Taxonomic notes on the genus Phrynarachne from China (Araneae, Thomisidae)

By

Lin, Yejie
Yu, Long
Koomen, Peter
Yan, Xunyou
Li, Shuqiang

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-2-4

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1085

Pages

69--99

Subjects

Diagnosis , new species , nomen dubium , Type specimens

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1085.77966

 

Abstract

Four new species of the genus Phrynarachne Thorell, 1869 from China are described: P. dreepy Lin & S. Li, sp. nov. (♂♀), P. xuxiake Lin & S. Li, sp. nov. (♀), P. yunhui Lin & S. Li, sp. nov. (♀), and P. zhengzhongi Lin & S. Li, sp. nov. (♀). The unknown sexes of P. brevis Tang & S. Li, 2010 (♂), P. huangshanensisLi et al., 1985 (♀), P. lancea Tang & S. Li, 2010 (♂), and P. mammillata Song, 1990 (♀) are described for the first time. Phrynarachne sinensis Peng, Yin & Kim is treated as a nomen dubium.