
Xianjin PengHunan Normal University · Department of Biology
Xianjin Peng
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A taxonomic study on twenty-nine species of jumping spiders from South China is presented. Twenty new species are diagnosed and described: Heliophanoides proszynskii Wang, Mi & Peng sp. nov. (♂♀), Myrmage lii Wang, Mi & Peng sp. nov. (♂♀), Myrmarachne hamata Wang, Mi & Peng sp. nov. (♂), M. xingrenensis Wang, Mi & Peng sp. nov. (♂♀), M. yinae Wang,...
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An extensive survey of Linyphiidae spiders during 1988–
2006 in the Gaoligong Mountains and the adjacent areas
of Yunnan Province revealed 110 species belonging to 53
genera, including seven new genera and 76 new species:
Absconditus gen. nov., Absconditus acerus sp. nov. (♂♀);
Amfractus gen. nov., A. dentefaberis sp. nov. (♂♀); Genus
Bathyphantes...
Denisiphantes arcuatus sp. nov. (♂♀) is described from Yunnan, China. Detailed descriptions of somatic features, genitalic characters, photos of habitus of the new species as well as of copulatory organs of Denisiphantes denisi (Schenkel, 1963) (♂♀) are presented. A distribution map is also provided.
Transcription factors (TFs) act on the regulation of gene expression, which is prevalent in all organisms, and their characterization may provide important clues for understanding the regulatory mechanism of gene expression. In this research, inhibited growth (delayed developmental time and decreased body weight) and increased activities of antioxi...
Cadmium (Cd) pollution is widespread in paddy filed soil in China. In this study, the toxicity of Cd with regard to the female reproductive system of paddy spider Pardosa pseudoannulata was investigated by means of multi-omics analyses (transcriptome, proteome, and miRNAs). Decreased activities of detoxifying enzymes including peroxidase (POD), Glu...
The new erigoninae genus Yuelushannus gen. nov. with two new species, Y. alatus sp. nov. (♂♀) and Y. barbatus sp. nov. (♂♀), are described from Hunan and Hubei Provinces. Detailed descriptions of somatic features and genitalic characters, photos of the habitus and copulatory organs, line drawings of copulatory organs and a distribution map are prov...
Two new species of Araneus Clerck, 1757 are described: A. conexussp. nov. (♂♀) and A. digitatussp. nov. (♂♀) from Yunnan and Hubei provinces. The male of A. wulongensis Song & Zhu, 1992 is described here for the first time. All species treated in this study belong to A. strurmi species group. Detailed description and illustrations of somatic featur...
A new Linyphiinae genus Zhezhoulinyphia gen. nov. from Yunnan Province is described together with its two new species: Z. caperata sp. nov. (♂) and Z. denticulata sp. nov. (♂, ♀). Centromerus yadongensis Hu & Li, 1987 is transferred to Zhezhoulinyphia gen. nov. and a new combination, Z. yadongensis (Hu & Li, 1987), comb. nov. is proposed.
Two new species of the Theridiidae are described from the Wuling Mountain, China: Coscinida conicus sp. nov. (♂♀) and Robertus peregrinus sp. nov. (♂♀). Photos of the body, copulatory organs, line drawings of copulatory organs, as well as the locality map are provided. © 2019 National Science Museum of Korea (NSMK) and Korea National Arboretum (KNA...
Six new ground sac spider species of the family Phrurolithidae were collected from southern China: Otacilia ailan sp. nov. (♀), O. daweishan sp. nov. (♂, ♀), O. fabiformis sp. nov. (♂, ♀) and O. jiandao sp. nov. (♀) from Hunan Province; and O. nonggang sp. nov. (♂, ♀) and O. yinae sp. nov. (♂) from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. All species are...
In this article, two new species Argyrodes latifolium sp. nov. (♂♀) and Episinus baoshanensis sp. nov. (♂) of Theridiidae are described as new to science from the Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, China. Also, diagnostic characteristics, morphological description, photos of the body, and line drawings of copulatory organs for the new species are examine...
