A new genus and species of leptonetid spiders (Araneae, Leptonetidae) from Guangdong Province, China
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Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e80219
DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e80219
Authors: Kuiwen Yang, Hanchao Li, Yanfeng Tong, Dongju Bian
Abstract: The spider family Leptonetidae Simon, 1890 includes 20 genera and 366 species from North America, the Mediterranean Region and Asia. Currently, 132 species belonging to six genera have been recorded in China.A new genus and species of leptonetid spiders, Yueleptoneta dongxing gen. et sp. n., is described from Guangdong Province, China. Yueleptoneta gen. n. is distinct from the other genera in the chelicerae having the stridulatory file on the lateral margin and the male palp having a tarsal spur, lacking strong spines or apophyses on the femur and tibia.