Notes on the identity of the orb-weaver spider Araneus nox Simon, 1877 (Araneae: Araneidae) from India, including its transfer to Eriovixia Archer, 1951 and one new synonymy

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  Notes on the identity of the orb-weaver spider Araneus nox Simon, 1877 (Araneae: Araneidae) from India, including its transfer to Eriovixia Archer, 1951 and one new synonymy The orb-weaver genus Araneus Clerck, 1757 has historically served as a heterogeneous assemblage for numerous araneid spiders lacking clear generic placement, and several Asian species formerly assigned to Araneus have subsequently been transferred to more narrowly defined genera. One species that still needs further investigation on its true identity is Araneus nox (Simon, 1877), originally described as Epeira nox Simon, 1877 from Basilan Island, Philippines, and later transferred to Araneus by Simon (1905). In the same year as the description of Epeira nox, Thorell (1877) described Epeira pilula from the Moluccas (Indonesia), which was subsequently synonymised under Epeira nox by Simon (1880). Despite its broad Oriental distribution, the taxonomic identity and generic placement of A. nox have remained insuff...

A new species of the spider genus Mallinella Strand, 1906 from Yintiaoling Nature Reserve, China (Araneae: Zodariidae)

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A new species of the spider genus Mallinella Strand, 1906 from Yintiaoling Nature Reserve, China (Araneae: Zodariidae)

Abstract

A new species belonging to the Mallinella annulipes-group of the genus Mallinella Strand, 1906, Mallinella yintiaoling sp. nov. (male, female), is described from Yintiaoling Nature Reserve, China. Its morphological description and photographs are provided.

Lu, J.-Z., Irfan, M. & Zhang, Z.-S. (2025) A new species of the spider genus Mallinella Strand, 1906 from Yintiaoling Nature Reserve, China (Araneae: Zodariidae). Zootaxa, 5652 (1), 73–77. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5652.1.8