A new troglobitic genus of the family Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 (Araneae: Theridiidae) from China
A new genus of the subfamily Theridiinae Sundevall, 1833, Troglotheridion gen. nov., with the type species Troglotheridion lamellatum sp. nov. (male, female) and an additional species: Troglotheridion sangzhiense (Zhu, 1998) comb. nov. (male, female) ex. Theridion Walckenaer, 1805 is described. Both species of the new genus are restricted to caves in Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, China, and have much vestigial eyes and lost pigment. Diagnoses, descriptions, photos of both species and a distribution map are provided.
Authors
- Jie Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7744-9744)
- Changhao Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5591-3121)
Institutions
- Hubei University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-04-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5627.2.9
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.82