Open AccessAcroterius gen. nov. (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Linyphiinae) with twelve new species from Yunnan, China
Author(s) -
Muhammad Irfan,
Shahida Bashir,
XianJin Peng
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of taxonomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 15
ISSN - 2118-9773
DOI - 10.5852/ejt.2021.743.1293
Subject(s) - linyphiidae , biology , taxonomy (biology) , zoology , line drawings , spider , engineering drawing , engineering
Acroterius gen. nov. is described from Yuannan, together with twelve new species: A. absentus gen. et sp. nov. (♂); A. brevis gen. et sp. nov. (♂/♀); A. camur gen. et sp. nov. (♂/♀); A. circinatus gen. et sp. nov. (♂/♀); A. hamatus gen. et sp. nov. (♀); A. inversus gen. et sp. nov. (♀); A. latus gen. et sp. nov. (♂/♀); A. longidentatus gen. et sp. nov. (♀); A. longimultus gen. et sp. nov. (♂/♀); A. longiprojectus gen. et sp. nov. (♀); A. ovatus gen. et sp. nov. (♀), and A. parvus gen. et sp. nov. (♀). Detailed descriptions of genitalic characters and somatic features by means of photographs and line drawings, as well as comparisons with closely related species, are provided.