On new spider species of the genus Episinus (Araneae, Theridiidae) from China and proposal of five species groups.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Currently, the genus Episinus Walckenaer, 1809 includes 64 described species mainly being distributed in Asia, Africa and the Americas, with 16 described species in China. During the recent surveys across various regions of China, we found three previously undescribed species which have been identified as belonging to Episinus.

New information

Three new species of Episinus Walckenaer, 1809 are described: Episinusanfu sp. nov. (♀) from Jiangxi Province, E.implicatus sp. nov. (♀) from Yunnan Province and E.pseudonubilus sp. nov. (♂♀) from Shaanxi Province. Based on morphological characteristics and previous studies, we further propose five species groups to accommodate the Chinese Episinus, includ

SUBMITTER: Liang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11829195 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature