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| Xilithus qizimeishanensis Liu & Hu, in R. Liu, J. Liu, C. Liu, Chen et Hu, 2024. |
Abstract
Background: The genus Xilithus Liu & Li, 2023 contains 22 species, three of which are known from Hubei Province, China: X. acerosus (Yao, Irfan & Peng, 2019), X. auritus (Fu, Zhang & Zhang, 2016) and X. xingdoushanensis (Yao, Irfan & Peng, 2019).
New information: One new Xilithus species from Hubei, China is described: X. qizimeishanensis Liu & Hu sp. nov. Morphological description, digital photos and distribution map are provided.
Keywords: guardstone spider, taxonomy, biodiversity, morphology
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| Habitus of female Xilithus qizimeishanensis Liu & Hu sp. nov. A dorsal view; B ventral view. Scale bars: 1 mm. |
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| Xilithus qizimeishanensis Liu & Hu sp. nov. A Epigyne, ventral view; B Vulva, dorsal view. Scale bars: 0.1 mm. |
Rongxin Liu, Jie Liu, Changyong Liu, Kuai Chen and Changhao Hu. 2024. A New Xilithus Species from Hubei, China (Araneae, Phrurolithidae). Biodiversity Data Journal. 12: e130526. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12.e130526
