ARPHA Preprints, doi: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e80431
Asiacantha gen. nov., a new genus of the orb-weaver spiders from China (Araneae, Araneidae, Gasteracanthinae)
expand article infoJiahui Gan‡, Cheng Wang‡, Mi Xiaoqi
‡ Tongren University, Tongren, China

Corresponding author: Mi Xiaoqi ( mixiaoqi1018@163.com )

© Jiahui Gan, Cheng Wang, Mi Xiaoqi.
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Citation: Gan J, Wang C, Xiaoqi M (2022) Asiacantha gen. nov., a new genus of the orb-weaver spiders from China (Araneae, Araneidae, Gasteracanthinae). ARPHA Preprints. https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e80431
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Abstract

Asiacantha gen. nov., a new genus of the subfamily Gasteracanthinae is established with the type species A. pengi sp. nov. (♀♂) from Guangxi and two other new species: A. jianfeng sp. nov. (♂) from Hainan and A. yinae sp. nov. (♀♂) from Yunnan and Guizhou. Diagnostic drawn and detailed description, as well as a distributional map, are provided.

Keywords
Morphology, taxonomy, new taxa, South-China