A new genus of Textricini Lehtinen, 1967 (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Anatolia

Authors: Kaya, Rahşen S. Country: Turkey DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1151.100430 Published: Jan. 1, 2023 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Ageleninae · Topics: Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny

Türkiye is known to have the highest diversity of the spider family Agelenidae in the Western Palaearctic and the highest diversity of the subfamily Ageleninae globally. The new agelenid genus Anatextrix gen. nov. (Ageleninae, Textricini) and its type species, A. spectabilis sp. nov. (♂♀; Mersin and Adana provinces, southern Türkiye), are described. A key to all four genera of Textricini is provided.

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