Two new species of the genus Asceua Thorell, 1887 (Araneae, Zodariidae) from China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The spider genus Asceua Thorell, 1887 contains 34 species, almost entirely limited to Indochina, India, Sri Lanka and China, with a regional distribution. Eleven species of Asceua are currently only known from China, five of them are described only from one sex.

New information

Two new spider species of the genus Asceua are reported from China, A.haocongi sp. n. (♂♀, Hainan) and A.zijin sp. n. (♂♀, Jiangsu). Photos and a morphological description of the new species are provided.

SUBMITTER: Wang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10848484 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature