Sunday, January 28, 2024

[Arachnida • 2024] Spinirta liuae, S. simianshan, etc. • Six Species of the Spider Genus Spinirta Jin & Zhang, 2020 (Araneae: Corinnidae) from southern China


A–B. Spinirta aviforma Jin & Zhang, 2020 (A, male; B, female).
C–D. S. liuae Wang, Lu & Z.S. Zhang sp. nov. (C, male; D, female).
E–F. S. quadrata Jin & Zhang, 2020 (E, male; F, female).

in Wang, Irfan, Lu, F. Zhang et Z.-S. Zhang, 2024. 
(A–C, E–F photo by Qian-Le Lu, D photo by Jia Liu).

ABSTRACT
In the current study, six species of the genus Spinirta from southern China are recognized, four new species are described: S. hongyui Wang, Lu & Z.S. Zhang sp. nov. (♂♀), S. liuae Wang, Lu & Z.S. Zhang sp. nov. (♂♀), S. simianshan Wang, Lu & Z.S. Zhang sp. nov. (♂♀) and S. yintiaoling Wang, Lu & Z.S. Zhang sp. nov. (♂). Females of S. aviforma Jin & Zhang, 2020 (♂♀) and S. quadrata Jin & Zhang, 2020 (♂♀) are described for the first time. Photos of the body and copulatory organs, as well as the locality map are provided.

Keywords: description, morphology, new species, re-descripction, taxonomy

Photos of living specimens of Spinirta Jin & Zhang, 2020.
A–B. Spinirta aviforma Jin & Zhang, 2020 (A, male; B, female).
C–D. S. liuae Wang, Lu & Z.S. Zhang sp. nov. (C, male; D, female).
E–F. S. quadrata Jin & Zhang, 2020 (E, male; F, female).
(A–C, E–F photo by Qian-Le Lu, D photo by Jia Liu).


Lu-Yu Wang, Muhammad Irfan, Qian-Le Lu, Feng Zhang and Zhi-Sheng Zhang. 2024. Six Species of the Spider Genus Spinirta Jin & Zhang, 2020 from southern China (Araneae: Corinnidae). European Journal of Taxonomy. 917(1); 74–93. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.917.2389