Mutatus gen. nov., a new genus of Phrurolithidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from China, with descriptions of four new species

Mutatus gen. nov. is described from southwest China, including four new species: M. gelao sp. nov. (♂♀, Guizhou Province), M. tianyan sp. nov. (♂♀, Hubei Province), M. tujia sp. nov. (♂♀, Hubei Province), and M. yintiaoling sp. nov. (♂, Chongqing Municipality). This new genus can be differentiated f...

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Main Authors: Yannan Mu, Luyu Wang, Feng Zhang, Zhisheng Zhang
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Published: Pensoft Publishers 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/137752/download/pdf/
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description Mutatus gen. nov. is described from southwest China, including four new species: M. gelao sp. nov. (♂♀, Guizhou Province), M. tianyan sp. nov. (♂♀, Hubei Province), M. tujia sp. nov. (♂♀, Hubei Province), and M. yintiaoling sp. nov. (♂, Chongqing Municipality). This new genus can be differentiated from other phrurolithid genera by the male palp which has a prolateral tegular apophysis and tegular sheet, and by a small protuberance on the female epigynal plate.
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spelling doaj-art-2c306e6d746e4fa9b47f8555cd98c69d2025-02-08T08:31:33ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702025-02-01122612113710.3897/zookeys.1226.137752137752Mutatus gen. nov., a new genus of Phrurolithidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from China, with descriptions of four new speciesYannan Mu0Luyu Wang1Feng Zhang2Zhisheng Zhang3Hebei UniversitySouthwest UniversityHebei UniversitySouthwest UniversityMutatus gen. nov. is described from southwest China, including four new species: M. gelao sp. nov. (♂♀, Guizhou Province), M. tianyan sp. nov. (♂♀, Hubei Province), M. tujia sp. nov. (♂♀, Hubei Province), and M. yintiaoling sp. nov. (♂, Chongqing Municipality). This new genus can be differentiated from other phrurolithid genera by the male palp which has a prolateral tegular apophysis and tegular sheet, and by a small protuberance on the female epigynal plate.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/137752/download/pdf/
spellingShingle Yannan Mu
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Mutatus gen. nov., a new genus of Phrurolithidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from China, with descriptions of four new species
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title Mutatus gen. nov., a new genus of Phrurolithidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from China, with descriptions of four new species
title_full Mutatus gen. nov., a new genus of Phrurolithidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from China, with descriptions of four new species
title_fullStr Mutatus gen. nov., a new genus of Phrurolithidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from China, with descriptions of four new species
title_full_unstemmed Mutatus gen. nov., a new genus of Phrurolithidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from China, with descriptions of four new species
title_short Mutatus gen. nov., a new genus of Phrurolithidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from China, with descriptions of four new species
title_sort mutatus gen nov a new genus of phrurolithidae arachnida araneae from china with descriptions of four new species
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