Meotipa cordata Hu, Zhong, Liu & Li, 2026, sp. nov.

Meotipa cordata sp. nov. Figs 5 A, B, 7 A, E, I Type material. Holotype female (QZMS 01025): China – Hubei Province • Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Xuan’en County, Qizimeishan National Nature Reserve, Changtanhe Dong Autonomous Town, Shanyangxi, 30.0764°N, 109.7454°E, elev. 810 m, 5 July 2023, C. H. Hu and M. Wei leg. Etymology. The specific name is derived from the Latin word cordatus, meaning “heart-shaped”, and refers the shape of the copulatory ducts. Diagnosis. The female of Meo. cordata sp. nov. can be distinguished from all congeners by: (1) the diameter of atrium, main part of copulatory ducts and spermathecae almost equal; and (2) copulatory ducts heart shaped. Description. Female: total length 3.19; carapace length 0.85, width 1.09; opisthosoma length 2.33, width 2.21; eye diameters: AME 0.07, ALE 0.09, PME 0.11, PLE 0.11; eye interdistances: AME – AME 0.10, ALE – AME 0.01, PME – PME 0.07, PLE – PME 0.03, AME – PME 0.05, ALE – PLE 0.00; leg measurements: I 7.52 (2.67, 0.35, 1.35, 2.51, 0.64), II 4.34 (1.45, 0.27, 0.79, 1.35, 0.48), III 2.88 (1.00, 0.24, 0.57, 0.66, 0.41), IV 5.33 (1.79, 0.34, 1.02, 1.70, 0.48). Leg formula 1423. Epigyne (Fig. 5 A, B): epigyne posteriorly with a rounded atrium. Main part of copulatory ducts almost as wide as atrium, heart-shaped, coiled twice; distal part thin. Spermathecae kidney-shaped, medially situated, almost as wide as main part of copulatory ducts. Fertilization ducts arising from posterior part of spermathecae. Colouration in ethanol (Fig. 7 A, E, I): carapace rounded and pale yellow, laterally with reddish-brown markings. Sternum, chelicerae, and labium pale yellow. Legs and palp pale yellow, with black, flattened spines (missing), black markings and reddish-brown spots. Opisthosoma rounded and pale yellow, with white patches and black spots; dorsum with black flattened spines (missing), laterally with two pairs humps and posteriorly with a black, tail-shaped extension. Male: unknown. Distribution. Known only from the type locality (China: Hubei).