Re-validation and re-description of Tasakoreana (Wesolowska, 1981) (Araneae, Salticidae).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tasa Wesołowska, 1981 is a small chrysilline genus distributed in East Asia, with two currently known species: T.davidi (Schenkel, 1963) and T.nipponica Bohdanowicz & Prószyński, 1987, both species having been recorded in China.

New information

The combination Tasakoreana (Wesołowska, 1981) comb. rev. is re-validated, based on the characteristics of the copulatory organs of both sexes. A re-description and diagnostic photographs are also provided.

SUBMITTER: Jin C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9848542 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature