Bioacoustics of Hitobia devendrai

Diagnosis. Females of H . devendrai comb. nov. are most similar to the females of H . behni comb. nov. as both share epigyne with short median atrium, with sclerotised semi-circular lateral rims, and vulva composed of small, oval spermathecae, but can be separated from the latter species by epigyne with semicircular posterior epigynal margin without W-shaped median part ( vs . with W-shaped median part in H . behni comb. nov. ), and weakly converging widely spaced spermathecae ( vs . strongly converging and in closer proximity in H . behni comb. nov. ) (cf. Fig. 18 and Figs 21–22 ). Supplementary description. Female ( holotype ; Fig. 20 ): body length 4.63. Carapace 1.95 long, 1.34 wide. Opisthosoma 2.68 long, 1.52 wide. Genitalia ( Figs 21–22 ): epigyne with semicircular posterior epigynal margin, with a small median, triangular atrium ( Fig. 21 ). Copulatory openings widely separated, mediolaterally placed. Copulatory ducts indistinct ( Fig. 22 ). Spermathecae oval, laterally placed, almost parallel ( Fig. 22 ). Fertilization ducts narrow, diverging. Male . Unknown. Justification of the transfer. This species shares more characters with Hitobia rather than with Poecilochroa , such as: chelicerae with three pro-, and one retromarginal teeth ( vs . chelicerae without teeth in Poecilochroa ), epigynal plate as wide as long ( vs . longer than wide in Poecilochroa ), and vulvae only with primary spermathecae ( vs . with primary and secondary spermathecae in Poecilochroa ) (cf. Murphy 2007 : figs 290–291, Kamura 1992 : figs 12, 15–16, Yin et al. 1996 : figs 4–5, Song et al. 2004 : figs 86B–C, 91B–C and herein figs 21–22). Thus, we propose to transfer this species to Hitobia .