The female of Cheiracanthium rupicola (Thorell, 1897) is redescribed based on newly collected materials, and the male is described here for the first time from Yunnan. Detailed morphological descriptions of the male and female, photos of the body and copulatory organs, and the locality map are provided. © 2019 National Science Museum of Korea (NSMK...
This article contributes three more species of Phrurolithus C. L. Koch, 1839 recorded from the Wuling Mountains, China. Three species are described as new to science: P. clavatus sp. nov. (♀♂), P. involutus sp. nov. (♀♂), and P. squamacus sp. nov. (♀♂). Detailed morphological description, photos of the body and copulatory organs, and line drawings...
The present paper deals with two new species, Yaginumaella pulchella sp. nov. and Yaginumaella hubeiensis sp. nov. Distributional data, as well as illustrations of body and copulatory organs, are provided. Descriptions of their morphology are given. The differences between the new species and their related taxa are discussed.
Neriene nigripectoris (Oi, 1960) (Araneae, Linyphiidae) is redescribed and illustrated. Based on the genital conformation, we propose that N. nigripectoris be transferred to the genus Ketambea Millidge & Russell-Smith, 1992. Notes are given on distinguishing Neriene from Ketambea.
The new species Synagelides jinggangshanensis sp. nov. (♀), S. tangi sp. nov. (♂ and ♀) and S. yinae sp. nov. (♀) from China are described. Distribution data, detailed morphological characteristics, illustrations of body and copulatory organs are presented.
The present paper deals with three new species Houshenzinus tengchongensis sp. nov. (♀), Kaestneria valentissima sp. nov. (♂♀) and Paikiniana operta sp. nov. (♂♀) from Yunnan Province, China. The new species are illustrated by mean of photographs, line drawings and compared with sibling species.
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Five new species of Spartaeus Thorell, 1891 from China are described: S. forcipiformis sp. nov. (male), S. pinniformis sp. nov. (male and female), S. serratus sp. nov. (female), S. tengchongensis sp. nov. (male and female) and S. triapiculus sp. nov. (male and female). Maps with records are given.
The present paper deals with Holoplatys digitatus sp. nov. which is the first member of the genus reported from China. Morphological description, photos of body and copulatory organs, line drawings of genitalia, as well as the locality map are provided.
Three new species of the genus Irura are described from China: I. montiformis sp. nov., I. zhangae sp. nov. and I. yinae sp. nov. Distributional data, detailed morphological characteristics, and illustrations of body and genital organs are presented.
Five new species of the genus Clubiona collected in Mt. Gaoligong, Yunnan Province, China are described: C. biforamina n. sp., C. dactylina n. sp., C. falciforma n. sp., C. multidentata n. sp. and C. tangi n. sp., all belonging to the corticalis species group and known from both males and females.
The present paper deals with three species of the genus Mimetus from China, including Mimetusechinatus Wang, 1990, Mimetuslamelliformissp. n. (male), and Mimetuswangisp. n. (female and male). Mimetuslamelliformis differs from the related species Mimetusechinatus Wang, 1990 by: cymbial tip with several slender long macrosetae; cymbium boat-shaped, l...
Two new species of the orb-weaver genus Chorizopes from Yunnan Province, China are described: Chorizopesalbussp. n. (male and female) from the Gaoligong Mountains and Ailao Mountains, and Chorizopeslongussp. n. (male and female) from the Gaoligong Mountains. Chorizopesalbussp. n. can be distinguished from the related species Chorizopesshimenensis b...
The present paper deals with two new species of Yaginumaella, Yaginumaella lushuiensis sp. n. (female and male) and Yaginumaella pseudoflexa sp. n. (female and male). The male of Y. lushuiensis sp. n. differs from the related species Y. flexa Song & Chai, 1992 in ventral view of palpal organ. The female of Y. lushuiensis sp. n. differs from the rel...
A new species of the crab spider Pharta tangi sp. nov. (male and female) from Guizhou province in China is described. Photos of body and copulatory organs as well as difference comparison between the new and closely related species are given. Locality map is also provided.
