Two new species of the genus Cheiracanthium C. L. Koch, 1839 (Araneae, Cheiracanthiidae) from China

By

Li, Zhaoyi
Zhang, Feng

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1200

Pages

145--157

Subjects

COI , Description , DNA barcode , long-legged sac spider , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1200.123214

 

Abstract

Two species of the long-legged sac spider genus Cheiracanthium C. L. Koch, 1839 collected from China are diagnosed and described as new to science: Cheiracanthium bannaensissp. nov. (♂♀) from Yunnan Province and C. bifurcatumsp. nov. (♂♀) from Xinjiang Uyger Autonomous Region. Photos of the habitus and copulatory organs are given. In addition, DNA barcode information of the two new species is provided.