Su-fang YANG, Muhammad IRFAN, Ping LIU, Xian-jin PENG

Two new species of Dipoena Thorell, 1869 (Araneae, Theridiidae) from Wuling Mountains, China

ISSN: 1300-0179
Yayın Aralığı: Yılda 6 Sayı
Yayıncı: TÜBİTAK

Dipoena crescenta sp. nov. and D. lirata sp. nov., both represented by males and females, are described and illustrated from the Wuling Mountains of China. Detailed morphological descriptions of both new species are given. The body and the copulatory organs are photographed and illustrated. A distribution map is provided.

Keywords:

Asia Chongqing, comb-footed spiders, Hunan, taxonomy,

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