Mutatus gen. nov., a new genus of Phrurolithidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from China, with descriptions of four new species

Authors: Mu, Yannan Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1226.137752 Published: Jan. 1, 2025 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Asia · Topics: Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Amphibian and Reptile Biology

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Mutatus gen. nov. is described from southwest China, including four new species: M. gelao sp. nov. (♂♀, Guizhou Province), M. tianyan sp. nov. (♂♀, Hubei Province), M. tujia sp. nov. (♂♀, Hubei Province), and M. yintiaoling sp. nov. (♂, Chongqing Municipality). This new genus can be differentiated from other phrurolithid genera by the male palp which has a prolateral tegular apophysis and tegular sheet, and by a small protuberance on the female epigynal plate.

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