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Plazi
Description . Male ( holotype ; Figs. 1 A-D; see also genus description). Total length 3.82. Cephalothorax 2.00 long, 1.7 wide, 1.15 high. Sternum 1.03 long, 1.00 wide. Abdomen 2.00 long, 1.68 wide. AME diameter 0.15. Clypeus height 1.48 times one AME diameter. Carapace with deep longitudinal fovea ( Figs. 1 A, D). Chelicerae with three prolateral and four retrolateral teeth; stridulatory striae absent ( Fig. 8 D). Legs annulated. Femur I 2.33 long, 1.17 times the length of cephalothorax. Metatarsus I trichobothrium 0.25. Metatarsus IV trichobothrium present. Pedipalp as in Figs. 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 8 A, B. Pedipalpal tibia with one prolateral and two retrolateral trichobothria. Female ( paratype , same locality as male; Figs. 2 B, C). Total length 3.92. Cephalothorax 2.00 long, 1.43 wide, 1.13 high. Sternum 1.00 long, 0.93 wide. Abdomen 2.45 long, 1.90 wide. AME diameter 0.16. Clypeus height 1.30 times one AME diameter. Chelicerae with five prolateral and four retrolateral teeth; stridulatory striae absent ( Fig. 9 B). Legs annulated. Femur I 2.13 long, 1.07 times the length of cephalothorax. Metatarsus I trichobothrium 0.26. Epigynum as in Figs. 2 D, E, 4A-C and 8E, F. Variation. Male cephalothorax length ranges from 1.95 to 2.35 (n = 4). Female cephalothorax length ranges from 1.60 to 2.40 (n = 23). Male total length ranges from 3.70 to 4.25 (n = 4). Female total length ranges from 3.15 to 5.10 (n = 23). Natural History. Putaoa huaping has been collected in native forests in China at altitudes between 700 and 1,000 m . Their webs are horizontal, thin and flat, built on the rock walls found on the side of mountain’s roads, usually covered by mosses. During day time the spiders normally hide under the adjacent mosses. Distribution. Known from the Guangxi province, in south China .