A new species of the genus Xizangiana Sherwood, Li & Zhang, 2022 (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) from Xizang, China

Bo Liu; Feng Zhang

doi:10.3897/BDJ.12.e116569

A new species of the genus Xizangiana Sherwood, Li & Zhang, 2022 (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) from Xizang, China

Biodivers Data J. 2024 Jan 19:12:e116569. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e116569. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Bo Liu¹, Feng Zhang¹

Affiliation

¹ Hebei University, Baoding, China Hebei University Baoding China.

Abstract

Background: The spider genus Xizangiana Sherwood, Li & Zhang, 2022, comprises nine species that inhabit northern India and south-western China. Six of these species have been documented in the Xizang Autonomous Region of China.

New information: A new species, Xizangianaplankton sp. nov. is described and illustrated from Xizang Autonomous Region, China.

Keywords: Tibet; ground spider; morphology; taxonomy.

Bo Liu, Feng Zhang.