Three new species of <i>Pseudopoda</i> Jager, 2000 (Araneae, Sparassidae, Heteropodinae) from Qizimeishan National Nature Reserve of Hubei, China.

ABSTRACT: The Qizimeishan National Nature Reserve is situated in the southwestern region of Hubei Province, adjacent to the northeastern edge of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. A survey of spiders of this reserve was conducted recently, leading to the discovery of three new species of the genus Pseudopoda Jäger, 2000: P.arcuata Zhang, J. Liu & Hu, sp. nov. (♀), P.qizimeishanensis Zhang, J. Liu & Hu, sp. nov. (♂, ♀) and P.weimiani Zhang, J. Liu & Hu, sp. nov. (♂, ♀). Diagnoses, descriptions, photos, and a distribution map are provided.

SUBMITTER: Chang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11467492 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature