Six species of the spider genus Spinirta Jin & Zhang, 2020 from southern China (Araneae: Corinnidae)

  • Lu-Yu Wang Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region (Ministry of Education), School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P.R. China https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5250-3473
  • Muhammad Irfan Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region (Ministry of Education), School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P.R. China https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0445-9612
  • Qian-Le Lu College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518000, P.R. China https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6291-9117
  • Feng Zhang The Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, P.R. China https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3347-1031
  • Zhi-Sheng Zhang Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region (Ministry of Education), School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P.R. China https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9304-1789
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.917.2389
Keywords: description, morphology, new species, re-descripction, taxonomy

Abstract

In the current study, six species of the genus Spinirta from southern China are recognized, four new species are described: S. hongyui Wang, Lu & Z.S. Zhang sp. nov. (♂♀), S. liuae Wang, Lu & Z.S. Zhang sp. nov. (♂♀), S. simianshan Wang, Lu & Z.S. Zhang sp. nov. (♂♀) and S. yintiaoling Wang, Lu & Z.S. Zhang sp. nov. (♂). Females of S. aviforma Jin & Zhang, 2020 (♂♀) and S. quadrata Jin & Zhang, 2020 (♂♀) are described for the first time. Photos of the body and copulatory organs, as well as the locality map are provided.

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Published
2024-01-08
How to Cite
Wang, L.-Y., Irfan, M., Lu, Q.-L., Zhang, F., & Zhang, Z.-S. (2024). Six species of the spider genus Spinirta Jin & Zhang, 2020 from southern China (Araneae: Corinnidae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 917(1), 74–93. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.917.2389
Issue
Vol. 917 (2024)
Section
Research article

Copyright (c) 2024 Lu-Yu Wang, Muhammad Irfan, Qian-Le Lu, Feng Zhang, Zhi-Sheng Zhang

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