“…The body lengths of all specimens exclude the chelicerae and spinnerets. Terminology of the male and female genitalia follows Ramírez (2014) and Liu et al (2022).…”
Edelithusgen. nov. is described based on the discovery and description of two new species from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China: E. puersp. nov. and E. shenmiguosp. nov. Both species are described in detail and illustrated. Types are deposited in the
Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IZCAS) in Beijing, China.
“…The body lengths of all specimens exclude the chelicerae and spinnerets. Terminology of the male and female genitalia follows Ramírez (2014) and Liu et al (2022).…”
Edelithusgen. nov. is described based on the discovery and description of two new species from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China: E. puersp. nov. and E. shenmiguosp. nov. Both species are described in detail and illustrated. Types are deposited in the
Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IZCAS) in Beijing, China.
“…Moreover, this area harbors more than 3 400 endemic species, 242 national key protected species, and about 60% of the endangered species in China ( Liu et al, 2021 ; Yang et al, 2004 ). Notably, recent studies further suggest that a large percentage of species are still waiting to be discovered and described ( Liu et al, 2022 ; Yao et al, 2021 ). Undoubtedly, Yunnan contains many unknown and undiscovered species.…”
“…In China, 164,182 species of animals have been catalogued ( Liu et al 2022 ). Amongst them, 5,252 spider species belonging to 827 genera and 69 families were reported, accounting for only about 5% of the entire Chinese spider fauna ( Li et al 2021 , Yao and Li 2021 ).…”
Amauropelma Raven, Stumkat & Gray, 2001 currently contains 24 species. It is distributed in Australia, India, Indonesia, Laos and Malaysia. This genus has not been found in China. Ctenus Walckenaer, 1805 comprises 213 known species. This genus is distributed worldwide. Currently, only two species, Ctenus lishuqiang Jäger, 2012 and Ctenus yaeyamensis Yoshida, 1998 are known to occur in China.
Three new species of ctenid spiders are described from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden in Yunnan Province, China: Amauropelma yunnan sp. nov., Ctenus banna sp. nov. and Ctenus yulin sp. nov. Amauropelma and Ctenus robustus Thorell, 1897 are reported from China for the first time.
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