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Trapdoor spiders of the genus Cyclocosmia Ausserer, 1871 from China and Vietnam (Araneae, Ctenizidae).

ABSTRACT: A species of the genus Cyclocosmia Ausserer, 1871 collected from Guizhou Province, China is diagnosed and described as new to science: Cyclocosmia liui Xu, Xu & Li, sp. n. (♀). New records of Cyclocosmia latusicosta Zhu, Zhang & Zhang, 2006 (♀) from China (Yunnan Province) and Vietnam (Vinh Phuc Province, Ninh Binh Province), and Cyclocosmia ricketti (Pocock, 1901) collected from Jiangxi Province, China are also reported in this study.

SUBMITTER: Xu X

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5242268 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Trapdoor spiders of the genus Cyclocosmia Ausserer, 1871 from China and Vietnam (Araneae, Ctenizidae).

Xu Xin X Xu Chen C Li Fan F Pham Dinh Sac DS Li Daiqin D

ZooKeys 20170106 643

A species of the genus Cyclocosmia Ausserer, 1871 collected from Guizhou Province, China is diagnosed and described as new to science: Cyclocosmia liui Xu, Xu & Li, sp. n. (♀). New records of Cyclocosmia latusicosta Zhu, Zhang & Zhang, 2006 (♀) from China (Yunnan Province) and Vietnam (Vinh Phuc Province, Ninh Binh Province), and Cyclocosmia ricketti (Pocock, 1901) collected from Jiangxi Province, China are also reported in this study. ...[more]

PMID: 28144177

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Trapdoor spiders of the genus Cyclocosmia Ausserer, 1871 from China and Vietnam (Araneae, Ctenizidae).

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Trapdoor spiders of the genus <i>Cyclocosmia</i> Ausserer, 1871 from China and Vietnam (Araneae, Ctenizidae).

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