Two new species of the comb-footed spider genus Lasaeola Simon, 1881 (Araneae: Theridiidae) from China

Gang Tang; Feng Liu; Zi-Yue Liu; Su-Fang Yang; Xian-Jin Peng

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5453.3.5

Two new species of the comb-footed spider genus Lasaeola Simon, 1881 (Araneae: Theridiidae) from China

Zootaxa. 2024 May 21;5453(3):379-386. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5453.3.5.

Authors

Gang Tang¹, Feng Liu², Zi-Yue Liu³, Su-Fang Yang⁴, Xian-Jin Peng⁵

Affiliations

¹ College of Life Sciences; Hunan Normal University; Changsha; Hunan 410081; China. [email protected].
² Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology; Maoming; Guangdong 525000; China. [email protected].
³ College of Life Sciences; Hunan Normal University; Changsha; Hunan 410081; China. [email protected].
⁴ Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Traditional Chinese Medicine Research (Ministry of Education); College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Hunan Normal University; Changsha; Hunan 410081; China. [email protected].
⁵ College of Life Sciences; Hunan Normal University; Changsha; Hunan 410081; China. [email protected].

PMID: 39646972
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5453.3.5

Abstract

Two new species of the spider genus Lasaeola Simon, 1881 are described from China based on both sexes: Lasaeola pinna n. sp., and Lasaeola tengchongensis n. sp. Distribution data, detailed morphological characteristics, and illustrations of body and genital organs are presented.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution*
Animal Structures* / anatomy & histology
Animal Structures* / growth & development
Animals
Body Size*
China
Female
Male
Organ Size
Spiders* / anatomy & histology
Spiders* / classification