First description of the female of Sinopodayichangensis Zhu, Zhong & Yang, 2020 (Araneae, Sparassidae)

Li-Jun Gong; Yang Zhong

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1067.72419

First description of the female of Sinopodayichangensis Zhu, Zhong & Yang, 2020 (Araneae, Sparassidae)

Zookeys. 2021 Oct 29:1067:93-100. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1067.72419. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Li-Jun Gong¹, Yang Zhong¹

Affiliation

¹ Hubei Key Laboratory of Radiation Chemistry and Functional Materials, School of Nuclear Technology and Chemistry & Biology, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning 437100, Hubei, China Hubei University of Science and Technology Xianning China.

Abstract

Sinopodayichangensis Zhu, Zhong & Yang, 2020 was described from a single male from Qiaoliao Village, Hubei Province, China. To date, no additional specimens have been recorded. The female is reported for the first time from the type locality. Detailed morphological descriptions of the female, with photographs of living specimens and copulatory organs, are provided.

Keywords: Biodiversity; Yichang; huntsman spiders; taxonomy.

Li-Jun Gong, Yang Zhong.