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Issue: Vol. 2164 No. 1: 21 Jul. 2009
Type: Articles
Published: 2009-07-21
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2164.1.6
Page range: 61–68
Abstract views: 37
PDF downloaded: 1

Review of the genus Hongkongia (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) from China

College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding Hebei 071002, China
College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding Hebei 071002, China
Department of Biology, Tunghai University, Taichung 407, Taiwan
Araneae Gnaphosidae Hongkongia new species Taiwan China

Abstract

The spider genus Hongkongia Song et Zhu, 1998, belonging to the Echemus group, is reviewed. A new species, Hongkongia songi sp. nov., is described, and the type species, Hongkongia wuae Song et Zhu, 1998 is redescribed.

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