Three new species of crab spiders (Araneae: Thomisidae) from Qizimeishan National Nature Reserve, China

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Three new species of crab spiders (Araneae: Thomisidae) from Qizimeishan National Nature Reserve, China

Abstract

Three new species of the family Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833 are described based on specimens collected from Qizimeishan National Nature Reserve, Hubei Province, China: Diaea erji sp. nov. (♀), Lysiteles tanfei sp. nov. (♂♀), and Tmarus ungulatus sp. nov. (♂♀). Diagnoses, descriptions, photos and a distribution map of the three new species are provided.

Chen, H., Liu, J. & Hu, C. (2025) Three new species of crab spiders (Araneae: Thomisidae) from Qizimeishan National Nature Reserve, China. Zootaxa, 5689 (2), 361–372. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5689.2.6