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Issue: Vol. 1349 No. 1: 2 Nov. 2006
Type: Articles
Published: 2006-11-02
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1349.1.4
Page range: 47–51
Abstract views: 54
PDF downloaded: 2

A new species of the genus Zora from China (Araneae: Zoridae)

College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, P. R. China
College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, P. R. China Baoding Teachers College, Baoding, Hebei 071051, P. R. China
Araneae Baihua Mountain Beijing diagnosis taxonomy species description

Abstract

A new species, Zora acuminata spec. nov. is described in both sexes from Mt. Baihua, Beijing City, China. The genital organs suggest its close relationship with Z. lyriformis Song, Zhu & Gao, 1993.

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