Shuqiangius rarobulbus Wang & Meng & Marusik & Yao 2025, comb. nov.
Year: 2025
Type: other
Abstract: Shuqiangius rarobulbus (Lo, Cheng & Lin, 2024) comb. nov. Tapponia rarobulbus Lo et al. 2024 a: 37, figs 25 A – D, 26 A – C (♂, nomen nudum). Tapponia rarobulbus Lo et al. 2024 b: 2 (♂, validation of species description). Type material. Not examined. Diagnosis. This species is similar to S. chuan sp. nov. but easily distinguished by a male palp with small tegular lobe (TL, Lo et al. 2024 a: figs 25 B, 26 B vs lacking, Figs 3 C, 4 A – C), by tip of cymbium ca 1 / 3 of overall length of cymbium (Lo et al. 2024 a: figs 25 B – D, 26 A – C vs 1 / 2, Fig. 3 A – D), by tip of cymbium blunt (Lo et al. 2024 a: figs 25 B – D, 26 A – C vs sharply pointed, Fig. 3 A – C), by base of conductor (C) weakly sclerotized and brown (Lo et al. 2024 a: fig. 25 B vs transparent, Figs 3 A – C, 4 B – C), and by retrolateral tibial apophysis (RTA) ca 1 / 2 of tibial length (figs 25 B – D, 26 A – C in Lo et al. 2024 a vs 1 / 3, Fig. 3 A – D). Description. See Lo et al. (2024 a, 2024 b). Distribution. China (Taiwan, type locality; Fig. 1).
Authors: Wang, Ying, Meng, Qingzhen, Marusik, Yuri M., Yao, Zhiyuan
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7107943340