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Issue: Vol. 4486 No. 4: 1 Oct. 2018
Type: Article
Published: 2018-09-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4486.4.4
Page range: 480–496
Abstract views: 65
PDF downloaded: 2

Five new species of the spider genus Khorata Huber, 2005 (Araneae: Pholcidae) from Vietnam

Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China College of Life Science, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, China
College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110034, China
Department of Experimental Taxonomy and Genetic Diversity, Vietnam National Museum of Nature (VNMN), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), Hanoi, Vietnam
Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Araneae taxonomy morphology biodiversity pholcid Pholcinae

Abstract

Five new species of the genus Khorata Huber, 2005 are reported from Vietnam: Khorata bachma Yao & Li sp. nov. (Thua Thien-Hue), K. cucphuong Yao & Li sp. nov. (Ninh Binh), K. vinhphuc Yao & Li sp. nov. (Vinh Phuc), K. palace Yao & Li sp. nov. (Ninh Binh) and K. quangbinh Yao & Li sp. nov. (Quang Binh). Type material is deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IZCAS) in Beijing, China.

 

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