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Issue: Vol. 5760 No. 1: 20 Feb. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-02-20
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5760.1.2
Page range: 57-74
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On nine species of the genus Bowie (Araneae: Ctenidae) from China and Malaysia

Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region (Ministry of Education); School of Life Sciences; Southwest University; Chongqing 400715; China
Yunnan Nangunhe National Nature Reserve Management and Protection Bureau; Cangyuan; 677400; China
Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region (Ministry of Education); School of Life Sciences; Southwest University; Chongqing 400715; China
Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region (Ministry of Education); School of Life Sciences; Southwest University; Chongqing 400715; China
Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Entomological Biopharmaceutical R & D; Dali University; Dali 671000; China.
Araneae biodiversity taxonomy morphology Southeast Asia

Abstract

Nine species of the genus Bowie Jäger, 2022 are recorded from China and Malaysia, including seven new species described here. Five species are reported from Yunnan, China: Bowie achang Shang, Zhang & Wang, sp. nov. (male, female), B. dai Shang, Zhang & Wang, sp. nov. (male, female), B. lahu Shang, Zhang & Wang, sp. nov. (male), B. nangunhe Yang, Zhang & Wang, sp. nov. (male, female) and B. wa Yang, Zhang & Wang, sp. nov. (male, female). Additionally, B. tujia Shang, Zhang & Wang, sp. nov. (male) is described from Guizhou, China, and B. weiweii Shang, Zhang & Wang, sp. nov. (male, female) from Sabah, Malaysia. The previously unknown sexes of B. lishuqiang Jäger, 2012 (male, from Chongqing, Sichuan and Guangxi of China) and B. mengla Yao & Li, 2022 (female, from Yunnan of China) are described here for the first time. Photos of habitus, copulatory organs and a distribution map for all species are provided.

 

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How to Cite

Shang, J.-X., Tian, Y., Zhang, Z.-S., Wang, L.-Y. & Yang, Z.-Z. (2026) On nine species of the genus Bowie (Araneae: Ctenidae) from China and Malaysia. Zootaxa, 5760 (1), 57–74. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5760.1.2