Qianlingula Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2004

Genus Qianlingula Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2004 View in CoL

Qianlingula Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2004: 399. View in CoL

Type species.

Qianlingula bilamellata Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2004 from China.

Comments.

All three species belonging to the genus were treated in two publications only Zhang et al. (2004) and Yin et al. (2012).

Diagnosis.

The genus is similar to Thalassius Simon 1885 in body shape and eye pattern, but it can be easily distinguished from the latter by: median plate (MP) of epigyne strongly sclerotized, vs weakly sclerotized, posterior margin of lateral wall (LW) distant from each other, vs near each other; male palp with distinct lamellar retrolateral tibial apophysis (RTA) divided into 2 branches, vs RTA absent; bulb elliptical, with spine-like embolic basic process (EBP), vs EBP absent; embolus (E) running clockwise, entirely filamentous vs short and hooked; tip of fulcrum (Ful) fine, vs thick; conductor (C) crescent-shaped, with two guiding lamellae vs small and lacking guiding lamellae.

Description.

See Zhang et al. (2004). Chelicerae brown, with three promarginal and three retromarginal teeth. Embolus complex: with fulcrum (Ful) and basal process (EBP); fulcrum long, curved clockwise as long as embolus; basal process spine-like.

Composition.

Total three species in this genus, Q. bilamellata ( ♀ ♂), Q. jiafu Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2004 ( ♀), Q. turbinata Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2004 ( ♀).