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Issue: Vol. 5849 No. 2: 13 Jul. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-07-13
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5849.2.1
Page range: 151-168
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Descriptions of three new high-altitude species of Karschia from Xizang, China (Solifugae: Karschiidae)

Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application; College of Life Sciences; Hebei University; Baoding; Hebei 071002; P.R. China
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application; College of Life Sciences; Hebei University; Baoding; Hebei 071002; P.R. China
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application; College of Life Sciences; Hebei University; Baoding; Hebei 071002; P.R. China
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application; College of Life Sciences; Hebei University; Baoding; Hebei 071002; P.R. China
Solifugae Arachnida biodiversity morphology taxonomy Tibetan Plateau

Abstract

Three new high-altitude species of the karschiid genus Karschia Walter, 1889, are described from Xizang, China. Detailed morphological descriptions, diagnostic features, and illustrations of Karschia gyirongensis sp. nov., K. yadongensis sp. nov. and K. yui sp. nov. are provided. The known geographical records of the new species in China are mapped. The number of Karschia species known from China is increased from 14 to 17.

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How to Cite

Fan, W., Chen, A., Zhang, C. & Zhang, F. (2026) Descriptions of three new high-altitude species of Karschia from Xizang, China (Solifugae: Karschiidae). Zootaxa, 5849 (2), 151–168. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5849.2.1