First records of the genus Parazygiella Wunderlich, 2004 (Araneae, Araneidae) from China, with the description of two new species
The genus <i>Parazygiella</i> Wunderlich, 2004 is recorded from China for the first time, with two new species described here from Xizang: <i>Parazygiella jianxini</i> Mi & Wang, <b>sp. nov</b>. (♂♀) and <i>P. yanghongae</i> Mi & Wang, <b>sp. nov</b>. (♂♀). Additionally, two species, <i>P. hiramatsui</i> (Tanikawa, 2017), <b>comb. nov</b>. and <i>P. nearctica</i> (Gertsch, 1964), <b>comb. nov</b>. are transferred from <i>Zygiella</i> F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902.
Authors
- Mi Xiaoqi
- Haochun Chen
- Cheng Wang
Institutions
- Tongren University (CN)
- State Forestry and Grassland Administration (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2026-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1269.163661
- Primary Topic
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00