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A survey of ctenid spiders (Araneae, Ctenidae) from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Yunnan, China

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: 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.

Source: Biodiversity Data Journal

DOI: 10.3897/bdj.10.e87597

Authors: Chang Chu, Ying Lu, Zhiyuan Yao, Shuqiang Li

Institutions: Shenyang Normal University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Zoology

Language: English

Topic: Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $485

Funders: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Liaoning Revitalization Talents Program