Description of six new crab-spider species and first description of the male of Phartaxizang Liu & Yao, 2023 from Medog, Xizang, China (Araneae, Thomisidae)

Zookeys. 2024 Nov 1:1217:195-213. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1217.127555. eCollection 2024.

Abstract

Seven species of the crab-spider family Thomisidae from Medog, Xizang, China are described here, including six new species: Camaricusmedog Wang, Lu & Zhang, sp. nov. (♂♀), Monaesesxizang Wang, Lu & Zhang, sp. nov. (♂♀), Sinothomisusbeibeng Wang, Lu & Zhang, sp. nov. (♂♀), Sinothomisusdawai Wang, Lu & Zhang, sp. nov. (♂♀), Spilosynemamotuo Wang, Lu & Zhang, sp. nov. (♂♀), and Thomisusyarang Wang, Lu & Zhang, sp. nov. (♂♀). The male of Phartaxizang Liu & Yao, 2023 is described here for the first time. Descriptions and photographs of all the species are provided.

Keywords: Description; morphology; new species; taxonomy.