A new genus and species of leptonetid spiders (Araneae, Leptonetidae) from Guangdong Province, China

The spider family Leptonetidae Simon, 1890 includes 20 genera and 366 species from North America, the Mediterranean Region and Asia. Currently, 132 species belonging to six genera have been recorded in China.A new genus and species of leptonetid spiders, Yueleptoneta dongxing gen. et sp. n., is desc...

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Main Authors: Kuiwen Yang, Hanchao Li, Yanfeng Tong, Dongju Bian
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Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2022-01-01
Series:Biodiversity Data Journal
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Online Access:https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/80219/download/pdf/
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Hanchao Li
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Dongju Bian
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description The spider family Leptonetidae Simon, 1890 includes 20 genera and 366 species from North America, the Mediterranean Region and Asia. Currently, 132 species belonging to six genera have been recorded in China.A new genus and species of leptonetid spiders, Yueleptoneta dongxing gen. et sp. n., is described from Guangdong Province, China. Yueleptoneta gen. n. is distinct from the other genera in the chelicerae having the stridulatory file on the lateral margin and the male palp having a tarsal spur, lacking strong spines or apophyses on the femur and tibia.
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spelling doaj.art-ad83346e1ff94163829112cf920bab632022-12-21T21:19:03ZengPensoft PublishersBiodiversity Data Journal1314-28282022-01-01101810.3897/BDJ.10.e8021980219A new genus and species of leptonetid spiders (Araneae, Leptonetidae) from Guangdong Province, ChinaKuiwen Yang0Hanchao Li1Yanfeng Tong2Dongju Bian3College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal UniversityCollege of Life Science, Shenyang Normal UniversityCollege of Life Science, Shenyang Normal UniversityKey Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of SciencesThe spider family Leptonetidae Simon, 1890 includes 20 genera and 366 species from North America, the Mediterranean Region and Asia. Currently, 132 species belonging to six genera have been recorded in China.A new genus and species of leptonetid spiders, Yueleptoneta dongxing gen. et sp. n., is described from Guangdong Province, China. Yueleptoneta gen. n. is distinct from the other genera in the chelicerae having the stridulatory file on the lateral margin and the male palp having a tarsal spur, lacking strong spines or apophyses on the femur and tibia.https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/80219/download/pdf/biodiversitynew taxataxonomyAsia
spellingShingle Kuiwen Yang
Hanchao Li
Yanfeng Tong
Dongju Bian
A new genus and species of leptonetid spiders (Araneae, Leptonetidae) from Guangdong Province, China
Biodiversity Data Journal
biodiversity
new taxa
taxonomy
Asia
title A new genus and species of leptonetid spiders (Araneae, Leptonetidae) from Guangdong Province, China
title_full A new genus and species of leptonetid spiders (Araneae, Leptonetidae) from Guangdong Province, China
title_fullStr A new genus and species of leptonetid spiders (Araneae, Leptonetidae) from Guangdong Province, China
title_full_unstemmed A new genus and species of leptonetid spiders (Araneae, Leptonetidae) from Guangdong Province, China
title_short A new genus and species of leptonetid spiders (Araneae, Leptonetidae) from Guangdong Province, China
title_sort new genus and species of leptonetid spiders araneae leptonetidae from guangdong province china
topic biodiversity
new taxa
taxonomy
Asia
url https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/80219/download/pdf/
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