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Six species of the spider genus Spinirta Jin & Zhang, 2020 from southern China (Araneae: Corinnidae)

Lu-Yu WANG, Muhammad IRFAN, Quian-Le Lu, Feng ZHANG & Zhi-Sheng ZHANG

en European Journal of Taxonomy 917 (74) - Pages 74-93

Published on 08 January 2024

in the current study, six species of the genus Spinirta from southern China are recognized, four new species are described: S. hongyui Wang, Lu & Z.S. Zhang sp. nov. (♂♀), S. liuae Wang, Lu & Z.S. Zhang sp. nov. (♂♀), S. simianshan Wang, Lu & Z.S. Zhang sp. nov. (♂♀) and S. yintiaoling Wang, Lu & Z.S. Zhang sp. nov. (♂). Females of S. aviforma Jin & Zhang, 2020 (♂♀) and S. quadrata Jin & Zhang, 2020 (♂♀) are described for the first time. Photos of the body and copulatory organs, as well as the locality map are provided.


Keywords:

Description, morphology, new species, redescription, taxonomy

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