On nine ground spiders from Xishuangbanna, China (Araneae, Gnaphosidae), including two new genera and seven new species

Authors: Lin, Ye-Jie Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1174.106340 Published: Jan. 1, 2023 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

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

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Species of the family Gnaphosidae Banks, 1892 were surveyed in Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, and nine species were found including two new genera and seven new species. The new monotypic genera are Meizhelan gen. nov., with the type species Meizhelan muhong sp. nov. (♂♀) and Yuqilin gen. nov., with the type species Y. lujunyi sp. nov. (♂♀). Five additional new species are described: Allomicythus suochao sp. nov. (♂♀); Hongkongia liutang sp. nov. (♂♀); Sernokorba ruanxiaoer sp. nov. (♂♀), Synaphosus leiheng sp. nov. (♂♀) and Sy. lijun sp. nov. (♂♀). The unknown male of A. kamurai Ono, 2009 and unknown female of H. wuae Song & Zhu, 1998 are described for the first time.

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