Three spider species of the genusMimetusHentz, 1832 (Araneae, Mimetidae) from China.
The present paper deals with three species of the genusMimetusfrom China, includingMimetus echinatusWang, 1990,Mimetus lamelliformissp. n.(male), andMimetus wangisp. n.(female and male).Mimetus lamelliformisdiffers from the related speciesMimetus echinatusWang, 1990 by: cymbial tip with several slender long macrosetae; cymbium boat-shaped, length/width ratio about 3/1 in retrolateral view; vexillum about 1/2 length of cymbium in retrolateral view.Mimetus wangisp. n.differs from the related speciesMimetus sinicusSong & Zhu, 1993 by: the opisthosoma with a pair of distinct outgrowths in the dorsum; sperm duct nearly horizontal; spermathecae kidney shaped and contiguous. Photos of body and copulatory organs, line drawings of copulatory organs, as well as the locality map are provided.
College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410081, China.
Chen
C
Zeng
College of Biological, Agricultural and Forest Engineering, Tongren, Guizhou 554300, China.
Cheng
C
Wang
College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410081, China.
Xian-Jin
XJ
Peng
Asia; Taxonomy; diagnosis; new species; redescription