Project description:Eight new Otacilia species were collected from Ji'an City, Jiangxi Province, China during a survey of the phrurolithid fauna of the region: Otacilia bizhouica Liu, sp. nov. (♂♀), O. gougunao Liu, sp. nov. (♂), O. nanhuashanica Liu, sp. nov. (♂♀), O. subfabiformis Liu, sp. nov. (♂♀), O. wugongshanica Liu, sp. nov. (♂♀), Otacilia yusishanica Liu, sp. nov. (♂♀), O. zaoshiica Liu, sp. nov. (♂♀) and O. ziyaoshanica Liu, sp. nov. (♀). All species are described and illustrated with photographs and SEM micrographs, and their distribution is also mapped.
Project description:Three new Otacilia species were collected from Jiangxi Provinces, China during a survey of the spider fauna of the region: Otaciliaanfu Liu, sp. nov. (♂♀), O.guanshan Liu, sp. nov. (♂♀), and O.mingyueshan Liu, sp. nov. (♂♀). All species are described and illustrated with photographs and SEM micrographs, and their distribution is also mapped.
Project description:BackgroundThe genus Xilithus Liu & Li, 2023 contains 22 species, three of which are known from Hubei Province, China: X.acerosus (Yao, Irfan & Peng, 2019), X.auritus (Fu, Zhang & Zhang, 2016) and X.xingdoushanensis (Yao, Irfan & Peng, 2019).New informationOne new Xilithus species from Hubei, China is described: X.qizimeishanensis Liu & Hu sp. nov. Morphological description, digital photos and distribution map are provided.
Project description:Abstract Three new species of the genus Trilacuna Tong & Li, 2007, T.cangshan Tong, Yang & Zhang, sp. nov. (♂), T.wumanshan Tong, Yang & Zhang, sp. nov. (♂), and T.xiaoheishan Tong, Yang & Zhang, sp. nov. (♂♀) are described from Yunnan, China. Descriptions, diagnoses, and photographs are provided.
Project description:Two new species of the spider genus Mallinella Strand, 1906 are reported from China: Mallinella sphaerica sp. n. (male, female) from Tianmu Mountain, Zhejiang Province and Mallinella pluma sp. n. (male) from Daming Mountain, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Project description:Collections of thomisid spiders by amateur and professional arachnologists in China have led to the discovery of some interesting crab spiders (Thomisidae). Two new species in two genera of thomisid spiders are described and illustrated with photographs and SEMs: Phartaxizang Liu & Yao, sp. nov. (♀) and Stephanopisqiong Liu & Yao, sp. nov. (♀). The previously unknown males of Borboropactuslongidens Tang & Li, 2010 and Stephanopisxiangzhouica Liu, 2022 were also collected and are described for the first time. The genus Borboropactus Simon, 1884 is reported for the first time from Vietnam. The new Stephanopis species is also recorded for only the second time from the Asian mainland. Distributions of all these species are mapped.
Project description:Four new species of the genus Otacilia Thorell, 1897 are reported from Hunan Province, China: Otacilia hippocampasp. n., Otacilia yangmingensissp. n., Otacilia curvatasp. n., and Otacilia submicrostomasp. n. All new species are described based on both sexes. In addition, the 55 known Otacilia species are divided into four species groups.
Project description:BackgroundPhrurolithidae is a family of spiders with 405 species belonging to 25 genera distributed worldwide. Notably, 213 species belonging to 17 genera have been recorded in China.New informationA new species of the genus Otacilia Thorell, 1897 is described from Duheyuan Nature Reserve, Hubei Province, China. Diagnosis, morphological description, living photos and photos of the habitus and genitalia of the new species are provided.