On nine ground spiders from Xishuangbanna, China (Araneae, Gnaphosidae), including two new genera and seven new species

Abstract

Species of the family Gnaphosidae Banks, 1892 were surveyed in Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, and nine species were found including two new genera and seven new species. The new monotypic genera are Meizhelangen. nov., with the type species Meizhelan muhongsp. nov. (♂♀) and Yuqilingen. nov., with the type species Y. lujunyisp. nov. (♂♀). Five additional new species are described: Allomicythus suochaosp. nov. (♂♀); Hongkongia liutangsp. nov. (♂♀); Sernokorba ruanxiaoersp. nov. (♂♀), Synaphosus leihengsp. nov. (♂♀) and Sy. lijunsp. nov. (♂♀). The unknown male of A. kamurai Ono, 2009 and unknown female of H. wuae Song & Zhu, 1998 are described for the first time.