Synemaguiyang sp. nov., the fourth endemic species of Synema Simon, 1864 (Araneae, Thomisidae) from China

BACKGROUND: Synema Simon, 1864 is a relatively large genus of family Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833 and currently includes 124 species distributed worldwide, except for the Polar Regions. However, Synema can be regarded as being poorly represented in China, with only seven species, three of which are en...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Jianshuang, Zhang, Wanling, Deng, Langju, Lu, Qianle, Yu, Hao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2022
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Single Taxon Treatment
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9848519/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36761601
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e85072
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Synema Simon, 1864 is a relatively large genus of family Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833 and currently includes 124 species distributed worldwide, except for the Polar Regions. However, Synema can be regarded as being poorly represented in China, with only seven species, three of which are endemic. NEW INFORMATION: A new spider species of the genus Synema from Guiyang City in China, is described under the name of S.guiyang J. Zhang, Q. Lu & H. Yu, sp. nov. Detailed descriptions and photographs of the new species are provided. DNA barcodes (a partial fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene, COI) of the species were obtained to confirm matching of the sexes and for future use in molecular studies.

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