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A new species of the genus Bannana Tong & Li, 2015 and a new species of the genus Trilacuna Tong & Li, 2007 are recorded from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province: Bannanazhengguoi Tong & Li, sp. nov. (ââ) and Trilacunaaoxian Tong & Li, sp. nov. (ââ). An identification key to species of the genus Bannana from Xishuangbanna is provided. Detailed diagnoses, descriptions, and photomicroscopy images of new species are provided.
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Background: Ischnothyreus Simon, 1893 is a large genus of oonopid spiders that currently contains 126 species, amongst which, 28 have been recorded in China. New information: Two new Ischnothyreus species, Ischnothyreusdaheling Tong & Zhang, sp. nov. and Ischnothyreuslongyang Tong & Zhang, sp. nov., are described, based on specimens collected from Yunnan Province and Ischnothyreusvelox Jackson, 1908 is recorded in China for the first time, based on material collected from Guangxi Province. All three species are illustrated.
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Two new species of Orchestina, O.dapojing Tong & Yang, sp. nov. (ââ) and O.hyperofrontata Tong & Yang, sp. nov. (â) are described from Yunnan, China. Descriptions, diagnoses and photographs of habitus and copulatory organs are provided.
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The genera Kachinia Tong & Li, 2018 and Promolotra Tong & Li, 2020 are recorded from China for the first time. Two new species, Kachinialonglingsp. nov. (ââ) and Promolotralushuisp. nov. (ââ) are described. Descriptions, diagnoses, photographs and keys to Kachinia and Promolotra species are provided.
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Background: Camptoscaphiella Caporiacco, 1934 is a small genus of oonopid spiders that currently contains 20 species, of which five have been recorded in Yunnan, China. New information: Three new species of Camptoscaphiella, C.hudie Tong & Yang, sp. nov. (female), C.yinglefeng Tong & Yang, sp. nov. (female, male) and C.yujufeng Tong & Yang, sp. nov. (male) are described from Yunnan, China. Descriptions, diagnoses and photographs are provided.
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Three new species of the genus Trilacuna Tong & Li, 2007, T.cangshan Tong, Yang & Zhang, sp. nov. (â), T.wumanshan Tong, Yang & Zhang, sp. nov. (â), and T.xiaoheishan Tong, Yang & Zhang, sp. nov. (ââ) are described from Yunnan, China. Descriptions, diagnoses, and photographs are provided.
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Four species of the genus Ischnothyreus Simon, 1893 from Tibet, China are recognised, including three new species, I.caoqiisp. nov. (female), I.metoksp. nov. (female), and I.pomesp. nov. (male and female). Males of Ischnothyreuslinzhiensis Hu, 2001 are discovered for the first time since its description. Descriptions, diagnoses, and photographs of the four species are provided.
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Two new species of the genus Camptoscaphiella Caporiacco, 1934 are described from Yunnan, China, i.e., C. changxu Tong & Li, sp. nov. (ââ) and C. linyejiei Tong & Li, sp. nov. (ââ). Camptoscaphiella changxu Tong & Li, sp. nov. is characterized by the long, strongly-curved setae between male paturons, which is unknown in other oonopids and in any other spiders. Camptoscaphiella linyejiei Tong & Li, sp. nov. is the third blind species of this genus in the world. Morphological descriptions and photographic illustrations of the two new species are given.
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A new genus, Paramolotra Tong & Li, gen. nov., including two new species, Paramolotra pome Tong & Li, sp. nov. (ââ) and Paramolotra metok Tong & Li, sp. nov. (ââ), is described from Tibet, China. Morphological descriptions and photographic illustrations of the two new species are given.
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BACKGROUND: The genus Ischnothyreus Simon, 1893 is one of the most speciose genera of Oonopidae, with 114 extant species mainly distributed in the Old World. Currently, 16 species have been recorded in China. NEW INFORMATION: Two species of the genus Ischnothyreus Simon, 1893 from China are recognised, including one new species, I. yunlong Tong & Li, sp. n. (male, female) from Yunnan. Ischnothyreus yueluensis Yin & Wang, 1984 is re-studied. Descriptions, diagnoses and photos of the two species are provided.
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Orchestina zhiwui Liu, Xu & Henrard, 2019, a species previously known only from males collected in Jiangxi Province, was found in Liaoning, ca 2200 km northeast of the type locality, including specimens of both sexes. The previously unknown female of this species is described, and the male is redescribed. A key to species of the genus Orchestina from China is provided.
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The Caribbean biodiversity hotspot harbors vast reserves of undiscovered species. A large-scale inventory of Caribbean arachnids (CarBio) is uncovering new species across the arachnid tree of life, and allowing inference of the evolutionary history that has generated this diversity. Herein we describe ten new species of Heteroonops (Oonopidae, or goblin spiders), from Hispaniola: H. scapula sp. nov., H. jurassicus sp. nov., H. aylinalegreae sp. nov., H. verruca sp. nov., H. renebarbai sp. nov., H. yuma sp. nov., H. carlosviquezi sp. nov., H. gabrielsantosi sp. nov., H. solanllycarreroae sp. nov. and H. constanza sp. nov. The occurrence of the pantropical type species Heteroonops spinimanus (Simon, 1891) is reported and new localities are given for: H. validus (Bryant, 1948), H. vega (Platnick & Dupérré, 2009) and H. castelloides (Platnick & Dupérré, 2009). Molecular phylogenies indicate substantial genetic divergence separating these taxa. This work adds to evidence that the depth of diversity in the Caribbean biodiversity hotspot is particularly striking for tiny taxa living in leaf litter.
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Six species of the genus Trilacuna Tong & Li, 2007 are reported from Myanmar, including four new species: T. besucheti Grismado & Piacentini, 2014 (ââ), T. changzi Tong & Li, sp. nov. (ââ), T. hponkanrazi Tong & Li, sp. nov. (ââ), T. loebli Grismado & Piacentini, 2014 (â), T. triseta Tong & Li, sp. nov. (â), and T. zhigangi Tong & Li, sp. nov. (â). Morphological descriptions and photographic illustrations of the new species are given. All types are preserved in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing (IZCAS).
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A new genus, Promolotra gen. nov., including two new species, P. hponkanrazi sp. nov. (ââ) and P. shankhaung sp. nov. (â), is described from Myanmar. The new genus is similar to Molotra Ubick & Griswold, 2011 but can be distinguished by the completely fused bulb and cymbium, the presence of a receptacle, the absence of grooves connecting either the anterior or posterior pairs of spiracles, and the incised labium of both sexes.
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Expeditions in the Jinggangshan National Nature Reserve in China yielded the discovery of some interesting goblin spiders (Oonopidae). Three new species of oonopid spiders are described and illustrated with photographs and SEMs: Ischnothyreus tergeminus sp. nov. (â), Orchestina colubrina sp. nov. (â), and O. zhiwui sp. nov. (â). Both sexes of the species Orchestina bialata Liu, Xiao & Xu, 2016 were also collected and the male is described for the first time in this paper.
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Spiders , Animal Distribution , Animals , China , Expeditions , Female , MaleABSTRACT
Three species from the family Oonopidae are newly described from leaf litter habitats in Sumatra, Indonesia based on male and female morphology. All three species belong to the genus Aposphragisma Thoma, 2014: Aposphragismaglobosum sp. n., Aposphragismajambi sp. n., and Aposphragismasumatra sp. n.