Abstract
Three new species of Cicurina Menge, 1871 are described based on specimens collected from Guangdong, China: C. bifurca Liao & Xu, spec. nov. (male), C. spiralis Liao & Xu, spec. nov. (male) and C. tetragongylodes Liao & Xu, spec. nov. (female). Detailed descriptions, photographs, drawings, and a distribution map of the three new species are provided, as well as a phylogenetic tree including the new species.
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