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Issue: Vol. 5463 No. 1: 4 Jun. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-06-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5463.1.3
Page range: 47-62
Abstract views: 7
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Review of the wolf spider genus Xerolycosa Dahl, 1908 from China (Araneae: Lycosidae)

Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region (Ministry of Education); School of Life Sciences; Southwest University; Chongqing 400715; China
Institute for Biological Problems of the North RAS; Portovaya Str.18; Magadan 685000; Russia; Department of Zoology & Entomology; University of the Free State; Bloemfontein 9300; South Africa
College of Life Sciences; Hunan Normal University; Changsha 410081; Hunan; China
Araneae new synonymy description morphology taxonomy

Abstract

The wolf spider of genus Xerolycosa Dahl, 1908 from China is reviewed, including four species: X. miniata (C.L. Koch, 1834), X. mongolica (Schenkel, 1963), X. nemoralis (Westring, 1861) and X. xinjiangensis sp. nov. (male). Pardosa sinensis Yin, Peng, Kim et Wang, 1995 is newly synonymized with X. miniata (C.L. Koch, 1834). Morphological illustrations, photos, and descriptions of all species are given. SEM photos of male bulbs and photos of living specimens of X. nemoralis are also presented.

 

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