Platyspira tanasevitchi gen. nov., sp. nov., is described from two adjacent Karst caves in Guizhou Province, China. Savignia rostellatra sp. nov. is described from Longxigong Cave in Henan Province, China. This is the first record of the genus Savignia in China. Besides morphological descriptions and illustrations of both new species, information about their habitats is also provided.
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30 April 2009
Two new erigonine species (Araneae: Linyphiidae) from caves in China
Yanjing Song,
Shuqiang Li
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Cave
new genus
new species
Platyspira
Savignia