A new spider species of <i>Scytodes</i> Latreille, 1804 from Jiangxi Province, southern China (Araneae, Scytodidae).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the increasing discovery of new spider species in Jiangxi Province, most are entelegynes or mygalomorphs, with haplogyne spiders being seldom reported. However, during a decade-long survey of spiders in Jinggangshan National Nature Reserve, two species of Scytodes were identified, including one known species, S. liui Wang, 1994 and one new species.

New information

A new species, Scytodes tanjiashui Liu, sp. nov., is described from Jinggangshan National Nature Reserve, Jiangxi Province, China. Morphological illustrations, SEM pictures, ink drawing, DNA barcode, photos of live specimens and a distribution map are given. The total number of the known species of Scytodes from China is raised to 11.

SUBMITTER: Shi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12917498 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature