On eight species of the spider genus Synagelides Strand, 1906 from China (Araneae: Salticidae)

Keywords: Agoriini, morphology, South China, taxonomy

Abstract

Six new species of Synagelides Strand, 1906 are diagnosed and described: S. bohdanowiczi sp. nov. (♂♀), S. leigongensis sp. nov. (♂♀), S. logunovi sp. nov. (♂♀), S. subgambosus sp. nov. (♂♀), S. wuliangensis sp. nov. (♂♀) and S. xingdouensis sp. nov. (♂♀). The female of S. forkiforma Yang, Zhu & Song, 2007 and the male of S.  longus Song & Chai, 1992 are described for the first time. Photos of the habitus and copulatory organs, as well as a distributional map, are provided.

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Published
2020-11-18
How to Cite
Wang, C., Mi, X.-Q., Irfan, M., & Peng, X.-J. (2020). On eight species of the spider genus Synagelides Strand, 1906 from China (Araneae: Salticidae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 724(1), 1–33. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.724.1153
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Research article