Description of the unknown male of Vappolotes tianjiayu Li, Zhao & Li, 2023 (Araneae, Agelenidae, Coelotinae) from China

Authors: Li, Bing Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e114147 Published: Jan. 1, 2023 Source: Biodiversity Data Journal OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Asia · Topics: Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Amphibian and Reptile Biology

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Vappolotes Zhao & Li, 2019 is one of the troglophilous genera, with five known species. The previous description of V. tianjiayu from China was based solely on female specimens collected from caves in the Wuling Mountains in southern China without any males.The present study, deals with the first record of the male of V. tianjiayu from its type locality: Guluo Cave. The validation of species is based on the morphological characteristics of both male and female.

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