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A new troglobitic genus of the family Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 (Araneae: Theridiidae) from China

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: A new genus of the subfamily Theridiinae Sundevall, 1833, Troglotheridion gen. nov., with the type species Troglotheridion lamellatum sp. nov. (male, female) and an additional species: Troglotheridion sangzhiense (Zhu, 1998) comb. nov. (male, female) ex. Theridion Walckenaer, 1805 is described. Both species of the new genus are restricted to caves in Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, China, and have much vestigial eyes and lost pigment. Diagnoses, descriptions, photos of both species and a distribution map are provided.

Source: Zootaxa

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5627.2.9

Authors: CHANGHAO HU, JIE LIU

Institutions: State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei University

Language: English

Topic: Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4409856204

FWCI: 0.552

Cites: 37

Cited by: 1

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