A new species of Chilobrachys (Araneae, Theraphosidae) from Guangdong, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The theraphosid spider genus Chilobrachys Karsch, 1892 contains 30 species, almost entirely limited to Indochina, India, Sri Lanka and China. Six species of Chilobrachys are currently known from China: C.dominus Lin & Li, 2022 (Yunnan), C.guangxiensis (Yin & Tan, 2000) (Guangxi, Hainan), C.hubei Song & Zhao, 1988 (Hubei, Chongqing), C.jinchengi Lin & Li, 2022 (Tibet), C.liboensis Zhu & Zhang, 2008 (Guizhou, Guangxi) and C.lubricus Yu et al., 2021 (Yunnan).

New information

A new species, Chilobrachysqishuoi Lin & Li, sp. n., is described from Guangdong, China, on the basis of both sexes. This is the easternmost Chilobrachys species known. Photos and a morphological description of the new s

SUBMITTER: Lin YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9836454 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature