Yuelushannus baishaensis
| Yuelushannus baishaensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Yuelushannus |
| Species: | Y. baishaensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Yuelushannus baishaensis Irfan, Zhang, Cai & Zhang, 2025
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Yuelushannus baishaensis is a species of dwarf spider in the family Linyphiidae, described in 2025 by Muhammad Irfan, Chang-Cheng Zhang, Yu-Jun Cai, and Zhi-Sheng Zhang.[1] It is endemic to Baisha in the Jiangjin District of Chongqing, China.
Etymology
The species name baishaensis refers to Baisha, the type locality where the species was first discovered.[1]
Diagnostic characteristics
Males of Yuelushannus baishaensis are distinguished by having a protegulum with two tooth-like projections on its side, compared to only one in the closely related species Yuelushannus barbatus.[1]
Additionally, the embolus, a narrow tube used for sperm transfer, is almost as long as the width of the tegulum, while in Y. barbatus, it is significantly shorter.[1]
The female of Y. baishaensis has an epigyne with a small, backward-curved scape, a structure absent in related species. Their spermathecae, the organs that store sperm, are nearly spherical, differing from the more elongated shape in similar spiders.[1]
References
External links
- Yuelushannus baishaensis at the World Spider Catalog.