Five new Platocoelotes species (Araneae, Agelenidae) from caves in southern China

By

Chen, Lu
Li, Shuqiang
Zhao, Zhe

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

512

Pages

1-18

Subjects

Coelotinae , Description , Diagnosis , Etymology , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.512.9989

 

Abstract

Five new Platocoelotes species are described based on both sexes collected from caves in southern China. They are: P. luoi sp. n. from Jiangxi, P. qinglinensis sp. n. from Yunnan, P. shuiensis sp. n. from Guizhou, P. tianyangensis sp. n. from Sichuan and P. xianwuensis sp. n. from Hubei.