Two new species of the genus Asceua Thorell, 1887 (Araneae, Zodariidae) from China
Citation
Lin Y (2023). Two new species of the genus Asceua Thorell, 1887 (Araneae, Zodariidae) from China. Biodiversity Data Journal. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.11.e103298 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-19.Description
The spider genus Asceua Thorell, 1887 contains 34 species, almost entirely limited to Indochina, India, Sri Lanka and China, with a regional distribution. Eleven species of Asceua are currently only known from China, five of them are described only from one sex.Two new spider species of the genus Asceua are reported from China, A. haocongi sp. n. (♂♀, Hainan) and A. zijin sp. n. (♂♀, Jiangsu). Photos and a morphological description of the new species are provided.Taxonomic Coverages
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Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Diversity, College of Life Science, Langfang Normal University
Langfang, Hebei 065000
CN
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Yejie Lin
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position: Mr
Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Diversity, College of Life Science, Langfang Normal University
Langfang, Hebei 065000
CN
email: linyejie15@gmail.com
Yejie Lin
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position: Mr
Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Diversity, College of Life Science, Langfang Normal University
Langfang, Hebei 065000
CN
email: linyejie15@gmail.com