On four new species of the orb-weaver spider genus Araneus Clerck, 1757 (Araneae, Araneidae) from southern China

Autor: Yibei Wu, Cheng Wang, Nanfei Wu, Mengfei Zhang, Xiaoqi Mi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: ZooKeys, Vol 1160, Iss , Pp 169-190 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1313-2970
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1160.101594
Popis: Four new species of Araneus Clerck, 1757 from southern China are described: A. mayanghe Mi & Wang, sp. nov. (♂♀) from Guizhou, A. shiwandashan Mi & Wang, sp. nov. (♂♀) from Guangxi, and A. zhoui Mi & Wang, sp. nov. (♂♀) from Hainan are assigned to the A. sturmi group, and A. fenzhi Mi & Wang, sp. nov. (♂♀) from Hunan, Guizhou and Jiangxi is not assigned to any species group. A new combination is also proposed: Aoaraneus octumaculalus (Han & Zhu, 2010) comb. nov.
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