A new spider species of Scytodes Latreille, 1804 from Jiangxi Province, southern China (Araneae, Scytodidae)

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Authors: Yingying Shi, Penghui Liu, Yanbin Yao, Keke Liu
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Abstract

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. 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.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies Study of Mite Species Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology

Publication details

Journal / source
Biodiversity Data Journal
Volume
14
Pages
e181164–e181164
Publication date
11 February 2026
Language
EN