A new genus and species of leptonetid spiders (Araneae, Leptonetidae) from Guangdong Province, China
Citation
Tong Y (2022). A new genus and species of leptonetid spiders (Araneae, Leptonetidae) from Guangdong Province, China. Biodiversity Data Journal. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.10.e80219 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-08-30.Description
The spider family Leptonetidae Simon, 1890 includes 20 genera and 366 species from North America, the Mediterranean Region and Asia. Currently, 132 species belonging to six genera have been recorded in China.A new genus and species of leptonetid spiders, Yueleptoneta dongxing gen. et sp. n., is described from Guangdong Province, China. Yueleptoneta gen. n. is distinct from the other genera in the chelicerae having the stridulatory file on the lateral margin and the male palp having a tarsal spur, lacking strong spines or apophyses on the femur and tibia.Taxonomic Coverages
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Yanfeng Tongoriginator
College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University
Shenyang 110034
CN
email: tyf68@hotmail.com
Yanfeng Tong
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College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University
Shenyang 110034
CN
email: tyf68@hotmail.com
Yanfeng Tong
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College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University
Shenyang 110034
CN
email: tyf68@hotmail.com