On new spider species of the genus Episinus (Araneae, Theridiidae) from China and proposal of five species groups
Three new species of <i>Episinus</i> Walckenaer, 1809 are described: <i>Episinusanfu</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (♀) from Jiangxi Province, <i>E.implicatus</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (♀) from Yunnan Province and <i>E.pseudonubilus</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀) from Shaanxi Province. Based on morphological characteristics and previous studies, we further propose five species groups to accommodate the Chinese <i>Episinus</i>, including two species groups proposed by Liu et al. (2022). Detailed descriptions, photographs, hand drawings, DNA barcodes and a distribution map of the three new species are provided.
Authors
- Haiqiang Yin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0276-2407)
- Xiang Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9485-5373)
- J Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4684-3849)
- Yun Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2851-5722)
Institutions
- Hunan Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biodiversity Data Journal
- Published
- 2025-02-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.13.e144222
- Primary Topic
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Hunan Normal University
- Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province
- Hunan Provincial Innovation Foundation for Postgraduate