Three new species of Otacilia Thorell, 1897 (Araneae, Phrurolithidae) from South China

Abstract

Three new Otacilia species were collected from Jiangxi Provinces, China during a survey of the spider fauna of the region: Otaciliaanfu Liu, sp. nov. (♂♀), O.guanshan Liu, sp. nov. (♂♀), and O.mingyueshan Liu, sp. nov. (♂♀). All species are described and illustrated with photographs and SEM micrographs, and their distribution is also mapped.

Keywords: Jiangxi Province; phrurolithid species; spider fauna; taxonomy.