A survey of Belisana spiders (Araneae, Pholcidae) from eastern Sichuan, China
China exhibits remarkable diversity of the spider genus <i>Belisana</i> Thorell, 1898, while Sichuan Province has recorded only one species, <i>Belisanamaoer</i> Yao & Li, 2020. In this study, four species were collected in eastern Sichuan by canopy fogging. These comprise two new species, <i>Belisanamiyi</i> Wang, Li & Yao, <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>B.tongjiang</i> Wang, Li & Yao, <b>sp. nov.</b>, as well as two known species, <i>B.tongi</i> Zhang, Li & Yao, 2024 and <i>B.yanhe</i> Chen, Zhang & Zhu, 2009, which are reported from Sichuan for the first time. A distribution map of all five species is provided.
Authors
- Pengfeng Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5617-6708)
- Bing Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7047-4395)
- Zhiyuan Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1631-0949)
- Shuqiang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3290-5416)
- Ying Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9173-4438)
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Shenyang Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2025-05-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1236.146511
- Primary Topic
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China