On three species of Plexippoides Prószyński, 1984 from Southwest, China (Araneae: Salticidae)

  • Cheng Wang College of Agriculture and Forestry Engineering and Planning, Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Conservation and Utilization in the Fanjing Mountain Region, Tongren University, Tongren 554300, Guizhou, China https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1831-0579
  • Jia-Hui Gan College of Agriculture and Forestry Engineering and Planning, Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Conservation and Utilization in the Fanjing Mountain Region, Tongren University, Tongren 554300, Guizhou, China https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6899-3705
  • Xiao-Qi Mi College of Agriculture and Forestry Engineering and Planning, Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Conservation and Utilization in the Fanjing Mountain Region, Tongren University, Tongren 554300, Guizhou, China https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3290-5416
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.968.2721
Keywords: jumping spider, morphology, new species, Plexippina, taxonomy

Abstract

A new species of Plexippoides Prószyński, 1984 is described from Southwest China: P. qiui sp. nov. (♂♀). Plexippoides cornutus Xie & Peng, 1993 and P. meniscatus Yang, Zhu & Song, 2006 are re-described. The unknown female of P. cornutus Xie & Peng, 1993 is described for the first time. Diagnostic photos and a distributional map for the studied specimens of these species are provided.

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Published
2024-11-01
How to Cite
Wang, C., Gan, J.-H., & Mi, X.-Q. (2024). On three species of Plexippoides Prószyński, 1984 from Southwest, China (Araneae: Salticidae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 968(1), 119–131. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2024.968.2721
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Vol. 968 (2024)
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