Unveiling the diversity and distribution of Coelotinae (Araneae, Agelenidae) spiders from Chongqing, China

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  Unveiling the diversity and distribution of Coelotinae (Araneae, Agelenidae) spiders from Chongqing, China Abstract This research examines the funnel-web spider subfamily Coelotinae (Araneae, Agelenidae) from karst caves and associated subterranean environments in Chongqing Municipality, China, resulting in the identification of 84 species across 20 genera, which includes nine new genera and 58 new species: Antrocoelotes gen. nov., A. jiangjin sp. nov. (♂♀); genus Coelotes Blackwall, 1841, Coelotes jinyun sp. nov. (♂), C. zhui sp. nov. (♂); Cucullicoelotes gen. nov., C. beibei sp. nov. (♂♀), C. simianshan sp. nov. (♀), C. wuxi sp. nov. (♂♀); Dolabocoelotes gen. nov., D. wanzhou sp. nov. (♂♀), genus Draconarius Ovtchinnikov, 1999, Draconarius acutus-group, D. yu sp. nov. (♂♀), D. yunyang sp. nov. (♂♀), D. zouma sp. nov. (♂♀); Draconarius aspinatus-group, D. cerebriformis sp. nov. (♀), D. fengjie sp. nov. (♀), D. jiangjin sp. nov. (♀), D. pengshui sp. nov. (♀), D. shizhu sp. nov. (...

A plant-associated new species of the spider genus Laminacauda (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from Brazil and Uruguay, with new records of the genus

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A plant-associated new species of the spider genus Laminacauda (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from Brazil and Uruguay, with new records of the genus

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Laminacauda karaguata Cajade n. sp. is described from Brazil and Uruguay based on both males and females. Illustrations of somatic and sexual characters and a distribution map of the species are provided. Furthermore, additional records and information about the natural history of Laminacauda montevidensis are provided and discussed.

Cajade, M., Rodrigues, E. N. L., Hagopián, D., Laborda, Á., & Simó, M. (2025). A plant-associated new species of the spider genus Laminacauda (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from Brazil and Uruguay, with new records of the genus. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/01650521.2025.2540587