New data on the huntsman spiders (Araneae, Sparassidae) of China

Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872 is the tenth largest family of Araneae, with 11 genera and 288 species known in China.In the current paper, four newly-recorded species from China are provided: Heteropoda acris Korai & Jäger, 2024, Olios sericeus (Kroneberg, 1875), O. suung Jäger, 2012 and Rhit...

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Main Authors: Changhao Hu, He Zhang, Yang Zhong
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Published: Pensoft Publishers 2025-04-01
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description Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872 is the tenth largest family of Araneae, with 11 genera and 288 species known in China.In the current paper, four newly-recorded species from China are provided: Heteropoda acris Korai & Jäger, 2024, Olios sericeus (Kroneberg, 1875), O. suung Jäger, 2012 and Rhitymna plana Jäger, 2003, of which O. sericeus is re-described, based on specimens collected from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Additionally, a new Thelcticopis species, T. lini sp. nov., is described.
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spelling doaj-art-27bf7706879249f2a8fcf7b0c4581e1a2025-08-20T03:03:41ZengPensoft PublishersBiodiversity Data Journal1314-28282025-04-011311510.3897/BDJ.13.e153724153724New data on the huntsman spiders (Araneae, Sparassidae) of ChinaChanghao Hu0He Zhang1Yang Zhong2Hubei Broad Nature Technology Service Co., Ltd.Guo Shoujing Innovation College, Xingtai UniversitySchool of Nuclear Technology and Chemistry & Biology, Hubei University of Science and TechnologySparassidae Bertkau, 1872 is the tenth largest family of Araneae, with 11 genera and 288 species known in China.In the current paper, four newly-recorded species from China are provided: Heteropoda acris Korai & Jäger, 2024, Olios sericeus (Kroneberg, 1875), O. suung Jäger, 2012 and Rhitymna plana Jäger, 2003, of which O. sericeus is re-described, based on specimens collected from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Additionally, a new Thelcticopis species, T. lini sp. nov., is described.https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/153724/download/pdf/new speciesnew recordsbiodiversitytaxonomy
spellingShingle Changhao Hu
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New data on the huntsman spiders (Araneae, Sparassidae) of China
Biodiversity Data Journal
new species
new records
biodiversity
taxonomy
title New data on the huntsman spiders (Araneae, Sparassidae) of China
title_full New data on the huntsman spiders (Araneae, Sparassidae) of China
title_fullStr New data on the huntsman spiders (Araneae, Sparassidae) of China
title_full_unstemmed New data on the huntsman spiders (Araneae, Sparassidae) of China
title_short New data on the huntsman spiders (Araneae, Sparassidae) of China
title_sort new data on the huntsman spiders araneae sparassidae of china
topic new species
new records
biodiversity
taxonomy
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