Three new species of Phrurolithus Koch, 1839 (Araneae, Phrurolithidae) from the Wuling Mountains, China

Abstract

This article contributes three more species of Phrurolithus C. L. Koch, 1839 recorded from the Wuling Mountains, China. Three species are described as new to science: P. clavatus sp. nov. (♀♂), P. involutus sp. nov. (♀♂), and P. squamacus sp. nov. (♀♂). Detailed morphological description, photos of the body and copulatory organs, and line drawings of copulatory organs, as well as locality map, are provided. Keywords: Araneomorphae, Asia, Illustration, Morphology, Taxonomy