Two new species of Araneus Clerck, 1757 (Araneae, Araneidae) and first description of A. wulongensis male from China

Authors: Liu, Ping Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.886.31163 Published: Jan. 1, 2019 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Araneinae · Topics: Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies

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Two new species of Araneus Clerck, 1757 are described: A. conexus sp. nov. (♂♀) and A. digitatus sp. nov. (♂♀) from Yunnan and Hubei provinces. The male of A. wulongensis Song & Zhu, 1992 is described here for the first time. All species treated in this study belong to A. strurmi species group. Detailed description and illustrations of somatic features, and copulatory organs as well as distribution maps are provided.

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