Eight new species of the spider genera raveniola and sinopesa from China and Vietnam (Araneae, nemesiidae)

Shuqiang Li*, Sergei Zonstein

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Abstract

Eight new species, seven Raveniola Zonstein, 1987 and one Sinopesa Raven & Schwendinger, 1995 from China and Vietnam are described: Raveniola alpina sp. n., R. bellula sp. n., R. chayi sp. n., R. gracilis sp. n., R. rugosa sp. n., R. spirula sp. n. and R. yajiangensis sp. n. and Sinopesa ninhbinhensis sp. n. Keys to all East-Asian congeners, diagnoses of the new species, and new distribution data of R. montana Zonstein & Marusik, 2012, with a first record for Sichuan, China, are provided.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-32
Number of pages32
JournalZooKeys
Volume2015
Issue number519
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2015

Keywords

  • Mygalomorph spiders
  • New records
  • South-East Asia
  • Taxonomy

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