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Issue: Vol. 5792 No. 1: 10 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-10
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5792.1.8
Page range: 157-166
Abstract views: 36
PDF downloaded: 1

Three new species of the segmented spider genus Songthela (Araneae: Mesothelae: Liphistiidae) from Guizhou, China

College of Life Sciences; Hunan Normal University; Changsha 410081; Hunan Province; China
College of Life Sciences; Hunan Normal University; Changsha 410081; Hunan Province; China
College of Life Sciences; Hunan Normal University; Changsha 410081; Hunan Province; China; Centre for Behavioural Ecology and Evolution (CBEE); School of Life Sciences; Hubei University; 368 Youyi Road; Wuhan 430062; Hubei Province; China
Araneae Morphology multidentata -group taxonomy trapdoor spiders

Abstract

Three new species of the primitively segmented spider genus Songthela Ono, 2000 are described from Guizhou, China: S. chunguang sp. nov. (♂♀), S. congjiang sp. nov. (♂♀), and S. jinxing sp. nov. (♂♀). All three species are assigned to the multidentata-group based on morphology of the male palps and female genitalia. Detailed diagnoses, descriptions, photographs and a distribution map are provided. Mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) sequences of the holotypes are also presented to facilitate future identification and molecular studies.

 

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How to Cite

Yuan, J., Zhang, Y. & Xu, X. (2026) Three new species of the segmented spider genus Songthela (Araneae: Mesothelae: Liphistiidae) from Guizhou, China. Zootaxa, 5792 (1), 157–166. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5792.1.8