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Published on: December 25, 2016
New data on Wangaraneus Mi, Wang & Li, 2024 (Araneae, Araneidae), with descriptions of two new species from Xizang,
Huan Zhu1, Cheng Wang2, Guy Smagghe3,4
1School of Life and Health Science, Kaili University, Kaili 556011, Guizhou, China School of Life and Health Science, Kaili University Guizhou China https://ror.org/02hzqbc55.
Abstract:
New data on Wangaraneus Mi, Wang & Li, 2024 are provided based on morphological examination and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) sequencing. Two new species from Xizang, China, W. delicatus Mi & Wang, sp. nov. and Wangaraneus fencha Mi & Wang, sp. nov., are described and illustrated based on both sexes. In addition, two new combinations are proposed and established: W. cruciformis (Yin, Peng & Wang, 1994), comb. nov., transferred from Singa C.L. Koch, 1836, and W. quadrituberculatus (Roy, Sen, Saha & Raychaudhuri, 2014), comb. nov., transferred from Chorizopes O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871. Wangaraneus zioni (Mi, Li & Pham, 2023), syn. nov. is synonymized with W. cruciformis. The newly described species are diagnosed based on detailed comparisons of somatic morphology and copulatory organs with similar congeneric species. Their placement within Wangaraneus is further supported by COI sequence evidence. An identification key to the known species (except W. quadrituberculatus) is provided.
