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Issue: Vol. 5757 No. 1: 3 Feb. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-02-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5757.1.4
Page range: 53-66
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On the survey of theridiosomatid spiders (Araneae: Theridiosomatidae) from Qizimeishan National Nature Reserve, China

College of Life Sciences; Hunan Normal University; Changsha 410081; China; Arachnid Resource Centre of Hubei Province & Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Development and Environmental Response; Faculty of Resources and Environmental Science; Hubei University; Wuhan 430062; China; Centre for Behavioral Ecology and Evolution; School of Life Sciences; Hubei University; Wuhan 430062; China
Arachnid Resource Centre of Hubei Province & Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Development and Environmental Response; Faculty of Resources and Environmental Science; Hubei University; Wuhan 430062; China; Centre for Behavioral Ecology and Evolution; School of Life Sciences; Hubei University; Wuhan 430062; China
College of Life Sciences; Hunan Normal University; Changsha 410081; China
Araneae Biodiversity morphology new species ray spiders taxonomy

Abstract

Three species of the spider family Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881 were identified from Qizimeishan National Nature Reserve, Hubei Province, China, and are presented here. They are Ogulnius barbandrewsi Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 (new provincial record), and two new species herein described based on males and females: Theridiosoma subdiwang sp. nov. and T. xiaoshuiense sp. nov. Photos of all three species, along with diagnoses and descriptions of the two new species are provided.

 

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How to Cite

Hu, C., Liu, J. & Xu, X. (2026) On the survey of theridiosomatid spiders (Araneae: Theridiosomatidae) from Qizimeishan National Nature Reserve, China. Zootaxa, 5757 (1), 53–66. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5757.1.4