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


 

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

Abstract

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.

Lin Y, Li S (2023) On nine ground spiders from Xishuangbanna, China (Araneae, Gnaphosidae), including two new genera and seven new species. ZooKeys 1174: 141-174. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1174.106340