Revision of the orb-weaver spider genus Gea C.L. Koch, 1843 (Araneae, Araneidae) from China

By

Xiaoqi, Mi
Liu, Feng
Wang, Cheng
Hui, Gan
Yibei, Wu

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1191

Pages

75--88

Subjects

Arachnida , Argiopinae , Diagnosis , Morphology , new species , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1191.117592

 

Abstract

The orb-weaver spider genus Gea C.L. Koch, 1843 from China is revised, and three species including one new species, are recognized: Gea jingdong Mi, Wang & Gan, sp. nov. (♂♀) from Yunnan; Gea spinipes C.L. Koch, 1843 (♂♀) from Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Taiwan, and Yunnan; and Gea subarmata Thorell, 1890 (♂♀) from Guangxi and Hainan. Gea subarmata is newly recorded in China.