Three new species of the Clubiona corticalis-group from southern China Araneae: Clubionidae

The present paper reveals three new sac spider species. All of them are distributed in southern China and can be placed in the Clubiona corticalis-group: Clubiona caohai sp. nov. from Guizhou, Clubiona dakong sp. nov. from Tibet and Clubiona yanzhii sp. nov. from Hunan. Diagnosis, detailed descriptions, illustrations and distribution map of these three species are provided.

Keywords:

Sac spiders, Asia, taxonomy morphology, new species,

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