First description of the male of Oecobius przewalskyi Hu & Li, 1987 (Araneae, Oecobiidae) from Shigatse City, Tibet, China

Authors: Hu, Changhao Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e112801 Published: Jan. 1, 2023 Source: Biodiversity Data Journal OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Qinghai-Tibet Plateau · Topics: Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

With 90 described species, the genus Oecobius Lucas, 1846 is the largest genus of the family Oecobiidae Blackwall, 1862, five of which are known from China. Since Oceobius przewalskyi was described by Hu & Li in 1987, no males of this species have ever been reported.The male of Oceobius przewalskyi is described for the first time, based on the specimens collected in Tibet Autonomous Region. Morphological description and illustrations are given.

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