Metashinobius gen. nov., the second Asian genus with uncleared subfamily placement of Trechaleidae (Araneae, Lycosoidea) from southwest China, with the description of a new species

Trechaleidae Simon, 1890 is a relatively small spider family comprising 17 genera and 136 species, most of which are distributed in South America and only one genus and three species are distributed in Asia; however, these have never been reported in southwest China.A new genus, Metashinobius gen. n...

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Main Authors: Yufan Cheng, Jie Liu, Mian Wei
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Published: Pensoft Publishers 2025-06-01
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description Trechaleidae Simon, 1890 is a relatively small spider family comprising 17 genera and 136 species, most of which are distributed in South America and only one genus and three species are distributed in Asia; however, these have never been reported in southwest China.A new genus, Metashinobius gen. nov., is established, based on a new species from Guizhou Province, southwest China: Metashinobius hikariae sp. nov. (♂). This is the second Asian genus of Trechaleidae. Diagnosis, detailed descriptions, colour illustrations and distribution map of the new species are provided. The type specimen of the new species is deposited in the Centre for Behavioural Ecology and Evolution (CBEE), Hubei University, Wuhan, China.
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spelling doaj-art-bb70cdaef9b0449fb66ce55fc6e342f02025-08-20T03:28:06ZengPensoft PublishersBiodiversity Data Journal1314-28282025-06-01131810.3897/BDJ.13.e153601153601Metashinobius gen. nov., the second Asian genus with uncleared subfamily placement of Trechaleidae (Araneae, Lycosoidea) from southwest China, with the description of a new speciesYufan Cheng0Jie Liu1Mian Wei2The Arachnid Rescorce Centre of Hubei Province & Centre for Behavioral Ecology & Evolution, School of Life Sciences, Hubei UniversityHubeiate Key Laboratory of Regional Development and Environmental Response, Faculty of Resources and Environmental Science, Hubei UniversityHubeiate Key Laboratory of Regional Development and Environmental Response, Faculty of Resources and Environmental Science, Hubei UniversityTrechaleidae Simon, 1890 is a relatively small spider family comprising 17 genera and 136 species, most of which are distributed in South America and only one genus and three species are distributed in Asia; however, these have never been reported in southwest China.A new genus, Metashinobius gen. nov., is established, based on a new species from Guizhou Province, southwest China: Metashinobius hikariae sp. nov. (♂). This is the second Asian genus of Trechaleidae. Diagnosis, detailed descriptions, colour illustrations and distribution map of the new species are provided. The type specimen of the new species is deposited in the Centre for Behavioural Ecology and Evolution (CBEE), Hubei University, Wuhan, China.https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/153601/download/pdf/Asiabiodiversitymorphologynew genustaxonom
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Mian Wei
Metashinobius gen. nov., the second Asian genus with uncleared subfamily placement of Trechaleidae (Araneae, Lycosoidea) from southwest China, with the description of a new species
Biodiversity Data Journal
Asia
biodiversity
morphology
new genus
taxonom
title Metashinobius gen. nov., the second Asian genus with uncleared subfamily placement of Trechaleidae (Araneae, Lycosoidea) from southwest China, with the description of a new species
title_full Metashinobius gen. nov., the second Asian genus with uncleared subfamily placement of Trechaleidae (Araneae, Lycosoidea) from southwest China, with the description of a new species
title_fullStr Metashinobius gen. nov., the second Asian genus with uncleared subfamily placement of Trechaleidae (Araneae, Lycosoidea) from southwest China, with the description of a new species
title_full_unstemmed Metashinobius gen. nov., the second Asian genus with uncleared subfamily placement of Trechaleidae (Araneae, Lycosoidea) from southwest China, with the description of a new species
title_short Metashinobius gen. nov., the second Asian genus with uncleared subfamily placement of Trechaleidae (Araneae, Lycosoidea) from southwest China, with the description of a new species
title_sort metashinobius gen nov the second asian genus with uncleared subfamily placement of trechaleidae araneae lycosoidea from southwest china with the description of a new species
topic Asia
biodiversity
morphology
new genus
taxonom
url https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/153601/download/pdf/
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