Papiliocoelotes gen. n., a new genus of Coelotinae (Araneae, Agelenidae) spiders from the Wuling Mountains, China

By

Zhao, Zhe
Li, Shuqiang

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

585

Pages

33-50

Subjects

Asia , coelotine , Description , Diagnosis , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.585.8007

 

Abstract

One new genus of the spider subfamily Coelotinae, Papiliocoelotes gen. n., with five new species is described for both sexes: P. guanyinensis sp. n., P. guitangensis sp. n., P. jiepingensis sp. n., P. meiyuensis sp. n., P. yezhouensis sp. n. All new species were collected from caves in the Wuling Mountains of Hubei and Hunan Provinces, China. DNA barcodes were obtained for future use.