Neriene hammeni

Overview & Synopsis

Neriene hammeni (Van Helsdingen, 1963)Figs 30–32, 69Linyphia hammeni van Helsdingen, 1963: 153, f. 1–4, 6 (Dm). Neriene hammeni van Helsdingen, 1969: 124, f. 4, 6–7, 142–154, pl. 2, f. 3 (Tm from Linyphia, Df); Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 220, f. 594 (mf); Roberts, 1998: 378, f. (mf); Vidal et al., 2016: 6, f. 1A–D, 3A–C (mf).Material examined. Hubei: Shennongjia Forestry District, Yanziya Village, 31.73°N, 110.48°E, 1977m, 22– 30.vi.1986, J. Chen leg., 1M and 21FF (CBEE); Jilin: Changbaishan Nature Reserve, 41.85°N, 128.09°E, 2721m, 26.vii.1987, J.C Gao and J. Chen leg., 1F (CBEE).Diagnosis: This species is similar to Neriene albolimbata (Karsch, 1879), but can be distinguished from the latter by the following characters: 1, paracymbium with a distinct triangle-shaped subapical appendage in N. hammeni, but not in N. albolimbata (Figs 30A, 31 B–C); 2, the tip of terminal apophysis narrow in N. hammeni, but significantly broad in N. albolimbata (Figs 30E, 31D); 3, spermathecae pointing sideways, separated from each other in N. hammeni, but pointing mesally, close with each other in N. albolimbata (Figs 30 G–H, 32D–E).Description: See Van Helsdingen (1969).Distribution: China (Jilin, Hubei, Shanxi); Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France (Fig. 69).