A new species Araniella is reported from Yunnan Province, south-west China, named Araniella plicata sp. nov. Morphological descriptions, distributional data, diagnosis and illustrations are provided.
Five new species of Phintella are described from the Wuling Mountains, China: Phintella
arcuata
sp. n. (male and female), Phintella
levii
sp. n. (female), Phintella
panda
sp. n. (female), Phintella
pulcherrima
sp. n. (male and female), and Phintella
wulingensis
sp. n. (female). Distribution data, detailed morphological characteristics, and illustra...
Two new species and one new record of the Hitobia are described from Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan Province, China: Hitobia
tengchong
sp. n. (male), Hitobia
hirtella
sp. n. (male) and Hitobia
makotoi Kamura, 2011. Distributional data and illustrations of body and copulatory organs are provided. The differences between the new species and their relate...
The spiders of the genus Utivarachna from China are reviewed. These species belong to the kinabaluensis species group. A total of five species are reported including three new species, Utivarachna arcuata sp. nov., Utivarachna fabaria sp. nov. and Utivarachna gongshanensis sp. nov. Descriptions of the new species and the differences between the new...
Three new species of spiders of the family Liocranidae, viz. Jacaena tengchongensis sp. nov., Paratus longlingensis sp. nov. and Sesieutes longyangensis sp. nov. are described from the Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan Province, China. The type material is deposited in the College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, China.
Seven new species of spiders of the genus Wolongia, all from China, are described. This genus previously included only three species, also only known from China. The new species are: Wolongia bicruris n. sp., Wolongia bimacroseta n. sp., Wolongia erromera n. sp., Wolongiafoliacea n. sp., Wolongia nutica n. sp., Wolongia renaria n. sp., and Wolongia...
Five species of the orb-weaving spider genus Pronoides from the Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan Province, southwest China, are included of which four are new viz., Pronoides applanatus sp. nov., Pronoides fusinus sp. nov., Pronoides guoi sp. nov. and Pronoides trapezius sp. nov. Pronoides brunneus Schenkel (1936) is redescribed. The voucher specimens i...
Five new jumping spider species of the genus Phintella viz. P. longapophysis sp. nov., P. longlingensis sp. nov., P. suavisoides sp. nov., P. tengchongensis sp. nov. and P. yinae sp. nov., are described from Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan Province, southwest China. Voucher material has been deposited with Hunan Normal University, China and California...
Two new species of the genus Hamataliwa (Araneae: Oxyopidae) from the Gaoligong Mountains area, Yunnan Province, China are described: Hamataliwa cucullata sp. nov. (male, female) and Hamataliwa torsiva sp. nov. (female). Photos of the morphological appearances and illustrations of the genital organs are provided.
Four new jumping spiders belonging to the family Salticidae are described from Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan Province, Southwest China. Of these, three species belong to the genus Euophrys and one to the genus Laufeia. These are Euophrys longyangensis sp. nov., Euophrys robusta sp. nov., Euophrys tengchongensis sp. nov. and Laufeia longapophysi sp. n...
Four new spiders of the genus Theridion (Theridiidae: Araneae) are described from the Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan Province, China. These are Theridion longiducta sp. nov., Theridion longioembolia sp. nov., Theridion subplaumanni sp. nov. and Theridion tengchongensis sp. nov. Voucher specimens are deposited with the College of Life Sciences, Hunan N...
A new genus of the orb weaving spiders, Porcataraneus gen. nov., with a new species, P. cruciatus sp. nov., and the known species P. bengalensis comb. nov., and P. nanshanensis comb. nov., are described. This genus differs from all other araneids in the following combination of characters: dorsal opisthosoma with four pairs of very low lateral tube...
Six new wolf spiders of the genus Pardosa (Araneae: Lycosidae) from China, viz., P. bidentata, sp. nov., P. flata, sp. nov., P. lagenaria, sp. nov., P. latibasa, sp. nov., P. multidontata, sp. nov. and P. unciferodies, sp. nov., are described and illustrated.
