ZooKeys (May 2024)

Ant-eating spiders from Xizang, China (Araneae, Zodariidae)

  • Lu-Yu Wang,
  • Yan-Nan Mu,
  • Feng Lu,
  • Yong-Qiang Xu,
  • Zhi-Sheng Zhang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1200.120528
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1200
pp. 183 – 198

Abstract

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Six species of the ant-eating spider of the family Zodariidae are described from Xizang, China, including five new species: Asceua chayu sp. nov. (♀), A. dawai sp. nov. (♂♀), Mallinella migu sp. nov. (♂), M. mеdog sp. nov. (♂♀), and M. yadong sp. nov. (♂♀). The female of Cydrela linzhiensis (Hu, 2001) is described here for the first time. Descriptions and photographs of all the species are provided.