Six new species of the spider genus Clubiona Latreille, 1804 (Araneae, Clubionidae) from subtropical forests of Sichuan Province, China
Six new species, belonging to three species groups of <i>Clubiona</i> Latreille, 1804 are described from both males and females: <i>C.huntianling</i> Yu & Li, <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>C.rouqiu</i> Yu & Li, <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>C.yinyangjian</i> Yu & Li, <b>sp. nov.</b> from the <i>corticalis</i> group; <i>C.huojianqiang</i> Yu & Li, <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>C.qiankunquan</i> Yu & Li, <b>sp. nov.</b> from the <i>trivialis</i> group; <i>C.nezha</i> Yu & Li, <b>sp. nov.</b> from the <i>zilla</i> group. These species are currently known to occur only in subtropical forests, Sichuan, China. The DNA barcodes of all species were obtained for species delimitation, matching of sexes and future use.
Authors
- Yuanqian Xing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6278-9778)
- Hao Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9113-2425)
- Jianshuang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4010-3082)
- Shuqiang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3290-5416)
Institutions
- Guizhou Normal University (CN)
- Beijing Normal University (CN)
- Anhui Normal University (CN)
- Capital Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2025-08-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1248.153967
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.82