A new genus and species of leptonetid spiders (Araneae, Leptonetidae) from Guangdong Province, China

Biodiversity Data Journal

Hanchao Li¹  Kuiwen Yang¹  Yanfeng Tong¹  Dongju Bian² 

[1] College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University;Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences;

关键词: biodiversity;    new taxa;    taxonomy;    Asia;   

DOI  :  10.3897/BDJ.10.e80219

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The spider family Leptonetidae Simon, 1890 includes 20 genera and 366 species from North America, the Mediterranean Region and Asia. Currently, 132 species belonging to six genera have been recorded in China.A new genus and species of leptonetid spiders, Yueleptoneta dongxing gen. et sp. n., is described from Guangdong Province, China. Yueleptoneta gen. n. is distinct from the other genera in the chelicerae having the stridulatory file on the lateral margin and the male palp having a tarsal spur, lacking strong spines or apophyses on the femur and tibia.

【 授权许可】

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