Revision of the orb-weaving spider genus Yaginumia Archer, 1960 (Araneae, Araneidae) from China

Xiaoqi Mi; Cheng Wang; Ming Su

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1223.139465

Revision of the orb-weaving spider genus Yaginumia Archer, 1960 (Araneae, Araneidae) from China

Zookeys. 2025 Jan 6:1223:169-184. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1223.139465. eCollection 2025.

Authors

Xiaoqi Mi¹, Cheng Wang¹, Ming Su²

Affiliations

¹ College of Agriculture and Forestry Engineering and Planning, Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Conservation and Utilization in the Fanjing Mountain Region, Tongren University, Tongren 554300, Guizhou, China Tongren University Tongren China.
² Central South Inventory and Planning Institute of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Changsha 410007, Hunan, China Central South Inventory and Planning Institute of National Forestry and Grassland Administration Changsha China.

Abstract

The orb-weaver spider genus Yaginumia Archer, 1960 from China is revised, and three species, including two new species, are recognized: Y.medog Mi & Wang, sp. nov. (♂♀) from Xizang and Y.qiong Mi & Wang, sp. nov. (♂♀) from Hainan; the type species, Y.sia (Strand, 1906) (♂♀), is redescribed based on specimens from Guizhou and Hubei. A distributional map of the studied specimens is also provided.

Keywords: Arachnida; diagnosis; identification key; morphology; new species; taxonomy.

Xiaoqi Mi, Cheng Wang, Ming Su.