On the clubionid spiders (Araneae, Clubionidae) from Xishuangbanna, China, with descriptions of two new genera and seven new species

Clubionid spiders from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China are studied. A total of seven genera and 13 species have been found, including two new genera with one new species each, i.e., Ramosatidia Yu & Li, gen. nov., with R. situ Yu & Li, sp. nov. (male female) as the type species and Sinostidia Yu & Li, gen. nov., with S. shuangjiao Yu & Li, sp. nov. (male female) as the type species. Five additional new species are Sinostidia dujiao Yu & Li, sp. nov. (male female), Matidia xieqian Yu & Li, sp. nov. (male female), Nusatidia changao Yu & Li, sp. nov. (male female), N. mianju Yu & Li, sp. nov. (female), and N. subjavana Yu & Li, sp. nov. (female). The following genera and species are reported from China for the first time: Malamatidia Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001, Pteroneta Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001, Malamatidia zu Jager & Dankittipakul, 2010, Nusatidia aeria (Simon, 1897), N. camouflata Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001, Porrhoclubiona pteronetoides (Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001), and Pteroneta ultramarina (Ono, 1989). Malamatidia christae Jager & Dankittipakul, 2010 syn. nov. is a junior synonym of Malamatidia zu. Nusatidia rama Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 syn. nov. is synonymised with N. aeria (Simon, 1897).

Automated summary

Researchers studied Clubionid spiders from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China, finding seven genera and 13 species, including new genera and species. Several new records for China were reported, along with the identification of new synonyms.