Taxonomic study of the Pinelemabailongensis species group with descriptions of six new species from China (Araneae, Telemidae).

ABSTRACT: The Pinelemabailongensis Wang & Li, 2012 species group of the spider family Telemidae Fage, 1913 from Guangxi and Guizhou, China is revised. Previously, this species group contained two species: P.bailongensis and P.xiushuiensis Wang & Li, 2016. In this study, four species are transferred from Telema Simon, 1882 to Pinelema Wang & Li, 2012, and treated as members of the P.bailongensis species group. They are P.cordata (Wang & Li, 2010) comb. n., P.liangxi (Zhu & Chen, 2002) comb. n., P.strentarsi (Lin & Li, 2010) comb. n. and P.zhewang (Chen & Zhu, 2009) comb. n. Additionally, six new species belonging to the species group are described: P.cheni Zhao & Li, sp. n. (♂♀), P.huoyan Zhao & Li, sp. n. (♂♀), P.lizhuang Zhao & Li, sp. n. (♂♀), P.wangshang Zhao & Li, sp. n. (♂♀), P.wenyang Zhao & Li, sp. n. (♂♀) and P.yunchuni Zhao & Li, sp. n. (♂♀). A key to males is provided.

SUBMITTER: Zhao H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6160845 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature