Two new species of Amaurobius C.L. Koch, 1837 from China (Araneae, Amaurobiidae)

Zookeys. 2023 Jul 18:1169:307-315. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1169.102581. eCollection 2023.

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Amaurobius are described from China: A.guangwushanensissp. nov. (♂♀) from Sichuan and A.wulongdongensissp. nov. (♂♀) from Shaanxi. With the addition of two new species, the number of Amaurobius species endemic to China now reaches four. Morphological descriptions, photos, and illustrations of copulatory organs, as well as a map of distribution records, are provided.

Keywords: Amaurobiusguangwushanensis sp. nov.; Amaurobiuswulongdongensis sp. nov.; description; illustration; morphology; taxonomy.