First record of the genus Aetius O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 from China, with description of a new species (Araneae, Corinnidae, Castianeirinae)

Zhang L; Mu Y; Zhang F

doi:10.3897/BDJ.10.e96594

First record of the genus Aetius O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 from China, with description of a new species (Araneae, Corinnidae, Castianeirinae)

Zhang L ¹ , Mu Y ¹ , Zhang F ¹

Affiliations

¹ The Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, China The Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University Baoding China

Biodivers Data J, 2022;10:e96594.

PMID: 36761594 DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e96594

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The genus Aetius O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 has been discovered in Sri lanka, India, Malaysia (Borneo), Thailand and Ivory Coast and comprises four species: A.bicuspidatus Yamasaki, 2020, A.decollatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897, A.nocturnus Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 and A.tuberculatus (Haddad, 2013).

NEW INFORMATION: The genus Aetius O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 is reported for the first time in China (Yunnan Province) and includes three species: one new species and two newly-recorded species. One new species is described, based on both sexes: A.maculatus sp. n. Additionally, A.bicuspidatus Yamasaki, 2020 and A.nocturnus Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001, are newly recorded from China, with photographs of habitus and genitalia being provided.

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