Description of three new species of Grandilithus Liu & Li, 2022 (Araneae: Phrurolithidae) from China
Three new species of Grandilithus Liu & Li, 2022 (Araneae: Phrurolithidae) are described from China on the basis of both sexes: G. globosus sp. nov. from Anhui Province, G. nigromaculatus sp. nov. from Guangdong Province, and G. tongren sp. nov. from Guizhou Province. Detailed descriptions, photographs, and a distribution map for these species are provided. In addition, Grandilithus is divided into three species-groups based on the genitalic characters.
Authors
- Yannan Mu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2504-673X)
- Feng Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3347-1031)
- SONGTAO SHI (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5805-8442)
Institutions
- Baoding University (CN)
- Hebei University (CN)
- Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5575.2.3
- Primary Topic
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00