Two new cave-dwelling Spiricoelotes species (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Hubei, China
Two new cave-dwelling <i>Spiricoelotes</i> (Wang, 2002) species are described: <i>S.metyr</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀) and <i>S.zhengi</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀). Moreover, <i>Spiricoeloteszonatus</i> (Peng & Wang, 1997) is redescribed due to the high similarity to <i>S.zhengi</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> All these three species are illustrated, and their collection localities are mapped. To ensure the correct gender match, the COI sequences data are provided.
Authors
- H. Chen
- Mian Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7348-8885)
- Jie Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7744-9744)
Institutions
- Sichuan University (CN)
- Hubei University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Hubei University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2025-07-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1245.145389
- Primary Topic
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China