Description of six new crab-spider species and first description of the male of Pharta xizang Liu & Yao, 2023 from Medog, Xizang, China (Araneae, Thomisidae)

Authors: Wang, Lu-Yu Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1217.127555 Published: Jan. 1, 2024 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

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

Seven species of the crab-spider family Thomisidae from Medog, Xizang, China are described here, including six new species: Camaricus medog Wang, Lu & Zhang, sp. nov. (♂♀), Monaeses xizang Wang, Lu & Zhang, sp. nov. (♂♀), Sinothomisus beibeng Wang, Lu & Zhang, sp. nov. (♂♀), Sinothomisus dawai Wang, Lu & Zhang, sp. nov. (♂♀), Spilosynema motuo Wang, Lu & Zhang, sp. nov. (♂♀), and Thomisus yarang Wang, Lu & Zhang, sp. nov. (♂♀). The male of Pharta xizang Liu & Yao, 2023 is described here for the first time. Descriptions and photographs of all the species are provided.

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