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New data on the huntsman spiders (Araneae, Sparassidae) of China
Changhao Hu1,2,3,4, He Zhang1,2, Yang Zhong1
1School of Nuclear Technology and Chemistry & Biology, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, Hubei, China School of Nuclear Technology and Chemistry & Biology, Hubei University of Science and Technology Xianning, Hubei China.
Background:
Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872 is the tenth largest family of Araneae, with 11 genera and 288 species known in China.
New Information:
In the current paper, four newly-recorded species from China are provided: Heteropodaacris Korai & Jäger, 2024, Oliossericeus (Kroneberg, 1875), O.suung Jäger, 2012 and Rhitymnaplana Jäger, 2003, of which O.sericeus is re-described, based on specimens collected from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Additionally, a new Thelcticopis species, T.lini sp. nov., is described.
