A new species of Liphistius Schiødte, 1849 (Araneae, Liphistiidae) from Yunnan, China

Authors: Lin, Ye-Jie Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e113290 Published: Jan. 1, 2023 Source: Biodiversity Data Journal OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: diagnosis · Topics: Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography

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The spider genus Liphistius Schiødte, 1849 contains 69 species, endemic to Indochina and Southeast Asia. Only one species is currently known from the Chinese province of Yunnan: Liphistius nabang Yu, Zhang & Zhang, 2021.A new species, Liphistius liz Lin & Li, sp. nov., is described from Yunnan, China, on the basis of both sexes. Photos and a morphological description of the new species are provided.

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