Redescription of Alloclubionoides paikwunensis (Kim and Jung, 1993) and a new spider species Alloclubionoides solea sp. nov. from Korea (Araneae: Agelenidae)

Abstract

The identity of Alloclubionoides paikwunensis (Kim and Jung, 1993) is clarified by examination of type specimen and the female of the species is redescribed with additional collections and illustrated. Alloclubionoides solea sp. nov. from the Dadohaehaesang Marine National Park, southern Korea is described with detailed illustrations, leg spination, trichobothrium patterns and scanning electron micrographs. The new species can be distinguished from other Alloclubionoides spiders by the male palpal organs, which feature an embolus with a crescent-shaped distal part surrounded by a large conductor, and by the female genitalia, which feature a large genital opening situated in the side of atrium and broadly spiral copulatory ducts. Furthermore, Coelotes samaksanensis Namkung, 2001 is found to be a junior synonym of A. paikwunensis.

Keywords:

• Araneae
• taxonomy
• synonym
• morphology
• Korean National Park

Acknowledgements

The author wishes to express their sincere thanks to Dr X. Xu of the Hunan Normal University of China and to Dr X.P. Wang of the University of Florida for many valuable comments and providing several important papers. Thanks also go to Dr J.K Kwon of Hanyang University for taking the scanning electron micrographs. This study was partially supported by the project “Eco-Technopia 21” from the ministry of Environment of Korea (052-091-074) and a part of the project “The Discovery of Korean Indigenous Species” was supported by the National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.