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Issue: Vol. 5689 No. 2: 3 Sept. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-09-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5689.2.6
Page range: 361-372
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Three new species of crab spiders (Araneae: Thomisidae) from Qizimeishan National Nature Reserve, China

Arachnid Resource Centre of Hubei Province & Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Development and Environmental Response; Faculty of Resources and Environmental Science; Hubei University; Wuhan 430062; China
Arachnid Resource Centre of Hubei Province & Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Development and Environmental Response; Faculty of Resources and Environmental Science; Hubei University; Wuhan 430062; China; Centre for Behavioural Ecology and Evolution; School of Life Sciences; Hubei University; Wuhan 430062; China
Arachnid Resource Centre of Hubei Province & Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Development and Environmental Response; Faculty of Resources and Environmental Science; Hubei University; Wuhan 430062; China; Centre for Behavioural Ecology and Evolution; School of Life Sciences; Hubei University; Wuhan 430062; China
Araneae Biodiversity Hubei Province new species taxonomy Thomisinae

Abstract

Three new species of the family Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833 are described based on specimens collected from Qizimeishan National Nature Reserve, Hubei Province, China: Diaea erji sp. nov. (♀), Lysiteles tanfei sp. nov. (♂♀), and Tmarus ungulatus sp. nov. (♂♀). Diagnoses, descriptions, photos and a distribution map of the three new species are provided.

 

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How to Cite

Chen, H., Liu, J. & Hu, C. (2025) Three new species of crab spiders (Araneae: Thomisidae) from Qizimeishan National Nature Reserve, China. Zootaxa, 5689 (2), 361–372. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5689.2.6