A new genus, Sinodromus gen. nov., with two new species and the first description of the female of Philodromus guiyang Long & Yu, 2022 (Arachnida, Araneae, Philodromidae) from China

By

Wang, Zhongjing
Yao, Yanbin
Tang, Ziying
Li, Wenhui
Liu, Keke
Xu, Xiang

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1221

Pages

279--296

Subjects

Distribution , hilly land , running crab spiders , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1221.137930

 

Abstract

Three species of the spider family Philodromidae are reported from the south of China. A new genus, Sinodromusgen. nov., is described from Jiangxi, Fujian, and Hunan Provinces. It can be distinguished from other genera of Philodromidae by the tegular apophysis of the palp and the cymbial process, as well as by its uniquely striped abdomen. The type species, S. fujianensissp. nov., and a second species, S. perbrevissp. nov., are described and illustrated; these species occur in bamboo forests in hilly areas. Additionally, the female of Philodromus guiyang Long & Yu, 2022 is described for the first time from Jiangxi and Hunan Provinces. All species are illustrated with SEM micrographs, and their distributions are mapped.