Two new and one newly recorded species of Thelcticopis Karsch, 1884 (Araneae, Sparassidae) from China

Two new species of the genus Thelcticopis Karsch, 1884, T. dahanensis Zhu & Zhong, sp. nov. (♂) and T. unciformis Zhu & Zhong, sp. nov. (♂), are described and figured from Taiwan Island. Thelcticopis severa (L. Koch, 1875) is recorded from Guangdong and Fujian provinces for the first time. S...

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Published in:ZooKeys 2020-06, Vol.940 (2), p.105-115
Main Authors: Zhu, Yang, Lin, Ye-Jie, Zhong, Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cenozoic
China
Discovery and exploration
Identification and classification
Physiological aspects
Sparassidae
Spiders
Taxonomy
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Summary:Two new species of the genus Thelcticopis Karsch, 1884, T. dahanensis Zhu & Zhong, sp. nov. (♂) and T. unciformis Zhu & Zhong, sp. nov. (♂), are described and figured from Taiwan Island. Thelcticopis severa (L. Koch, 1875) is recorded from Guangdong and Fujian provinces for the first time. So far, Thelcticopis , including four species from China, is mainly distributed in the tropical or subtropical areas of China (Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Guangdong, Fujian).
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.940.50764