Four new species of Tapinocyba Simon, 1884 (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from Jiangjin District of Chongqing, China
Four new species of the genus <i>Tapinocyba</i> Simon, 1884 are described from Jiangjin, Chongqing: <i>T.centralis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂), <i>T.denticulata</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀), <i>T.triangularis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀), and <i>T.virga</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀). The new species exhibit distinctive genital features, such as a bifurcated embolus tip in the male palp of <i>T.denticulata</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>T.virga</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, and embolus tip unbifurcated in <i>T.centralis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> The epigynes display more unique characteristics, such as epigynal plate with a pit ventrally on its frontal face in <i>T.triangularis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>T.virga</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, which is absent in all other known <i>Tapinocyba</i> species. Detailed descriptions, along with photographs of genital characters, somatic features, and a distribution map, are provided.
Authors
- Muhammad Irfan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0445-9612)
- Zhi‐Sheng Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9304-1789)
- Lu-Yu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5250-3473)
- David Y. Y. Yun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3114-7745)
Institutions
- Southwest University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2024-12-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1219.133899
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.10
Funders
- Russian Academy of Sciences