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Description of six new crab-spider species and first description of the male of Pharta xizang Liu & Yao, 2023 from Medog, Xizang, China (Araneae, Thomisidae)
Authors/Creators
- 1. Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- 2. Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
- 3. Medog Biodiversity Observation and Research Station of Xizang Autonomous Region, Medog, China|Institute of Plateau Biology of Xizang Autonomous Region, Lhasa, China
- 4. Institute of Plateau Biology of Xizang Autonomous Region, Lhasa, China|Medog Biodiversity Observation and Research Station of Xizang Autonomous Region, Medog, China
- 5. Hebei University, Baoding, China
Description
Seven species of the crab-spider family Thomisidae from Medog, Xizang, China are described here, including six new species: Camaricus medog Wang, Lu & Zhang, sp. nov. (♂♀), Monaeses xizang Wang, Lu & Zhang, sp. nov. (♂♀), Sinothomisus beibeng Wang, Lu & Zhang, sp. nov. (♂♀), Sinothomisus dawai Wang, Lu & Zhang, sp. nov. (♂♀), Spilosynema motuo Wang, Lu & Zhang, sp. nov. (♂♀), and Thomisus yarang Wang, Lu & Zhang, sp. nov. (♂♀). The male of Pharta xizang Liu & Yao, 2023 is described here for the first time. Descriptions and photographs of all the species are provided.
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