First record of the genus Aetius O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 from China, with description of a new species (Araneae, Corinnidae, Castianeirinae)

Abstract

The genus Aetius O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 has been discovered in Sri lanka, India, Malaysia (Borneo), Thailand and Ivory Coast and comprises four species: A. bicuspidatus Yamasaki, 2020, A. decollatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897, A. nocturnus Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 and A. tuberculatus (Haddad, 2013).The genus Aetius O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 is reported for the first time in China (Yunnan Province) and includes three species: one new species and two newly-recorded species. One new species is described, based on both sexes: A. maculatus sp. n. Additionally, A. bicuspidatus Yamasaki, 2020 and A. nocturnus Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001, are newly recorded from China, with photographs of habitus and genitalia being provided.

Keywords

• morphology
• Dionycha
• taxonomy
• Yunnan Province