Two new species of the genus Macrothele Ausserer, 1871 from Yunnan Province, China (Araneae: Macrothelidae)

  • Meng-Meng Zhang National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Entomoceutics, Dali University, Dali 671000 and Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Entomological Biopharmaceutical R & D, Dali University, Dali 671000, China https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1510-0325
  • Ya-Ying Wu National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Entomoceutics, Dali University, Dali 671000 and Haiyuan College of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650106, China https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6556-9172
  • Yu Zhao National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Entomoceutics, Dali University, Dali 671000 and Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Entomological Biopharmaceutical R & D, Dali University, Dali 671000, China
  • Zi-Zhong Yang National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Entomoceutics, Dali University, Dali 671000 and Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Entomological Biopharmaceutical R & D, Dali University, Dali 671000, China
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.932.2513
Keywords: New species, DNA barcode, Macrothele, Yunnan

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Macrothele Ausserer, 1871 are described from Yunnan Province, China: Macrothele nullispine sp. nov. and M. auriculata sp. nov. Detailed descriptions, photos of morphological characteristics, DNA barcode sequences and genetic distances of the new species are provided.

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Published
2024-04-23
How to Cite
Zhang, M.-M., Wu, Y.-Y., Zhao, Y., & Yang, Z.-Z. (2024). Two new species of the genus Macrothele Ausserer, 1871 from Yunnan Province, China (Araneae: Macrothelidae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 932(1), 69–81. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.932.2513
Issue
Vol. 932 (2024)
Section
Research article

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