Bassaniana birudis sp. nov., a new crab spider (Araneae, Thomisidae) from South Korea

Authors: IM, JAE SEONG Country: South Korea DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e73109 Published: Jan. 1, 2021 Source: Biodiversity Data Journal OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Thomisidae · Topics: Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Genetic diversity and population structure

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The crab spider genus Bassaniana Strand, 1928 consists of six species mainly distributed in North America and Far East Asia. Two species of them, Bassaniana decorata (Karsch, 1879) and Bassaniana ora Seo, 1992, are known in Korea so far.A new crab spider, Bassaniana birudis sp. nov. is described, based on a male collected from Gumi-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. Distribution records are provided, as well as photos of habitus and illustrations of the male copulatory organ. The type specimens of this study are deposited in the collection of the Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources (NNIBR) and Konkuk University (KKU), South Korea.

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