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Issue: Vol. 5692 No. 2: 12 Sept. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-09-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.2.3
Page range: 256-276
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Description of five new species of Zodariidae Thorell, 1881 (Araneae) from Yunnan, China

Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application; College of Life Sciences; Hebei University; Baoding; Hebei 071002; P. R. China; Hebei Basic Science Center for Biotic Interaction; Hebei University; Baoding; Hebei 071002; P. R. China
Administration of Nangunhe National Nature Reserve; Lincang; Yunnan 677400; P. R. China
Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Entomological Biopharmaceutical R & D; Dali University; Dali 671000; China
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application; College of Life Sciences; Hebei University; Baoding; Hebei 071002; P. R. China; Hebei Basic Science Center for Biotic Interaction; Hebei University; Baoding; Hebei 071002; P. R. China
Araneae Asceua Euryeidon Mallinella morphology taxonomy

Abstract

Five new ant-eating spiders from Yunnan, China, are described: Asceua banlaoensis sp. nov. (♂), A. nangunhe sp. nov. (♂♀), Euryeidon cervicornis sp. nov. (♂♀), Mallinella acutidentata sp. nov. (♂♀) and M. tongbiguan sp. nov. (♂♀); the habitus and copulatory organs are documented, and a distribution map is provided for all new species. The association between males and females of Euryeidon cervicornis sp. nov. was confirmed by genetic similarity (COI barcoding).

 

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How to Cite

Zhang, H., Li, Q., Yang, Z. & Zhang, F. (2025) Description of five new species of Zodariidae Thorell, 1881 (Araneae) from Yunnan, China. Zootaxa, 5692 (2), 256–276. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.2.3