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Acroterius gen. nov. (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Linyphiinae)with twelve new species from Yunnan, China

Muhammad IRFAN, Shahida BASHIR & Xianjin PENG

en European Journal of Taxonomy 743 (1) - Pages 1-53

Published on 01 April 2021

Acroterius gen. nov. is described from Yuannan, together with twelve new species: A. absentus gen. et sp. nov. (♂); A. brevis gen. et sp. nov. (♂/♀); A. camur gen. et sp. nov. (♂/♀); A. circinatus gen. et sp. nov. (♂/♀); A. hamatus gen. et sp. nov. (♀); A. inversus gen. et sp. nov. (♀); A. latus gen. et sp. nov. (♂/♀); A. longidentatus gen. et sp. nov. (♀); A. longimultus gen. et sp. nov. (♂/♀); A. longiprojectus gen. et sp. nov. (♀); A. ovatus gen. et sp. nov. (♀), and A. parvus gen. et sp. nov. (♀). Detailed descriptions of genitalic characters and somatic features by means of photographs and line drawings, as well as comparisons with closely related species, are provided.


Keywords:

Copulatory organ, Linyphiinae, Southeast Asia, sheet-web spiders, taxonomy

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