Three new species of the spider genus Meotipa Simon, 1895 from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China (Araneae: Theridiidae)
Abstract
Three new species of Meotipa Simon, 1895 are described based on specimens collected from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China: Meotipa lingulata sp. nov. (female), M. pseudomultuma sp. nov. (both male and female) and M. tortuosa sp. nov. (both male and female). Detailed descriptions, photographs, line drawings, sequences of histone H3, and a distribution map of the three new species are provided.
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