Revision of the orb-weaver spider genus Gea C.L. Koch, 1843 (Araneae, Araneidae) from China

Xiaoqi Mi; Feng Liu; Cheng Wang; Jiahui Gan; Yibei Wu

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1191.117592

Revision of the orb-weaver spider genus Gea C.L. Koch, 1843 (Araneae, Araneidae) from China

Zookeys. 2024 Feb 9:1191:75-88. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1191.117592. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Xiaoqi Mi¹, Feng Liu², Cheng Wang¹, Jiahui Gan¹, Yibei Wu¹

Affiliations

¹ College of Agriculture and Forestry Engineering and Planning, Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Conservation and Utilization in the Fanjing Mountain Region, Tongren University, Tongren 554300, Guizhou, China Tongren University Tongren China.
² Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, Guangdong, China Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology Maoming China.

Abstract

The orb-weaver spider genus Gea C.L. Koch, 1843 from China is revised, and three species including one new species, are recognized: Geajingdong Mi, Wang & Gan, sp. nov. (♂♀) from Yunnan; Geaspinipes C.L. Koch, 1843 (♂♀) from Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Taiwan, and Yunnan; and Geasubarmata Thorell, 1890 (♂♀) from Guangxi and Hainan. Geasubarmata is newly recorded in China.

Keywords: Arachnida; Argiopinae; diagnosis; morphology; new species; taxonomy.

Xiaoqi Mi, Feng Liu, Cheng Wang, Jiahui Gan, Yibei Wu.

Grants and funding

the National Natural Science Foundation of China