Two new species of Otacilia Thorell, 1897 (Phrurolithidae) from Baima Mountain Nature Reserve, Chongqing, China

By

Shi, Zijian
Wang, Lu-Yu
Shu, Ziyun
Wang, Hua
Mu, Yannan

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-12-9

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

13

Pages

1--10

Subjects

Classification , Description , Morphology , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e176953

 

Abstract

<br> The genus<br> Otacilia<br> Thorell, 1897 comprises 141 species worldwide, with 118 (approximately 84%) distributed in China.<br> <br> <br> Two new species of the genus<br> Otacilia<br> are described from Baima Mountain Nature Reserve, Chongqing, China:<br> Otacilia baimashan<br> Shi, Wang &amp; Mu,<br> sp. nov.<br> (♂♀) and<br> Otacilia wulong<br> Shi, Wang &amp; Mu,<br> sp. nov.<br> (♂♀). Detailed description, photos of habitus and copulatory organs of the new species are provided.<br>