Lipocrea fusiformis ( Thorell, 1877 )

Lipocrea fusiformis ( Thorell, 1877) View in CoL

Figs 1 View Figure 1 , 3 View Figure 3 , 12 View Figure 12 , 13 View Figure 13 , 14 View Figure 14

Meta fusiformis Thorell, 1877: 431 ( ♀).

Lipocrea fusiformis View in CoL : Thorell 1878: 6.

Larinia quadrinotata Simon, 1889: 340 (juv.); Simon 1909: 105 ( ♀).

Larinia lutescens Thorell, 1898: 342 ( ♂ ♀).

Larinopa fusiformis : Grasshoff 1970: 231, figs 15 a, b, 16 a – e ( ♂ ♀, transfer from Larinia View in CoL , synonym of Larinia lutescens and L. quadrinotata ); Tanikawa 1989: 35, figs 8–14 ( ♂ ♀); Chang and Tso 2004: 28, figs 5–8 ( ♂ ♀); Tanikawa et al. 2023: 56, figs 15–18.

Note.

For full list of taxonomic references, see WSC (2025).

Material examined.

• 1 ♂, 3 ♀ ( YHGY 432 , YHGY 495 , YHGY 507 , YHGY 508 ), China: Guizhou Prov.: Guiyang City, Huaxi District, University Town , 26.38°N, 106.65°E, c. 1173 m, by beating, 7 VII 2022, Q. Jiang & Q. Du leg GoogleMaps ; • 1 ♂, 1 ♀ ( YHGY 431 , YHGY 433 ), Guiyang City, Huaxi District, Dangwu Town , 26.38°N, 106.60°E, c. 1138 m, by hand, 19 V 2022, H. Yu & Q. Lu leg GoogleMaps ; Guiyang City, Kaiyang Co., Nanjiang Grand Canyon , 26.94°N, 106.97°E, c. 861 m, by hand, 7 VI 2022, H. Yu & Q. Lu leg. GoogleMaps

Diagnosis and description.

See Tanikawa (1989). Living specimens as in Fig. 3 A – C View Figure 3 , male habitus as in Fig. 12 A – C View Figure 12 , male palp as in Fig. 13 A – D View Figure 13 , female habitus as in Fig. 12 D – F View Figure 12 , genitalia as in Fig. 14 A – F View Figure 14 .

Distribution.

China ( Guizhou, new record for mainland China; Taiwan), India, Burma, Vietnam, Thailand, Japan, Philippines, Sulawesi, New Guinea, Australia.

Comments.

Among all examined female specimens, the epigynal scape is broken off in some individuals (e. g., YHGY 507 , as in Fig. 14 D – F View Figure 14 ), but it remains intact in others (e. g., YHGY 432 , as in Fig. 14 A – C View Figure 14 ). Aside from this difference, all other morphological features are consistent. In addition, results from molecular evidence confirm that these specimens belong to the same species (Fig. 4 View Figure 4 ; for details, see the results and discussion section).

Compiled from data in Table 1 View Table 1 .

♂ ex.; China, Guizhou Prov., Guiyang City, Huaxi District, Dangwu Town , lat: 26.38, long: 106.6, elev: 1138; YHGY 431 ; PX 230061 ; ( Table 1 View Table 1 ) GoogleMaps • ♀ ex.; China, Guizhou Prov., Guiyang City, Huaxi District, University Town , lat: 26.38, long: 106.65, elev: 1173; YHGY 432 ; PX 230062 ; ( Table 1 View Table 1 ) GoogleMaps • ♀ ex.; China, Guizhou Prov., Guiyang City, Huaxi District, Dangwu Town , lat: 26.38, long: 106.6, elev: 1138; YHGY 433 ; PX 230063 ; ( Table 1 View Table 1 ) GoogleMaps • ♂ ex.; China, Guizhou Prov., Guiyang City, Huaxi District, University Town , lat: 26.38, long: 106.65, elev: 1173; YHGY 495 ; PX 230065 ; ( Table 1 View Table 1 ) GoogleMaps • ♀ ex.; China, Guizhou Prov., Guiyang City, Huaxi District, University Town , lat: 26.38, long: 106.65, elev: 1173; YHGY 507 ; PX 230066 ; ( Table 1 View Table 1 ) GoogleMaps • ♀ ex.; China, Guizhou Prov., Guiyang City, Huaxi District, University Town , lat: 26.38, long: 106.65, elev: 1173; YHGY 508 ; PX 230064 ; ( Table 1 View Table 1 ) GoogleMaps .