Two new species of the genus Macrothele Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae, Macrothelidae) from China

Authors: wu, yaying Countries: Myanmar, People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e90967 Published: Jan. 1, 2022 Source: Biodiversity Data Journal OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: mygalomorph · Topics: Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny

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The family Macrothelidae Simon, 1892 belongs to the infraorder Mygalomorphae, currently contains two genera and 47 described species, from South Europe, South, and East Southeast Asia, Central, West, and North Africa.Two new species of the funnel-web spider genus Macrothele Ausserer, 1871 from Yunnan Province, China are described: Macrothele washanensis Wu & Yang, sp. n. (♂♀), and M. wuliangensis Wu & Yang, sp. n. (♂♀). Detailed descriptions, diagnostic illustrations and distribution map are provided. All specimens are deposited in the Institute of Entomoceutics Research, Dali University (DUIER).

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