A new genus and species of leptonetid spiders (Araneae, Leptonetidae) from Guangdong Province, China

Authors: Yang, Kuiwen Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e80219 Published: Jan. 1, 2022 Source: Biodiversity Data Journal OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: biodiversity · Topics: Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies, Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy, Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies

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The spider family Leptonetidae Simon, 1890 includes 20 genera and 366 species from North America, the Mediterranean Region and Asia. Currently, 132 species belonging to six genera have been recorded in China.A new genus and species of leptonetid spiders, Yueleptoneta dongxing gen. et sp. n., is described from Guangdong Province, China. Yueleptoneta gen. n. is distinct from the other genera in the chelicerae having the stridulatory file on the lateral margin and the male palp having a tarsal spur, lacking strong spines or apophyses on the femur and tibia.

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