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| Scytodes tanjiashui Liu, in Shi, P. Liu, Yao et K. Liu, 2026. |
Abstract
Background:
Despite the increasing discovery of new spider species in Jiangxi Province, most are entelegynes or mygalomorphs, with haplogyne spiders being seldom reported. However, during a decade-long survey of spiders in Jinggangshan National Nature Reserve, two species of Scytodes were identified, including one known species, S. liui Wang, 1994 and one new species.
New information:
A new species, Scytodes tanjiashui Liu, sp. nov., is described from Jinggangshan National Nature Reserve, Jiangxi Province, China. Morphological illustrations, SEM pictures, ink drawing, DNA barcode, photos of live specimens and a distribution map are given. The total number of the known species of Scytodes from China is raised to 11.
Keywords: haplogyne spiders, Jiangxi Province, Jinggangshan National Nature Reserve, taxonomy, survey
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| Scytodes tanjiashui Liu, sp. nov., male holotype. A Habitus, dorsal view; B Same, ventral view; C Palp, prolateral view; D Same, retrolateral view. Abbreviations: Em – embolus, PR – positioning ridge, SPr – sclerotised process. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A, B), 0.1 mm (C, D). |
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| Scytodes tanjiashui Liu, sp. nov., female paratype. A Habitus, dorsal view; B Same, ventral view; C Same, detail of retromarginal teeth, ventral view; D, E Vulva, dorsal view; F Same, detail of spermathecae and positioning ridge, ventral view. Scale bars: 40 μm (A, B, D), C 10 μm (C), 0.1 mm (E–G). |
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| Scytodes tanjiashui Liu, sp. nov. A, B Female. Photographed by Jiongxing Zhang. |
Yingying Shi, Penghui Liu, Yanbin Yao and Keke Liu. 2026. A New spider Species of Scytodes Latreille, 1804 from Jiangxi Province, southern China (Araneae, Scytodidae). Biodiversity Data Journal. 14: e181164. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e181164 [11 Feb 2026]
