A new cave-dwelling spider of the genus Speleoticus (Araneae, Nesticidae) from Sichuan, China

Authors: Yang, Weicheng Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e107751 Published: Jan. 1, 2023 Source: Biodiversity Data Journal OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: new species · Topics: Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Genetic diversity and population structure

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Speleoticus Ballarin & Li, 2016 is a relatively small spider genus of the family Nesticidae, currently including five cave-dwelling species, distributed exclusively in East Asia, four of which are known from China.A new troglobitic spider of the genus Speleoticus from the limestone Cave Hanwang Dong, north-eastern Sichuan, China, is described under the name of S. hei Yu & Lin, sp. n. Detailed descriptions, photographs and a distribution map of the new species are provided.

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