
Chicosa cinnameopilosa (Schenkel, 1963) comb. nov. Figs 1, 2, 3 Tarentula cinnameopilosa Schenkel, 1963: 333, fig. 192 (♀); Hu 1984: 246, fig. 258. 1–2 (♀ ♂). Pardosa lusisi: Šternbergs 1981: 60, fig. 1 (♀ ♂). Alopecosa cinnameopilosa: Li and Chen 1982: 66, figs 1–3 (♀ ♂); Song 1982: 76, figs 3–4 (♂); Zhu and Shi 1985: 129, fig. 113 a – c (♀); Song 1986: 78, figs 19–22 (♀); Song 1987: 215, fig. 174 (♀ ♂); Tanaka 1987: 17, figs 1–4 (♀ ♂); Zhang 1987: 144, fig. 119.1–3 (♀ ♂); Paik 1988: 92, figs 25–34 (♀ ♂); Hu and Wu 1989: 186, fig. 155.1–5 (♀ ♂); Chen and Zhang 1991: 216, fig. 221.1–4 (♀ ♂); Tanaka 1992: 326, figs 13–16 (♀ ♂); Yin et al. 1997: 60, fig. 25 a – f (♀ ♂); Song et al. 1999: 316, figs 186 K, 187 B (♀ ♂); Marusik et al. 2000: 77; Song et al. 2001: 231, fig. 141 A – D (♀ ♂); Namkung 2002: 313, fig. 20.7 a – b (♀ ♂); Namkung 2003: 315, fig. 20.7 a – b (♀ ♂); Tanaka 2009: 238, figs 93–94 (♀ ♂); Zhu and Zhang 2011: 253, fig. 182 A – D (♀ ♂); Yin et al. 2012: 791, fig. 395 a – f (♀ ♂); Zhang et al. 2022: 123, fig. 87 A – H (♀ ♂). Material examined. China, Shandong: • 2 ♂ 3 ♀, Taian City, Taishan District, Xujiazhuang village, 36°10'20"N, 117°15'17"E, elev. 135.4 m, 3 August 2023, L. J. Liu and Y. Cheng leg. • 1 ♂ 2 ♀, Taian City, Daiyue District, Yunbeishan village, 36°12'32"N, 117°20'42"E, elev. 141.5 m, 4 August 2023, L. J. Liu and Y. Cheng leg. Liaoning: • 22 ♀, Tieling City, Changtu County, Hongshan village, Hongshan Reservoir, 42°52'55"N, 124°07'24"E, elev. 150.7 m, 1 August 2023, L. J. Liu and Y. Cheng leg. Hebei: • 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Shijiazhuang City, Yuanshi County, Panlong Lake, 37°47'47"N, 114°21'44"E, elev. 112.8 m, 16 July 2023, L. J. Liu and Y. Cheng leg. Inner Mongolia: • 6 ♀, Bayannur City, Urad Front Banner, Shunda Petroleum Gas Station, 40°43'32"N, 108°41'4"E, elev. 1054.2 m, 13 August 2024, Z. H. Tao and H. F. Shi leg. • 2 ♀, Bayannur City, Hanggin Rear Banner Railway Station, 40°41'46"N, 107°6'53"E, elev. 1035.5 m, 20 August 2024, Z. H. Tao and H. F. Shi leg. Diagnosis. See generic diagnosis. Description. Male (Fig. 1 A): Total length 7.15. Carapace 3.80 long, 3.15 wide; opisthosoma 3.28 long, 1.87 wide. Carapace yellow-green; black longitudinal median band present; cervical and radial furrows faint. Ocular area black, with white, orange and black setae. Eyes: AME 0.20, ALE 0.14, PME 0.32, PLE 0.30; AME – AME 0.14, AME – ALE 0.04, PME – PME 0.31, PME – PLE 0.35. Clypeus height 0.25. Chelicerae pale green; promargin with 3 teeth, retromargin with 2 teeth. Maxillae and labium faint yellow. Sternum pale yellow with black markings. Leg measurements: I 14.64 (3.90, 5.02, 3.62, 2.10); II 13.92 (3.73, 4.78, 3.44, 1.97); III 12.23 (3.41, 4.04, 3.07, 1.71); IV 16.85 (4.40, 5.22, 4.79, 2.44). Leg formula: 4-1 - 2 - 3. Opisthosoma long-oval; dorsum grayish-black with light brown maculations; cardiac mark elongated, paired lateral stripes distinct; venter center grayish-yellowish brown, with scattered grayish-black patches laterally. Palp (Figs 1 C – F, 2). Terminal apophysis twisted distally, ending in elongated digitiform process curved retrolaterally and ventrally; median apophysis cymbiform, with acuminate apex bent ventrolaterally; embolus filiform, originating from median apophysis base, initially curved dorsally then descending sharply. Female (Fig. 1 B): Total length 8.53. Carapace 4.22 long, 3.67 wide; opisthosoma 4.43 long, 2.85 wide. Carapace tawny; black longitudinal median band present; cervical and radial furrows faint. Ocular area as in male. Eyes: AME 0.22, ALE 0.15, PME 0.35, PLE 0.34; AME – AME 0.15, AME – ALE 0.06, PME – PME 0.35, PME – PLE 0.43. Chelicerae brownish-yellow with black stripes; promargin with 3 teeth, retromargin with 2 teeth. Maxillae faint yellow, labium yellow. Sternum yellow with black markings. Leg measurements: I 12.19 (3.43, 4.27, 2.78, 1.71); II 11.52 (3.35, 3.99, 2.55, 1.63); III 10.79 (3.12, 3.61, 2.54, 1.52); IV 15.99 (4.35, 4.99, 4.47, 2.18). Leg formula: 4-1 - 2 - 3. Epigyne (Figs 1 G, H, 3). Median septum inverted T-shaped; depression present near insertion pore. Copulatory duct extremely long, spirally coiled; spermatheca rod-shaped; fertilization duct slender, curved.
Published as part of Tao, Ze-Hong, Fu, Dan, Wu, Chang-Jun, Wang, Yang, Liu, Li-Juan & Luo, Yu-Fa, 2025, Chicosa gen. nov. (Araneae, Lycosidae), a new genus of wolf spiders from East Asia, pp. 1-13 in ZooKeys 1260 on pages 1-13, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1260.161209
Arthropoda, Chicosa, Arachnida, Chicosa cinnameopilosa, Animalia, Araneae, Biodiversity, Lycosidae, Taxonomy
Arthropoda, Chicosa, Arachnida, Chicosa cinnameopilosa, Animalia, Araneae, Biodiversity, Lycosidae, Taxonomy
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