Description of five new species from southern China, with note on the type species of Latouchia Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Halonoproctidae)

2025/01/02 by Long Hao, Kun Yu, Feng Zhang · 1 voice
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies #Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy #Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies

paper · doi:10.3897/bdj.13.e137852

openalex publication_date 2025/01/02 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02

Abstract

The genus Latouchia Pocock, 1901 previously included 25 known species and one subspecies from Asia, 12 species and one subspecies were reported in China. Five new species of Latouchia Pocock, 1901 from southern China are described: L. calcicola sp. nov. (♂♀) from Hainan, L. jinyun sp. nov. (♂♀) from Chongqing, L. linmufu sp. nov. (♂♀) from Hunan, L. wenchuan sp. nov. (♂) from Sichuan and L. yaoi sp. nov. (♂♀) from south part of Shaanxi. DNA barcodes of the new species described herein are provided. The potential error in the previous illustrations of the alleged male of L. fossoria Pocock, 1901 (type species of the genus) is pointed out.

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