Hotwheels gen. nov., a new ground spider genus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) from southwest China
A new monotypic ground spider genus, Hotwheels gen. nov., is described, with the type species H. sisyphus sp. nov. (♂♀) from southwest China. This new genus is not assigned to any of the known subfamilies of Gnaphosidae, belonging only to the Echemus group of genera. It resembles Synaphosus Platnick...
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| description | A new monotypic ground spider genus, Hotwheels gen. nov., is described, with the type species H. sisyphus sp. nov. (♂♀) from southwest China. This new genus is not assigned to any of the known subfamilies of Gnaphosidae, belonging only to the Echemus group of genera. It resembles Synaphosus Platnick & Shadab, but it can be differentiated by the presence of a median apophysis. Descriptions, illustrations and a records map are provided. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5714eb82f44e4ed6bfebdda9435e04cc2024-01-20T11:00:38ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702024-01-01118933734710.3897/zookeys.1189.115996115996Hotwheels gen. nov., a new ground spider genus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) from southwest ChinaBo Liu0Feng Zhang1Hebei UniversityHebei UniversityA new monotypic ground spider genus, Hotwheels gen. nov., is described, with the type species H. sisyphus sp. nov. (♂♀) from southwest China. This new genus is not assigned to any of the known subfamilies of Gnaphosidae, belonging only to the Echemus group of genera. It resembles Synaphosus Platnick & Shadab, but it can be differentiated by the presence of a median apophysis. Descriptions, illustrations and a records map are provided.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/115996/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Bo Liu Feng Zhang Hotwheels gen. nov., a new ground spider genus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) from southwest China ZooKeys |
| title | Hotwheels gen. nov., a new ground spider genus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) from southwest China |
| title_full | Hotwheels gen. nov., a new ground spider genus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) from southwest China |
| title_fullStr | Hotwheels gen. nov., a new ground spider genus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) from southwest China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hotwheels gen. nov., a new ground spider genus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) from southwest China |
| title_short | Hotwheels gen. nov., a new ground spider genus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) from southwest China |
| title_sort | hotwheels gen nov a new ground spider genus araneae gnaphosidae from southwest china |
| url | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/115996/download/pdf/ |
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