The orb-weaving spider genus Deione is diagnosed by having two pairs of vertically arranged humps posteriorly on the abdomen and by the enlarged tibia II of males. Two new species of this genus from Yunnan Province in China, Deione ovata n. sp. and Deione renaria n. sp. are described here.
The orb-weaving spider genus Deione is diagnosed by having two pairs of vertically arranged humps posteriorly on the abdomen and by the enlarged tibia II of males. Two new species of this genus from Yunnan Province in China, Deione ovata n. sp. and Deione renaria n. sp. are described here.
Four species of the araneid spider genus Eriovixia are reported from the Gaoligong Mountains (Yunnan Province, southwest China), including a new species: Eriovixia sticta n. sp., and three known species: E. excelsa (Simon, 1889), E. pseudocentrodes (Bösenberg &Strand, 1906) and E. yunnanensis (Yin et al., 1990). E. excelsa is first recorded from Ch...
Four species of the araneid spider genus Eriovixia are reported from the Gaoligong Mountains (Yunnan Province, southwest China), including a new species: Eriovixia sticta n. sp., and three known species: E. excelsa (Simon, 1889), E. pseudocentrodes (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) and E. yunnanensis (Yin et al., 1990). E. excelsa is first recorded from C...
Two new species, both from China, of the previously monotypic araneid genus Cnodalia Thorell, 1890 are described and illustrated: Cnodalia quadrituberculata n. sp. and Cnodalia flavescens n. sp.
Six species of crab spiders belonging to three genera are reported from China, Myanmar and India, including two new species: Sanmenia nigra Tang, Griswold & Peng, new species (from Myanmar) and Sanmenia tengchong Tang, Griswold & Yin, new species (from Yunnan, China); three new combinations: Epidius bazarus (Tikader, 1970) new combination (from Ind...
Three new Zodariid spiders of the genus Mallinela Strand, 1906 are described under the names: Mallinela bifurcata sp. nov., Mallinela kunmingensis sp. nov. and Mallinela biumbonalia sp. nov.. Distributional data and illustrations of body and genital organs are provided. All type specimens were collected from Yunnan Province, China.
This paper describes 2 new species of the crab spider genus Talaus (Thomisidae: Thomisinae, Talaini) from the Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan Province, China: T. dulongjiang sp. nov. and T. niger sp. nov. Detailed morphological characters, photos and illustrations of copulatory organs, and a distribution map for the species are presented.
This paper describes 2 new species of the crab spider genus Talaus (Thomisidae: Thomisinae, Talaini) from the Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan Province, China: T. dulongjiang sp. nov. and T. niger sp. nov. Detailed morphological characters, photos and illustrations of copulatory organs, and a distribution map for the species are presented.
This paper describes or redescribes 25 species of crab spiders of the genus Lysiteles (Araneae: Thomisidae) from Yunnan Province, China, including: 12 new species (L. arcuatus sp. nov., L. auriculatus sp. nov., L. clavellatus sp. nov., L. conflatus sp. nov., L. corrugus sp. nov., L. curvatus sp. nov., L. distortus sp. nov., L. guoi sp. nov., L. spi...
This paper describes or redescribes 25 species of crab spiders of the genus Lysiteles (Araneae: Thomisidae) from Yunnan Province, China, including: 12 new species (L. arcuatus sp. nov., L. auriculatus sp. nov., L. clavellatus sp. nov., L. conflatus sp. nov., L. corrugus sp. nov., L. curvatus sp. nov., L. distortus sp. nov., L. guoi sp. nov., L. spi...
FIGURES 9 a – e. Lysiteles guoi sp. nov. a Female, habitus; b – c Epigyne; d – e Vulva. Scale bars: a = 1; b – e = 0.1.
FIGURES 10 a – e. Lysiteles himalayensis Ono, 1979. a Female, habitus; b, d Epigyne; c, e Vulva, TSP transversal sclerotized plate. Scale bars: a = 1; b – e = 0.1.
