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Issue: Vol. 2642 No. 1: 12 Oct. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-10-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2642.1.6
Page range: 59–67
Abstract views: 51
PDF downloaded: 1

A review of the Asian orb weaving spider genus Pronoides (Araneae: Araneidae)

College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, China
College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, China
Araneae Arachnida taxonomy new species new combination

Abstract

The Asian orb weaver spider genus Pronoides Schenkel, 1936 (Araneidae) is reviewed. A new species, Pronoides sutaiensis n. sp., is described, and P. brunneus Schenkel, 1936, the type species, is redescribed and illustrated. In addition, Pronoides ampliabdominis Song, Zhang & Zhu, 2006 is transferred to Cnodalia Thorell, 1890 (new combination).

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