Two new cave-dwelling Spiricoelotes species (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Hubei, China

Two new cave-dwelling Spiricoelotes (Wang, 2002) species are described: S. metyr sp. nov. (♂♀) and S. zhengi sp. nov. (♂♀). Moreover, Spiricoelotes zonatus (Peng & Wang, 1997) is redescribed due to the high similarity to S. zhengi sp. nov. All these three species are illustrated, and the...

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Main Authors: Hailun Chen, Jie Liu, Mian Wei
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Published: Pensoft Publishers 2025-07-01
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description Two new cave-dwelling Spiricoelotes (Wang, 2002) species are described: S. metyr sp. nov. (♂♀) and S. zhengi sp. nov. (♂♀). Moreover, Spiricoelotes zonatus (Peng & Wang, 1997) is redescribed due to the high similarity to S. zhengi sp. nov. All these three species are illustrated, and their collection localities are mapped. To ensure the correct gender match, the COI sequences data are provided.
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spelling doaj-art-515b757ba5074a0396c81941d4bac7c82025-08-20T03:51:13ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702025-07-01124538339710.3897/zookeys.1245.145389145389Two new cave-dwelling Spiricoelotes species (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Hubei, ChinaHailun Chen0Jie Liu1Mian Wei2Hubei UniversityHubei University of Science and TechnologyHubei UniversityTwo new cave-dwelling Spiricoelotes (Wang, 2002) species are described: S. metyr sp. nov. (♂♀) and S. zhengi sp. nov. (♂♀). Moreover, Spiricoelotes zonatus (Peng & Wang, 1997) is redescribed due to the high similarity to S. zhengi sp. nov. All these three species are illustrated, and their collection localities are mapped. To ensure the correct gender match, the COI sequences data are provided.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/145389/download/pdf/
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Two new cave-dwelling Spiricoelotes species (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Hubei, China
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title Two new cave-dwelling Spiricoelotes species (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Hubei, China
title_full Two new cave-dwelling Spiricoelotes species (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Hubei, China
title_fullStr Two new cave-dwelling Spiricoelotes species (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Hubei, China
title_full_unstemmed Two new cave-dwelling Spiricoelotes species (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Hubei, China
title_short Two new cave-dwelling Spiricoelotes species (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Hubei, China
title_sort two new cave dwelling spiricoelotes species araneae agelenidae from hubei china
url https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/145389/download/pdf/
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