Notes on two Stiphropus species from China (Araneae, Thomisidae)

BACKGROUND: The spider genus Stiphropus Gerstaecker, 1873 currently includes 21 extant species that are distributed in Africa (12) and Asia (9). Four species, S.falciformus Yang, Zhu & Song, 2006, S.myrmecophilus Huang & Lin, 2020, S.ocellatus Thorell, 1887 and S.soureni Sen, 1964, are curre...

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Autores principales: Li, Fengyuan, Lin, Yejie, Li, Shuqiang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10257076/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37305448
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e105695
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: The spider genus Stiphropus Gerstaecker, 1873 currently includes 21 extant species that are distributed in Africa (12) and Asia (9). Four species, S.falciformus Yang, Zhu & Song, 2006, S.myrmecophilus Huang & Lin, 2020, S.ocellatus Thorell, 1887 and S.soureni Sen, 1964, are currently known from China. NEW INFORMATION: The mismatched female of S.falciformus is reported as a new species: S.qianlei sp. n. (♂♀). The unknown male of S.soureni Sen, 1964 is described for the first time. Photos and morphological descriptions are provided.

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