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Corresponding author: Feng Zhang ( dudu06042001@163.com ) Academic editor: Yuri Marusik
© 2023 Panlong Wu, Yang Chen, Feng Zhang.
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Wu P, Chen Y, Zhang F (2023) Three new species of the Clubiona corticalis group (Araneae, Clubionidae) from China. ZooKeys 1157: 163-176. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1157.99674
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Three new species of the Clubiona corticalis group in China are described: Clubiona bidactylina sp. nov., C. camela sp. nov., and C. subhuiming sp. nov.
Clubionids, sac spiders, species diversity, taxonomy
Clubiona Latreille, 1804, the largest genus in the family Clubionidae, currently includes 519 species distributed on most continents of the world (
The Clubiona corticalis group, first recognised by
Species name | Known sex | Distribution | |
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1 | C. pyrifera Schenkel, 1936 | ♂♀ | Gansu |
2 | C. kurosawai Ono, 1986 | ♂♀ | Taiwan |
3 | C. parallela Hu & Li, 1987 | ♂♀ | Tibet |
4 | C. yaginumai Hayashi, 1989 | ♂♀ | Taiwan |
5 | C. lyriformis Song & Zhu, 1991 | ♀ | Hubei |
6 | C. moralis Song & Zhu, 1991 | ♂♀ | Hubei |
7 | C. taiwanica Ono, 1994 | ♂♀ | Yunnan, Taiwan |
8 | C. didentata Zhang & Yin, 1998 | ♂♀ | Yunnan |
9 | C. qiyunensis Xu, Yang & Song, 2003 | ♂♀ | Fujian, Anhui |
10 | C. altissimoides Liu et al., 2007 | ♂♀ | Yunnan |
11 | C. applanata Liu et al., 2007 | ♂♀ | Yunnan |
12 | C. cylindrata Liu et al., 2007 | ♂♀ | Yunnan |
13 | C. lamina Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2007 | ♂ | Yunnan |
14 | C. tengchong Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2007 | ♂ | Yunnan |
15 | C. cordata Zhang & Zhu, 2009 | ♂♀ | Sichuan, Tibet |
16 | C. kai Jäger & Dankittipakul, 2010 | ♂♀ | Yunnan |
17 | C. submoralis Wu, Zheng & Zhang, 2015 | ♂♀ | Yunnan |
18 | C. pollicaris Wu, Zheng & Zhang, 2015 | ♂♀ | Yunnan |
19 | C. pianmaensis Wang, Wu & Zhang, 2015 | ♂♀ | Yunnan |
20 | C. cochleata Wang, Wu & Zhang, 2015 | ♂♀ | Sichuan |
21 | C. biforamina Liu, Peng & Yan, 2016 | ♂♀ | Yunnan |
22 | C. dactylina Liu, Peng & Yan, 2016 | ♂♀ | Yunnan |
23 | C. falciforma Liu, Peng & Yan, 2016 | ♂♀ | Yunnan |
24 | C. gongshan He, Liu & Zhang, 2016 | ♂♀ | Yunnan |
25 | C. lucida He, Liu & Zhang, 2016 | ♂♀ | Hunan |
26 | C. multidentata Liu, Peng & Yan, 2016 | ♂♀ | Yunnan |
27 | C. tangi Liu, Peng & Yan, 2016 | ♂♀ | Yunnan |
28 | C. bifurcata Zhang, Yu & Zhong, 2018 | ♂♀ | Guizhou |
29 | C. dichotoma Wang, Chen & Zhang, 2018 | ♂♀ | Guizhou |
30 | C. globosa Wang, Chen & Zhang, 2018 | ♂♀ | Guizhou |
31 | C. lamellaris Zhang, Yu & Zhong, 2018 | ♂♀ | Guizhou |
32 | C. subapplanata Wang, Chen & Zhang, 2018 | ♂♀ | Guizhou |
33 | C. fanjingshan Wang, Chen & Zhang, 2018 | ♂ | Guizhou |
34 | C. huiming Wang, Chen & Zhang, 2018 | ♂ | Guizhou |
35 | C. subcylindrata Wang, Chen & Zhang, 2018 | ♂ | Guizhou |
36 | C. cochlearis Yu & Li, 2019 | ♂♀ | Yunnan |
37 | C. tiane Yu & Li, 2019 | ♂♀ | Yunnan |
38 | C. subrama Yu & Li, 2019 | ♂♀ | Yunnan |
39 | C. subyaginumai Yu & Li, 2019 | ♂♀ | Yunnan |
40 | C. caohai Zhang & Yu, 2020 | ♂♀ | Guizhou |
41 | C. dakong Zhang & Yu, 2020 | ♀ | Tibet |
42 | C. yanzhii Zhang & Yu, 2020 | ♀ | Hunan |
43 | C. dengpao Yu & Li, 2021 | ♀ | Yunnan |
44 | C. subdidentata Yu & Li, 2021 | ♀ | Yunnan |
45 | C. tixing Yu & Li, 2021 | ♀ | Yunnan |
46 | C. xiaoci Yu & Li, 2021 | ♂♀ | Yunnan |
47 | C. xiaokong Yu & Li, 2021 | ♀ | Yunnan |
48 | C. yejiei Yu & Li, 2021 | ♀ | Yunnan |
49 | C. zhaoi Yu & Li, 2021 | ♀ | Yunnan |
50 | C. zhigangi Yu & Li, 2021 | ♂♀ | Yunnan |
51 | C. xianning Zhong & Yu, 2022 | ♂♀ | Hubei |
52 | C. bidactylina sp. nov. | ♂♀ | Tibet |
53 | C. camela sp. nov. | ♂♀ | Guangxi |
54 | C. subhuiming sp. nov. | ♂♀ | Hunan |
