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Issue: Vol. 5693 No. 2: 17 Sept. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-09-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5693.2.8
Page range: 272-282
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Two new species and a new synonym of Oedignatha Thorell, 1881 from China (Araneae: Liocranidae)

Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application; College of Life Sciences; Hebei University; Baoding; Hebei 071002; P. R. China; Hebei Basic Science Center for Biotic Interactions; Hebei University; Baoding; Hebei 071002; P. R. China
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application; College of Life Sciences; Hebei University; Baoding; Hebei 071002; P. R. China; Hebei Basic Science Center for Biotic Interactions; Hebei University; Baoding; Hebei 071002; P. R. China
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application; College of Life Sciences; Hebei University; Baoding; Hebei 071002; P. R. China; Hebei Basic Science Center for Biotic Interactions; Hebei University; Baoding; Hebei 071002; P. R. China
Araneae biodiversity morphology spider taxonomy

Abstract

Two new species of Oedignatha Thorell, 1881 are described from China: O. tongbiguan sp. nov. (♂♀) from Yunnan Province and O. zham sp. nov. (♂♀) from Xizang Autonomous Region. Images and detailed descriptions of the habitus and copulatory organs of both species are provided. Moreover, Koppe ninger Chu & Li, 2023 is proposed as a junior synonym of Oedignatha dian Lu & Li, 2023.

 

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How to Cite

Zhang, H., Mu, Y. & Zhang, F. (2025) Two new species and a new synonym of Oedignatha Thorell, 1881 from China (Araneae: Liocranidae). Zootaxa, 5693 (2), 272–282. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5693.2.8