Two new Draconarius species and the first description of the male Draconarius molluscus from Tiantangzhai National Forest Park, China (Araneae: Agelenidae: Coelotinae)

Abstract

Three Draconarius species collected from the Tiantangzhai National Forest Park, China are studied, including two new species, D. peregriniis sp. nov. and D. tiantangensis sp. nov. The male D. molluscus (Wang et al. 1990) is reported for the first time.

Four new coelotine species (Araneae, Agelenidae, Coelotinae) from South China, with the first description of the male of Coelotes septus Wang, Yin, Peng & Xie, 1990

“…Patellar apophysis is absent in the male palp of this species, as well as in Draconarius aspinatus (Wang, Yin, Peng & Xie, 1990), D. peregrinus Xie & Chen, 2011, D. potanini, D. rufulus (Wang, Yin, Peng & Xie, 1990), D. subabsentis Li, 2008 andD. tiantangensis Xie &Chen, 2011, all recorded from China. It seems that they are different from most Draconarius which have a clear PA in male palp.…”

“…Draconarius lingdang shares common features with D. aspinatus, D. peregrinus, D. potanini, D. rufulus, D. subabsentis, and D. tiantangensis (Wang et al 1990;Xu and Li 2008;Xie and Chen 2011). The main similarities in males are the absence of patellar apophyses, which exist in other Draconarius species.…”