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Bassanianabirudis sp. nov., a new crab spider (Araneae, Thomisidae) from South Korea
Jae Seong Im1, Seung Tae Kim2, Sue Yeon Lee3
1Entomology Program, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea Entomology Program, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University Seoul Republic of Korea.
Background:
The crab spider genus Bassaniana Strand, 1928 consists of six species mainly distributed in North America and Far East Asia. Two species of them, Bassanianadecorata (Karsch, 1879) and Bassanianaora Seo, 1992, are known in Korea so far.
New Information:
A new crab spider, Bassanianabirudis sp. nov. is described, based on a male collected from Gumi-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. Distribution records are provided, as well as photos of habitus and illustrations of the male copulatory organ. The type specimens of this study are deposited in the collection of the Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources (NNIBR) and Konkuk University (KKU), South Korea.
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