Hotwheels gen. nov., a new ground spider genus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) from southwest China

Bo Liu; Feng Zhang

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1189.115996

Hotwheels gen. nov., a new ground spider genus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) from southwest China

Zookeys. 2024 Jan 18:1189:337-347. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1189.115996. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Bo Liu¹, Feng Zhang¹

Affiliation

¹ The Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application, Hebei Basic Science Center for Biotic Interaction, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, Hebei 071002, China Hebei University Baoding China.

Abstract

A new monotypic ground spider genus, Hotwheelsgen. nov., is described, with the type species H.sisyphussp. nov. (♂♀) from southwest China. This new genus is not assigned to any of the known subfamilies of Gnaphosidae, belonging only to the Echemus group of genera. It resembles Synaphosus Platnick & Shadab, but it can be differentiated by the presence of a median apophysis. Descriptions, illustrations and a records map are provided.

Keywords: Description; morphology; new species; taxonomy.

Bo Liu, Feng Zhang.

Grants and funding

This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 32170468), and by the Science & Technology Fundamental Resources Investigation Program (Grant No. 2022FY202100).