FIGURES 4 h – l. Lysiteles conflatus sp. nov. h, k Epigyne; i, l Vulva; TSP transversal sclerotized plate. Scale bars: h – l = 0.1.
FIGURES 7 a – f. Lysiteles dianicus Song & Zhao, 1994. a – b Habitus (a male, b female); c – f Left palp (c prolateral, d, i ventral, e retrolateral, f dorsal view). Scale bars: a – b = 1; c – f = 0.1.
FIGURES 7 i – k. Lysiteles dianicus Song & Zhao, 1994. i Left palp, j Epigyne; k Vulva; A atrium. Scale bars: i – k = 0.1.
FIGURES 11 a – i. Lysiteles kunmingensis Song & Zhao, 1994. a – b Habitus (a male, b female); c – e, g Left palp (c prolateral, c, g ventral, e retrolateral view); f, h Epigyne; i Vulva. Scale bars: a – b = 1; c – i = 0.1.
FIGURES 13 a – k. Lysiteles niger Ono, 1979. a – d Habitus (a male, b – d female); e – g, j Left palp (e prolateral, f, j ventral, g retrolateral view); h, k Epigyne; i, l Vulva. Scale bars: a – d = 1; e – l = 0.1.
FIGURES 14 a – j. Lysiteles punctiger Ono, 2001. a – d Habitus (a, b male; c, d female); e – f, h Left palp (e, h ventral, f retrolateral view); g, i Epigyne, j Vulva. Scale bars: a – d = 1; e – j = 0.1.
FIGURES 19 a – i. Lysiteles transversus sp. nov. a – c Habitus (a male; b – c female); d – g Left palp (d prolateral, e ventral, f retrolateral, g dorsal view); h Epigyne; Scale bars: a – c = 1; d – i = 0.1.
FIGURES 20 a – j. Lysiteles uniprocessus sp. nov. a – c Habitus (a male; b, c female); d – f, h Left palp (d prolateral, e, h ventral, f retrolateral view); g, i Epigyne. j Vulva. Scale bars: a – c = 1; d – j = 0.1.
FIGURE 23. Distribution records of the species: L. himalayensis Ono, 1979, L. kunmingensis Song & Zhao, 1994, L. maius Ono, 1979, L. niger Ono, 1979, L. punctiger Ono, 2001, L. saltus Ono, 1979, L. torsivus Zhang, Zhu & Tso, 2006. Not all of distribution data are given for those species with many distribution records because these would overlap on...
FIGURES 1 a – e. Lysiteles arcuatus sp. nov. a Female, habitus; b, d Epigyne; c, e Vulva; A atrium; MS median septum; WOA width of atrium. Scale bars: a = 1; b – e = 0.1.
FIGURES 3 a – l. Lysiteles clavellatus sp. nov. a – d Habitus (a male, b – d female); e – g, j Left palp (e prolateral, f, j ventral, g retrolateral view); h – i, k Epigyne. l Vulva; ATA apical tegular apophysis. Scale bars: a – d = 1; e – l = 0.1.
FIGURES 8 a – e. Lysiteles distortus sp. nov. a Male, habitus; b – e Left palp (b prolateral, c – d ventral, d retrolateral view). Scale bars: a = 1; b – e = 0.1.
FIGURES 12 a – l. Lysiteles maius Ono, 1979. a – d Habitus (a, b male; c, d female); e – g, j Left palp (e prolateral, f, j ventral, g retrolateral view); h, k Epigyne; i, l Vulva. Scale bars: a – d = 1; e – l = 0.1.
FIGURES 2 a- – e. Lysiteles auriculatus sp. nov. a Female, habitus; b, d Epigyne; c, e Vulva; H hood. Scale bars: a = 1; b – e = 0.1.
FIGURES 4 a – g. Lysiteles conflatus sp. nov. a – c Habitus (a male, b – c female); d – g, j Left palp (d prolateral, e, j ventral, f retrolateral, g dorsal view). Scale bars: a – c = 1; d – g = 0.1.