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Issue: Vol. 5652 No. 1: 24 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5652.1.8
Page range: 73-77
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A new species of the spider genus Mallinella Strand, 1906 from Yintiaoling Nature Reserve, China (Araneae: Zodariidae)

Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region (Ministry of Education); School of Life Science; Southwest University; Chongqing 400715; China
Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region (Ministry of Education); School of Life Science; Southwest University; Chongqing 400715; China
Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region (Ministry of Education); School of Life Science; Southwest University; Chongqing 400715; China
Araneae ant spiders description taxonomy morphology

Abstract

A new species belonging to the Mallinella annulipes-group of the genus Mallinella Strand, 1906, Mallinella yintiaoling sp. nov. (male, female), is described from Yintiaoling Nature Reserve, China. Its morphological description and photographs are provided.

 

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How to Cite

Lu, J.-Z., Irfan, M. & Zhang, Z.-S. (2025) A new species of the spider genus Mallinella Strand, 1906 from Yintiaoling Nature Reserve, China (Araneae: Zodariidae). Zootaxa, 5652 (1), 73–77. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5652.1.8