[Arachnida • 2024] Jingneta qishan, Leptonetela jingde, ... • Four New Species of leptonetid Spiders (Araneae: Leptonetidae) from Anhui Province, China

Jingneta qishan Tong,

in Li, Chen et Tong, 2024. 

DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1218.136555 

Abstract

Four new species of leptonetid spiders from Anhui Province, China are recognized: Jingneta qishan Tong, sp. nov. (♂♀), Jingneta wukuishan Tong, sp. nov. (♂), Leptonetela jingde Tong, sp. nov. (♂♀) and Rhyssoleptoneta lishan Tong, sp. nov. (♂♀). An identification key to leptonetid spiders from Anhui is provided.

Key words: Asia, biodiversity, identification key, Jingneta, Leptonetela, new taxa, Rhyssoleptoneta, taxonomy

Jingneta qishan sp. nov.,

male, habitus, dorsal view

C, D left palp, prolateral and retrolateral views. 

Scale bars: 0.4 mm (A, B); 0.3 mm (C, D).

 female, habitus, dorsal view

 C, D genitalia, ventral and dorsal views. 

 sc = scape. 

Scale bars: 0.4 mm (A, B); 0.1 mm (C, D).

 Shuhui Li, Qiang Chen and Yanfeng Tong. 2024. Four New Species of leptonetid Spiders (Araneae, Leptonetidae) from Anhui Province, China. ZooKeys. 1218: 99-119. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1218.136555