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BERJAYA
Issue: Vol. 5853 No. 3: 22 Jul. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-07-22
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.3.5
Page range: 381-394
Abstract views: 27
PDF downloaded: 0

Three new species of Zodariidae Thorell, 1881 from Qomolangma National Nature Reserve, Xizang, China (Araneae)

Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Conservation and Utilization in the Fanjing Mountain Region; Tongren University; Tongren 554300; Guizhou; China
Central South Academy of Inventory and Planning of National Forestry and Grass Administration; Changsha 410014; Hunan; China
School of Life and Health Science; Kaili University; Kaili 556011; Guizhou; China
Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Conservation and Utilization in the Fanjing Mountain Region; Tongren University; Tongren 554300; Guizhou; China
DNA barcodes morphology Southwestern China taxonomy Araneae

Abstract

Three new zodariids collected from Qomolangma National Nature Reserve, Xizang, China are described: Mallinella chentang Wang & Mi, sp. nov. (♂♀), Suffasia shikaii Wang & Mi, sp. nov. (♂♀), and S. zhangmu Wang & Mi, sp. nov. (♀). Diagnostic photos of the habitus and copulatory organs, as well as a distributional map are provided. DNA barcodes of these three species were obtained, and the conspecificity of the male and female of M. chentang and S. shikaii is confirmed by the analysis result.

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How to Cite

Zhang, J., Chen, H., Mi, X. & Wang, C. (2026) Three new species of Zodariidae Thorell, 1881 from Qomolangma National Nature Reserve, Xizang, China (Araneae). Zootaxa, 5853 (3), 381–394. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.3.5