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Issue: Vol. 5748 No. 3: 14 Jan. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-01-14
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5748.3.8
Page range: 429-438
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A new species of the genus Sarax Simon, 1892 (Amblypygi, Charinidae) from China

Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application; College of Life Sciences; Hebei University; Baoding; Hebei 071002; China.; Engineering Research Center of Ecological Safety and Conservation in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (Xiong’an New Area) of MOE; China.
College of Bee Science and Biomedicine; Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University; Fuzhou; Fujian 350002; China.
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application; College of Life Sciences; Hebei University; Baoding; Hebei 071002; China.; Engineering Research Center of Ecological Safety and Conservation in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (Xiong’an New Area) of MOE; China.
Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application; College of Life Sciences; Hebei University; Baoding; Hebei 071002; China.; Engineering Research Center of Ecological Safety and Conservation in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (Xiong’an New Area) of MOE; China.
Amblypygi Description morphology taxonomy whip spider

Abstract

A new species of the whip spider genus Sarax Simon, 1892 collected from Guangdong Province, China is diagnosed and described based on morphological characters: Sarax quinquespinus sp. nov. (♂♀). With this third Sarax species recorded in China, the geographical gap in its distribution between Yunnan to Fujian is filled. In addition, a distribution map and the photos of living male and female, copulatory organs and other structures are provided.

 

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How to Cite

Xu, Y., Gong, J., Guo, X. & Zhang, F. (2026) A new species of the genus Sarax Simon, 1892 (Amblypygi, Charinidae) from China. Zootaxa, 5748 (3), 429–438. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5748.3.8