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Issue: Vol. 5374 No. 2: 16 Nov. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-11-16
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5374.2.5
Page range: 245-254
Abstract views: 146
PDF downloaded: 11

Two new ant-eating spiders of the genus Mallinella Strand, 1906 (Araneae, Zodariidae) from Hainan Island, China

College of Life Science; Shenyang Normal University; Shenyang 110034; Liaoning; China
Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100101; China; College of Life Science; Shenyang Normal University; Shenyang 110034; Liaoning; China
College of Life Science; Shenyang Normal University; Shenyang 110034; Liaoning; China
Araneae Biodiversity morphology new species taxonomy tropics

Abstract

In this paper, two new Mallinella spiders of the family Zodariidae Thorell, 1881 are reported from Hainan Island, China: M. ledong sp. nov. (♂♀) and M. limushan sp. nov. (♂♀). Complete description for each species are provided, along with high quality illustrations and the distribution map of the records.

 

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