Description of a new species of Lysiteles Simon from Guizhou Province, China (Araneae: Thomisidae)

Description of a new species of Lysiteles Simon from Guizhou Province, China (Araneae: Thomisidae)

A new species of the genusLysitelesSimon, 1895,L. bicuspidatussp. nov., is described from Guizhou Province, China. Detailedmorphological characters, a distribution map, photos, and illustrations of the habitus and genital organs are given.

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