Two new species of the genus Macrothele Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae, Macrothelidae) from China

BACKGROUND: The family Macrothelidae Simon, 1892 belongs to the infraorder Mygalomorphae, currently contains two genera and 47 described species, from South Europe, South, and East Southeast Asia, Central, West, and North Africa. NEW INFORMATION: Two new species of the funnel-web spider genus Macrot...

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Autores principales: Wu, Yaying, Li, Zhimin, Yang, Yan, Yang, Zizhong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9836591/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36761573
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e90967
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: The family Macrothelidae Simon, 1892 belongs to the infraorder Mygalomorphae, currently contains two genera and 47 described species, from South Europe, South, and East Southeast Asia, Central, West, and North Africa. NEW INFORMATION: Two new species of the funnel-web spider genus Macrothele Ausserer, 1871 from Yunnan Province, China are described: Macrothelewashanensis Wu & Yang, sp. n. (♂♀), and M.wuliangensis Wu & Yang, sp. n. (♂♀). Detailed descriptions, diagnostic illustrations and distribution map are provided. All specimens are deposited in the Institute of Entomoceutics Research, Dali University (DUIER).

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