Two new species of Synotaxidae from eastern China (Araneae, Synotaxidae)

By

Wang, Zhongjing
Yao, Yanbin
Lyu, Xiaoting
Liu, Keke
Lin, Yucheng

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-8-4

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1248

Pages

1--16

Subjects

Family distribution , Hamus , identification key , mesh web spiders , taxonomy , Tekellina

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1248.150650

 

Abstract

This paper describes two new synotaxid members from eastern China: the species Hamus qingming Yao, Liu & Lin, sp. nov. (♂, ♀, Fujian) and Tekellina zhangziqingi Yao, Liu & Lin, sp. nov. (♂, ♀, Jiangxi). Diagnoses, detailed descriptions, and illustrations are provided for both species. The geographic distributions of five Synotaxidae genera are discussed.