Ant-eating spiders from Xizang, China (Araneae, Zodariidae)

By

Wang, Lu
Mu, Yannan
Lu, Feng
Xu, Yongqiang
Zhang, Zhisheng

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1200

Pages

183--198

Subjects

Description , Morphology , new species , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1200.120528

 

Abstract

Six species of the ant-eating spider of the family Zodariidae are described from Xizang, China, including five new species: Asceua chayusp. nov. (♀), A. dawaisp. nov. (♂♀), Mallinella migusp. nov. (♂), M. mеdogsp. nov. (♂♀), and M. yadongsp. nov. (♂♀). The female of Cydrela linzhiensis (Hu, 2001) is described here for the first time. Descriptions and photographs of all the species are provided.