Description of the unknown male of Vappolotes tianjiayu Li, Zhao & Li, 2023 (Araneae, Agelenidae, Coelotinae) from China
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Zhao Z (2023). Description of the unknown male of Vappolotes tianjiayu Li, Zhao & Li, 2023 (Araneae, Agelenidae, Coelotinae) from China. Biodiversity Data Journal. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.11.e114147 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-01.Description
Vappolotes Zhao & Li, 2019 is one of the troglophilous genera, with five known species. The previous description of V. tianjiayu from China was based solely on female specimens collected from caves in the Wuling Mountains in southern China without any males.The present study, deals with the first record of the male of V. tianjiayu from its type locality: Guluo Cave. The validation of species is based on the morphological characteristics of both male and female.Taxonomic Coverages
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Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing
CN
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Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing
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