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Sarax sinensis

Wu, 2022

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Female (MHBU-AMB- 2023 - 04; Figs 4 B, D – J, 5 E – F, H, K, 6 B, D, 8 B, 9 G). Body features mostly like those in males. Genitalia. Margin of genital operculum nearly semicircular, without obvious extension. Gonopod almost conical, distal half gradually narrowing to small and roundly blunt tip (Fig. 9 G). Pedipalp. Obviously shorter than in males (Figs 4 E, I, 5 E – F, 6 B, D). Coxa with many fine setae on the ventral surface and denser near the ventral mesal region. Trochanter with setae on antero-dorsal side, ventral apophysis small and setiform (Figs 6 B, D). Femur with four dorsal spines, three ventral spines, proximal first spine longest. Patella with four dorsal spines and three ventral spines; distal 1 / 3 of ventral side with three setiferous tubercles. Tibia with two large dorsal spines; one ventral spine and one ventral setiferous tubercle. Tarsus like the male (Fig. 4 F). Measurements. see Table 4. Variability. Count of articles of tibia I ranging from 20 to 21. For detailed variation of measurements, see Table 4.

Xu, Yiting, Yu, Kun, Zhang, Shuyuan, Zuo, Anru, Zhang, Feng (2025): Description of a second species of Sarax Simon, 1892 (Amblypygi, Charinidae) from China. Zootaxa 5666 (4): 489-508, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5666.4.2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8

Figs 4, 5 E – F, H, K, 6 B, D, 7 D – F, I – J, 8 B, 9 E, G. Chinese name: 中华aeDze

Diagnosis. see Wu et al. 2022: 401. Additional description. Male (MHBU-AMB- 2023 - 03; Figs 4 A, C, 7 D – F, I – J, 9 E). Opisthosoma. Ventral sacs present, ventral sac covers (VSC) absent (Fig. 9 E). Gonopod (Figs 7 D – F, I – J). Upper margin of Fi sclerotized; basal part of LoD and dorsal side of LoL 1 sclerotized with small denticles. LaM hidden behind LoD in dorsal view, tip of LaM sharp, slightly higher than that in LoD. PI with near longitudinally arranged hyperbolic paraboloid, with a rough upper margin.

Distribution: China (Fujian).

Type material. Holotype ♂ (ECNU-IV- 0004) and paratypes, 4 juveniles (ECNU-IV- 0003; 0005 ~ 0007), CHINA: Fujian Province, Fuzhou City, 26.03 ° N, 119.30 ° E, 39 m elev., leg. R. Yu and Y. Wang; deposited in the Museum of Biology, East China Normal University (ECNU), not examined. Material examined. 2 ♂ 3 ♀ 3 j (MHBU-AMB- 2023 - 01 ~ 05), CHINA: Fujian Province, Fuzhou City, Cangshan District, near Hamashan, 26.0306 ° N, 119.3007 ° E, 47 m elev., 2023, leg. J. Gong.

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AnimaliaArthropodaArachnidaAmblypygiCharinidaeSaraxSarax sinensis

Sarax sinensis

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FIGURE 4. Sarax sinensis Wu et al., 2022, topotypes, male (MHBU-AMB-2023-03; A, C) and female (MHBU-AMB-2023- 04; B–D, E–J). A–D. Habitus; E–F. Pedipalp; G. Tarsus and claw of pedipalp; H. Right chelicera; I. Tarsus of leg IV; J. Basitibia IV, show three pseudo-articles; in dorsal (A–B, E, J), ventral (C–D, F, G), prolateral (H) and retrolateral (I) view.