Three new species of Pseudopoda Jäger, 2000 (Araneae, Sparassidae, Heteropodinae) from Qizimeishan National Nature Reserve of Hubei, China
The Qizimeishan National Nature Reserve is situated in the southwestern region of Hubei Province, adjacent to the northeastern edge of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. A survey of spiders of this reserve was conducted recently, leading to the discovery of three new species of the genus Pseudopoda Jäger, 2000: P. arcuata Zhang, J. Liu & Hu, sp. nov. (♀), P. qizimeishanensis Zhang, J. Liu & Hu, sp. nov. (♂, ♀) and P. weimiani Zhang, J. Liu & Hu, sp. nov. (♂, ♀). Diagnoses, descriptions, photos, and a distribution map are provided.
Authors
- He Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1478-9837)
- Kuai Chen
- Jie Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7744-9744)
- Changhao Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5591-3121)
- Changyong Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3919-0713)
- Yang Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2934-6809)
- Jian Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9840-7348)
Institutions
- Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve (CN)
- Xingtai University (CN)
- Hubei University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2024-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1214.130101
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.55
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Development and Environmental Response