All specimens studied are stored in 75% ethanol and stored in the Museum of Hebei University (MHBU), Baoding, China. We identified these specimens using a Tech XTL-II stereomicroscope, and drew, photographed, and measured them using a Leica M205A stereomicroscope equipped with a drawing tube and a DFC450 CCD camera. Carapace length was measured from the anterior margin to the posterior margin of the carapace medially. Eye sizes were measured as the maximum diameter of the lens in dorsal or frontal view. The leg measurements are shown as total length (femur, patella, tibia, metatarsus, tarsus). The epigyne was cleared in a warm 10% potassium hydroxide (KOH) solution and transferred to 75% ethanol for drawing, photographing, and measuring. All measurements are in millimetres.
The following abbreviations are used: ALE, anterior lateral eye; AME, anterior median eye; B, bursa; C, conductor; CD, copulatory duct; CO, copulatory opening; E, embolus; FD, fertilisation duct; LPA, lateral patellar apophysis; MOA, median ocular area; PLE, posterior lateral eye; PME, posterior median eye; RFA, retrolateral femoral apophysis; RPA, retrolateral patellar apophysis; RTA, retrolateral tibial apophysis; S, spermatheca; SD, sperm duct; TA, tegular apophysis; VFA, ventral femoral apophysis; VPA, ventral patellar apophysis; VTA, ventral tibial apophysis.
Holotype : China • ♂; Tibet, Zayu County (28°39.59'N, 97°27.96'E, 2323 m elev.), 25 June 2018, Yannan Mu leg. Paratypes: • 2♀, same data as the holotype.
The specific name is the combination of the bi- (two) and dactylina (finger-shaped), referring to two finger-shaped apophyses on the femur; adjective.
The new species resembles C. pianmaensis Wang, Wu & Zhang, 2015 (
Male (Fig.
Palp (Figs
Female (Fig.
Epigyne (Figs
Known only from the type locality.
Holotype : China • ♂; Yunnan Province, Pingbian County, Daweishan National Forest Park (22°59'16''N, 103°57'01''E, 2124 m elev.), 28 October 2016, Guiqiang Huang leg. Paratypes: • 3♀2♂, same data as holotype.
The species name is derived from the Latin camela (camel), referring to hump-shaped retrolateral tibia apophyses in retrolateral view; noun.
The new species resembles C. biforamina Liu, Peng & Yan, 2016 (
Male (Fig.
Palp (Figs
Female (Fig.
Epigyne (Figs
Presently known only from Yunnan, China.
Holotype : China • ♂; Hunan Province, Sangzhi County, Bamaoxi Town, Xiaozhuangping Village (29°47'30''N, 110°05'15''E, 1582 m elev.), 3 November 2018, Yang Chen leg. Paratypes: • 1♀, same data as holotype.
The specific name is the combination of the prefix sub- (near) and huiming, referring to its similarity to C. huiming Wang, Zhang & Zhang, 2018.
The male of the new species is similar to C. huiming (
Male (Fig.
Palp (Figs
Female (Fig.
Epigyne (Figs
Presently known only from Hunan, China.
To date, nearly one-third of Clubiona species in China belong to Clubiona corticalis species group, and more than half of them have been reported for the first time in the last five years. It is likely that this species group is not monotypic, although we follow previous studies (
We are grateful to Yuri M. Marusik (Institute for Biological Problems of the North RAS, Magadan, Russia) and Kirill G. Mikhailov (Zoological Museum MGU, Moscow, Russia) for providing constructive comments on the manuscript. We thank Guiqiang Huang (Liupanshui Normal University, Guizhou, China) and Yannan Mu (Hebei University, Baoding, China) for collecting specimens. We are grateful to the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32170468, 42101102), the Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (2021BS03031), and Yinshanbeilu Grassland Eco-hydrology National Observation and Research Station, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, China, Grant NO.YSS2022016 for the financial support.