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Notes on two Stiphropus species from China (Araneae, Thomisidae)
Fengyuan Li1, Yejie Lin2, Shuqiang Li3
1State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, School of Life Sciences, Peking University Beijing 100871 China.
Background:
The spider genus Stiphropus Gerstaecker, 1873 currently includes 21 extant species that are distributed in Africa (12) and Asia (9). Four species, S.falciformus Yang, Zhu & Song, 2006, S.myrmecophilus Huang & Lin, 2020, S.ocellatus Thorell, 1887 and S.soureni Sen, 1964, are currently known from China.
New Information:
The mismatched female of S.falciformus is reported as a new species: S.qianlei sp. n. (♂♀). The unknown male of S.soureni Sen, 1964 is described for the first time. Photos and morphological descriptions are provided.
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