A new species of the spider genus Selenocosmia (Araneae, Theraphosidae) from Fujian, China
10.3897/BDJ.10.e82406
2022
Background
The genus Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871 includes 39 species. Five species were known
from China. This genus has not been found in south-eastern China.
New information
A new species of the genus Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871 is described from China:
Selenocosmia zhangzhengi Lin, sp. n. from Fujian. Photos and a morphological
description of the new species are given. The type specimen of the new species is
deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beiing (IZCAS).