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Published on: January 11, 2011
The spider genus Prosoponoides (Araneae: Linyphiidae) in China
Qianjun Chen1, Yang Zhong, Jie Liu
1National Engineering Research Center for E-Learning, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, China The State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering of China, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, Hubei, China. skysky@hubu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
The species of Prosoponoides Millidge Russell-Smith, 1992 from China are studied, including one new species, Prosoponoides youyiensis Liu Chen n. sp., and two known species, Prosoponoides hamatum Millidge Russell-Smith, 1992 and Prosoponoides sinense (Chen, 1991). Morphological descriptions and illustrations of P. hamatum and P. youyiensis Liu Chen n. sp. are given, and digital photos of P. sinense are provided.
