior long setae on midline and two All pedipalpi and epigyna were illustrated after being promarginal teeth ( Fig． 5) ． Labium fused to sternum． embed in Hoyer's Solution by incident light against a * C orresponding author，E-mail: fauna@ ioz． ac． cn T his research was supported by the National Natural Sciences Foundation of C hina ( NSFC -30970336 /31000946)，by New T eacher Fund for Doctor Station of M inistry of Education of C hina ( 20100181120049) ． Received 27 Sep． 2012，accepted 16 Nov． 2012． 53 54 Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica Vol． 38 No． 1 Figs 1 － 2． Anapistula panensis sp． nov．，male pedipalp． 1． Prolateral view ． 2． Retrolateral view ． Abbrs．: C = conductor，E = embolus，ED = ejaculatory duct，F = femur，T = tibia． Scale bar = 0. 05 mm． Sternum pale yellow ，round，flat，covered with long Patella short． T ibia lacked seta， contracted setae，posterior corner truncated． Legs pale yellow ． proximally． Embolus long needle-shaped， weakly O ne dorsal spine attaches on each patella distally． Leg sclerotized． Ejaculatory duct coiled into a loop at measurements: Ⅰ 1. 26 ( 0. 38，0. 13，0. 29，0. 17， bulbous median，mostly pars embedded in the bulb． 0. 29); Ⅱ 0. 93 ( 0. 30，0. 12，0. 23，0. 13，0. 25); C onductor broad at base，divided into two slices at Ⅲ 0. 88 ( 0. 25，0. 10，0. 18，0. 13，0. 22); Ⅳ 1. 10 apex． C ymbium rugose， transparent， and clothed ( 0. 34，0. 12，0. 24，0. 15，0. 25) ． Leg formula: Ⅰ- with seven retrolateral and two dorsal long setae ( Figs Ⅳ-Ⅱ-Ⅲ． O pisthosoma ovoid dorsally，slightly longer 1 － 2) ． than wide ( length /width 1. 09)，distinctly higher than Female ( one of the paratypes ) ． T otal length long ( height /length 1. 37 )，clothed with grey long 0. 78． Prosoma 0. 32 long，0. 31 wide，0. 11 high． setae， posterior rear expanded beyond spinnerets． Sternum 0. 22 long，0. 22 wide． O pisthosoma 0. 50 Spinnerets located at opisthosomal venter， anterior long，0. 53 wide，0. 54 high． Somatic coloration and spinnerets larger than posteriors，median spinnerets modification same as in male． C lypeus lower than in smallest． C olulus absent． male． Pedipalp absent． Leg measurements: Ⅰ 1. 18 Pedipalpal organ small． Femur slightly swollen ( 0. 36，0. 14，0. 25，0. 15，0. 28); Ⅱ 0. 99 ( 0. 29， distally，with a strongly long spine at retrolateral base． 0. 12，0. 21，0. 13，0. 24 ); Ⅲ 0. 86 ( 0. 23，0. 11， Jan． 2013 Lin et al．: T wo new species of the genus Anapistula from Southern C hina 55 Figs 3 － 5． Anapistula panensis sp． nov．，cleared epigyne ( lactic acid-treated) ． 3． Ventral view ． 4． Dorsal view ． 5． M ale chelicerae， anterior view ． Abbrs．: EM D = epigynal median duct， LB = lateral branch， SP = spermatheca． Scale bars: 3 － 4 = 0. 02 mm，5 = 0. 05 mm． 0. 17，0. 13，0. 22 ); Ⅳ 1. 07 ( 0. 33，0. 12，0. 23， 3. 2 Anapistula zhengi sP． nov． ( Figs 6 － 10) 0. 15， 0. 24 ) ． Leg formula: Ⅰ-Ⅱ-Ⅳ-Ⅲ． Diagnosis． T he new species seems similar to A． O pisthosoma ovoid，wider than long ( length /width secreta Gertsch，1941 ( Forster ＆ Platnick，1977: figs 0. 94 )， higher than long ( height /length 1. 08 )， 19，57 － 61; Harvey，1998: fig． 1 )，but may be covered with yellow long setae． Posterior rear distinguished by the presence of two distinctly long expanded beyond spinnerets． Paired spiracles located spines at dorsal cymbium，the trifurcating shape of on epigyne posterolaterally． C olulus absent． conductor in male ( Figs 6 － 7)，the shorter and wider Epigyne wider than long， smooth， bears pale epigynal median duct， the smaller spermatheca in yellow long setae， posteromargin straight． Paired female ( Figs 8 － 9) ． spermathecae widely spaced，globose and sclerotized Holotype male． T otal length 0. 52． Prosoma 0. 28 obviously，connected by long lateral branches to wide long，0. 26 wide，0. 12 high． Sternum 0. 19 long， and short median duct． Lateral branch longer than 0. 20 wide． O pisthosoma 0. 30 long，0. 28 wide，0. 39 median duct，epigynal median duct strongly incurved high． Prosoma round，pale yellow ，with a pair of into a “Y”-shaped structure ( Figs 3 － 4) ． setae mesially． C ephalic pars slightly elevated． Four Holotype ♂ ( IZC AS )， Shenxian C ave eyes in two diads，white，with black ring． C helicerae ( 25°37'N，104° 45' E; alt． 1 687 m )， Shiliping and labium slightly darkish． C heliceral base fused， Village， Zhudong T own， Pan C ounty， Guizhou inwards concaved distally， fang furrow with two Province，C hina，15 Apr． 2007，leg． LIU Jie and promarginal teeth ( Fig． 10 ) ． Labium fused to LIN Yu-C heng． Paratypes: 1♂ ，50♀♀ ( IZC AS)， sternum． Sternum pale yellow ， plump， posterior same data as holotype． corner truncated． Legs pale yellow ，covered with setae Etymology． T he specific name is taken from the and bristles， with a long distal spine on patella type locality; adjective． dorsally． Leg measurements: Ⅰ 1. 09 ( 0. 29，0. 11， Distribution． Known only from the type locality 0. 21，0. 15，0. 23 ); Ⅱ 0. 83 ( 0. 24，0. 11，0. 17， ( Guizhou) ． 0. 11，0. 20 ); Ⅲ 0. 71 ( 0. 19，0. 10，0. 14，0. 10， 0. 18); Ⅳ 0. 87 ( 0. 26，0. 10，0. 19，0. 12，0. 20) ． 56 Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica Vol． 38 No． 1 Figs 6 － 7． Anapistula zhengi sp． nov．，male pedipalp． 6． Prolateral view ． 7． Retrolateral view ． Abbrs．: C = conductor，E = embolus，ED = ejaculatory duct，F = femur，T = tibia． Scale bar = 0. 05 mm． Leg formula: Ⅰ-Ⅳ-Ⅱ-Ⅲ． O pisthosoma rounded Sternum 0. 18 long，0. 19 wide． O pisthosoma 0. 40 dorsally，bears sparse long setae，slightly longer than long，0. 40 wide，0. 46 high． C oloration of body and wide ( length /width 1. 07)，distinctly higher than long legs same as in male． C lypeus lower than in male． ( height /length 1. 30 )， posterior rear expanded Pedipalp absent． Leg measurements: Ⅰ 0. 80 ( 0. 24， beyond spinnerets． Spinnerets located at ventral 0. 10，0. 16，0. 10，0. 20 ); Ⅱ 0. 72 ( 0. 20，0. 10， opisthosoma， anterior spinnerets larger than 0. 14，0. 09，0. 19 ); Ⅲ 0.