Abstract
A species of the genus Cyclocosmia Ausserer, 1871 collected from Guizhou Province, China is diagnosed and described as new to science: Cyclocosmia liui Xu, Xu & Li, sp. n. (♀). New records of Cyclocosmia latusicosta Zhu, Zhang & Zhang, 2006 (♀) from China (Yunnan Province) and Vietnam (Vinh Phuc Province, Ninh Binh Province), and Cyclocosmia ricketti (Pocock, 1901) collected from Jiangxi Province, China are also reported in this study.
Highlights
The mygalomorph family Ctenizidae is ancient, long-lived, regionally endemic and dispersal-limited, and is of long-standing and persistent conservation significance in many regions of the world (Zhu et al 2006; Opatova et al 2013, 2016)
Three Cyclocosmia species collected from China and Vietnam are diagnosed and described, one of which is believed to be new to science
All the specimens were deposited at the Centre for Behavioural Ecology and Evolution (CBEE), College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, China
Summary
The mygalomorph family Ctenizidae is ancient, long-lived, regionally endemic and dispersal-limited, and is of long-standing and persistent conservation significance in many regions of the world (Zhu et al 2006; Opatova et al 2013, 2016). Three Cyclocosmia species collected from China and Vietnam are diagnosed and described, one of which is believed to be new to science.
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