One new genus and four new species of Liocranidae Simon, 1897 (Arachnida, Araneae) from China and Vietnam

By

Chu, Chang
Li, Shuqiang
Yao, Yanbin
Yao, Zhiyuan

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1181

Pages

219--240

Subjects

Biodiversity , Morphology , new taxa , Southeast Asia , spiny-legged sac spiders , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1181.108822

 

Abstract

Four new species of the family Liocranidae are described from China and Vietnam. The new genus Sinocranumgen. nov., is erected to accommodate S. menghaisp. nov. (♂♀) from China. Further new species described include Koppe ningersp. nov. (♀) from China, Xantharia baizilongisp. nov. (♂♀) from China and X. cucphuongsp. nov. (♂) from Vietnam. In addition, Xantharia is transferred from Miturgidae to Liocranidae. Koppe and Xantharia are reported from China and Vietnam, respectively, for the first time.