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| Coelotes fani Zhou, in Wang, Jiang et Zhou, 2026. |
Abstract
Background: The genus Coelotes Blackwall, 1841, comprises 156 species, primarily distributed in East Asia, including Japan (64 species), China (56 species) and Korea (1 species). Currently, only two species of this genus have been recorded in Guangxi, China.
New information: A new coelotine species, Coelotes fani Zhou, sp. nov. (♂♀), is described from the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. This includes a detailed description, diagnosis, illustrations and a distribution map of this species.
Keywords: Asia, coelotine spiders, distribution, morphology, taxonomy
Coelotes fani Zhou, sp. nov.
Hegui Wang, Runze Jiang, Guchun Zhou. 2026. A New Species of Coelotes Blackwall, 1841 (Araneae, Agelenidae, Coelotinae) from Huaping National Nature Reserve, northeast Guangxi, southern China. Biodiversity Data Journal. 14: e178386. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e178386 [09 Jan 2026]