Four new species of the genus Psechrus Thorell, 1878 (Araneae: Psechridae) from Yunnan Province, China

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  Four new species of the genus Psechrus Thorell, 1878 (Araneae: Psechridae) from Yunnan Province, China Abstract Four new species of the genus Psechrus Thorell, 1878 are described from Yunnan Province, China: Psechrus luopingensis sp. nov. (♂♀), P. mingsheng i sp. nov. (♂♀), P. cornutus sp. nov. (♂♀) and P. cordatus sp. nov. (♂♀). Detailed morphological descriptions, photographs of living specimens, and a distribution map of the new species are provided. Chen, R., & Yang, Z.-Z. (2026). Four new species of the genus Psechrus Thorell, 1878 (Araneae: Psechridae) from Yunnan Province, China. European Journal of Taxonomy, 1081(1), 1–27. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2026.1081.3311

Three new species of the genus Cicurina Menge, 1871 from Chongqing, China (Araneae, Cicurinidae)

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Three new species of the genus Cicurina Menge, 1871 from Chongqing, China (Araneae, Cicurinidae)

Abstract

Three new species of the spider genus Cicurina Menge, 1871, C. jinyun sp. nov. (♂♀), C. yinhe sp. nov. (♂♀) and C. zhangfui sp. nov. (♂), are described from Chongqing, China. Morphological descriptions, photographs, and illustrations of copulatory organs are provided. The number of documented Cicurina species in Chongqing increases from 10 to 13.

Chen H-Y, Wang L-Y, Zhang Z-S, Zhang F (2025) Three new species of the genus Cicurina Menge, 1871 from Chongqing, China (Araneae, Cicurinidae). ZooKeys 1248: 309-319. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1248.151580