Parabathippus kiabau Zhang & Maddison, 2012, sp. nov.

Overview & Synopsis

Parabathippus kiabau sp. nov.Figs 61–65Type material. Holotype: male, MALAYSIA: Sabah: Village of Kiabau, Central Sabah, 5.832° N, 117.225° E, coll. K. Ober, 23 November 2000, #00.437 (UBC-SEM AR00183).Etymology. A noun in apposition taken from the type locality.Diagnosis. Could be recognized from other Parabathippus species by the male cheliceral dentition (Figs 64–65), the thin embolus, the wide embolic spiral and the large embolic disc of the male palp (Figs 62–63).Description. Male (holotype, UBC-SEM AR00183). Carapace length 2.2; abdomen length 2.1. Chelicera (Figs 64–65): slightly elongate; promargin and retromargin each with three teeth. Palp (Figs 62–63): yellow brown. Embolic disc large and round; embolus coiled for one and a half circle; retrolateral tibial apophysis long and fingerlike. First tibia with seven ventral macrosetae (3–4 aligned); first metatarsus with five ventral macrosetae (3–2 aligned). Measurements of legs: I 5.3, II 4.3, III 6.0, IV 4.7. Color in alcohol (Fig. 61): carapace dark red brown, with a tri-forked orange marking behind posterior lateral eyes; abdomen gray brown with yellowish irregular markings; first two pairs of legs red brown, last two pairs light orange with brownish annuli.Female. Unknown.