Two new cave-dwelling Spiricoelotes species (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Hubei, China

 


Two new cave-dwelling Spiricoelotes species (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Hubei, China

Abstract

Two new cave-dwelling Spiricoelotes (Wang, 2002) species are described: S. metyr sp. nov. (♂♀) and S. zhengi sp. nov. (♂♀). Moreover, Spiricoelotes zonatus (Peng & Wang, 1997) is redescribed due to the high similarity to S. zhengi sp. nov. All these three species are illustrated, and their collection localities are mapped. To ensure the correct gender match, the COI sequences data are provided.

Chen H, Liu J, Wei M (2025) Two new cave-dwelling Spiricoelotes species (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Hubei, China. ZooKeys 1245: 383-397. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1245.145389