First record of the spider family Trechaleidae Simon, 1890 (Araneae) from China

By

Wang, Lu
Mu, Yannan
Zhang, Feng
Marusik, Yuri M.
Zhang, Zhisheng

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1203

Pages

189--195

Subjects

Description , Morphology , new species , taxonomy , Xizang

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1203.124808

 

Abstract

The family Trechaleidae Simon, 1890 is reported for the first time from China, including one new species: Shinobius conasp. nov. (♂♀). Morphological descriptions, photos and illustrations of the new species are provided. Taxonomic features of species belonging to the genus are briefly discussed. Photos of the female of Shinobius orientalis (Yaginuma, 1967) are also presented to compare it with the new species.