Khantao gen. nov., a new genus of Selenocosmiinae Simon, 1889 from western Yunnan of China (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae)

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  Khantao gen. nov., a new genus of Selenocosmiinae Simon, 1889 from western Yunnan of China (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae) Abstract The new genus Khantao gen. nov. from western Yunnan, China, is established for the subfamily Selenocosmiinae Simon, 1889, including three new species and one new combination: Khantao talpoides sp. nov. (type species); Khantao xuanae sp. nov.; Khantao ya sp. nov.; and Khantao xinhuaensis (Zhu & Zhang, 2008) comb. nov. (transferred from Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871). DNA data (Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1, COI sequences) are provided for all species. Yu, K., Wirth, V.V., West, R.C., Zhang, S. & Zhang, F. (2026) Khantao gen. nov., a new genus of Selenocosmiinae Simon, 1889 from western Yunnan of China (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae). Zootaxa, 5853 (2), 151–188. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.2.1

Two new species of the purse-web spider genus Atypus Latreille, 1804 from China (Araneae, Atypidae)

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Two new species of the purse-web spider genus Atypus Latreille, 1804 from China (Araneae, Atypidae)

Abstract

Two new species of the purse-web spider genus Atypus Latreille, 1804, collected from China, are diagnosed and described based on the genital morphology of both sexes: A. dawei sp. nov. (♂♀) and A. liui sp. nov. (♂♀). These species are widespread in central China. Atypus dawei sp. nov. is found in Anhui, Hunan, and Jiangxi provinces, while A. liui sp. nov. is distributed across Anhui, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, and Jiangxi provinces.

Li Y, Li F, Li D, Xu X (2025) Two new species of the purse-web spider genus Atypus Latreille, 1804 from China (Araneae, Atypidae). ZooKeys 1229: 201-212. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1229.143547