Two new species of Sinopoda from China, with first description of the male of S. horizontalis Zhong, Cao & Liu, 2017 (Araneae, Sparassidae)

Authors: Zhang, Jianshuang Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1159.101535 Published: Jan. 1, 2023 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

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

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Three species of spider genus Sinopoda Jäger, 1999 are reported from southern China. Two of them are described as new to science: S. guiyang Zhang, Yu & Zhong, sp. nov. and S. xishui Zhang, Yu & Zhong, sp. nov., both from Guizhou Province. The male of S. horizontalis Zhong, Cao & Liu, 2017 is described for the first time based on new material from the type locality, Wuyishan National Nature Reserve, Fujian Province, China. Detailed descriptions, diagnoses, photographs and a distribution map of the three species are provided.

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