Revision of the orb-weaving spider genus Yaginumia Archer, 1960 (Araneae, Araneidae) from China

By

Xiaoqi, Mi
Wang, Cheng
Su, Ming

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1223

Pages

169--184

Subjects

Arachnida , Diagnosis , identification key , Morphology , new species , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1223.139465

 

Abstract

The orb-weaver spider genus Yaginumia Archer, 1960 from China is revised, and three species, including two new species, are recognized: Y. medog Mi & Wang, sp. nov. (♂♀) from Xizang and Y. qiong Mi & Wang, sp. nov. (♂♀) from Hainan; the type species, Y. sia (Strand, 1906) (♂♀), is redescribed based on specimens from Guizhou and Hubei. A distributional map of the studied specimens is also provided.