Six new species and a new synonym of the mesh-web spider genus Sudesna Lehtinen, 1967 (Araneae, Dictynidae) from China
Six new species of the genus <i>Sudesna</i> are described from South China: <i>S.cangshan</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (♀, Yunnan), <i>S.dali</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀, Yunnan), <i>S.haiboi</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀, Yunnan), <i>S.hainan</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀, Hainan), <i>S.shangrila</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀, Yunnan) and <i>S.yangi</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀, Yunnan). <i>Dictynayongshun</i> Yin, Bao & Kim, 2001 is proposed here as a junior synonym of <i>S.hedini</i> (Schenkel, 1936). Detailed descriptions, photographs, along with illustrations of genital organs, somatic features, and a distribution map of <i>Sudesna</i> species in China are provided.
Authors
- Xian‐Jin Peng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2614-3910)
- Zhi‐Sheng Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9304-1789)
- Lu-Yu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5250-3473)
Institutions
- Southwest University (CN)
- Hunan Normal University (CN)
- Changsha Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2025-04-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1234.145300
- Primary Topic
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Hebei University
- Dali University