A survey of Orchestina Simon, 1882 (Araneae, Oonopidae) from Xishuangbanna, China, with descriptions of eight new species
Eight new species and one known species of the oonopid spider genus <i>Orchestina</i> Simon, 1882 are described or recorded based on material collected from forest canopy of Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, southwestern China: <i>O. alata</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀), <i>O. aureola</i> Tong & Li, 2011 (♂♀), <i>O. caixiaae</i> Tong & Li, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀), <i>O. longituba</i> Tong & Li, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀), <i>O. qingyuani</i> Tong & Li, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀), <i>O. subconcava</i> Tong & Li, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀), <i>O. sublongituba</i> Tong & Li, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀), <i>O. tentoria</i> Tong & Li, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀) and <i>O. xuexing</i> Tong & Li, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀). An identification key to these nine species is provided.
Authors
- Yanfeng Tong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4348-7029)
- Dongju Bian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9324-8026)
- Shuqiang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3290-5416)
- Chenxue Song
Institutions
- Shenyang Institute of Automation (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Shenyang Normal University (CN)
- Anhui Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2025-08-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1249.163886
- Primary Topic
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00