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Yang, L., He, Q. Q. & Yao, Z. Y. (2024). Taxonomic study of four closely-related species of the Pholcus yichengicus species group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from China’s Qinling Mountains: an integrated morphological and molecular approach. Zoosystematics and Evolution 100(1): 279-289. doi:10.3897/zse.100.115633
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Zhang, L., Wang, B., He, Q. Q. & Yao, Z. Y. (2024). A new species of the Pholcus phungiformes species group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Liaoning, China, with identification keys to four closely related species. ZooKeys 1193: 171-179. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1193.115640
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Zhang, Y. Q., Chen, H. M. & Zhu, M. S. (2008). A new troglophilous Belisana spider from Guangxi, China (Araneae, Pholcidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 33: 654-656.
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Zhang, Y. Q., Chen, H. M. & Zhu, M. S. (2009). A new cave-dwelling Tricalamus spider from Guizhou, China (Araneae, Filistatidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 34: 22-24.
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Xu, X., Liu, F. X., Chen, J., Ono, H., Li, D. Q. & Kuntner, M. (2015a). A genus-level taxonomic review of primitively segmented spiders (Mesothelae, Liphistiidae). ZooKeys 488: 121-151. doi:10.3897/zookeys.488.8726
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Xu, X., Liu, F. X., Chen, J., Li, D. Q. & Kuntner, M. (2015b). Integrative taxonomy of the primitively segmented spider genus Ganthela (Araneae: Mesothelae: Liphistiidae): DNA barcoding gap agrees with morphology. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 175(2): 288-306. doi:10.1111/zoj.12280
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Yu, L., Liu, F. X., Zhang, Z. T., Wang, Y., Li, D. Q. & Xu, X. (2020). Four new species of the primitively segmented spider genus Qiongthela from Hainan Island, China (Mesothelae, Liphistiidae). ZooKeys 911: 51-66. doi:10.3897/zookeys.911.48703
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Zhan, Y., Sivayyapram, V., Liu, F. X., Li, D. Q. & Xu, X. (2022). Three new species of the spider genus Liphistius (Araneae, Mesothelae, Liphistiidae) from Thailand. ZooKeys 1104: 115-128. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1104.83264
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Li, Z. Y. & Zhang, F. (2024). A survey of cheiracanthiid spiders (Araneae: Cheiracanthiidae) from Hainan Island, China. Journal of Natural History 58(1-4): 167-188. doi:10.1080/00222933.2023.2287267
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Peng, Y. Q. & Zhang, F. (2013). Two new Pholcus species from northern China (Araneae: Pholcidae). Acta Arachnologica 62(2): 75-80. doi:10.2476/asjaa.62.75
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Mi, X. Q. & Wang, C. (2016b). First description on the female of Eriovixia huwena and the male of E. poonaensis (Araneae, Araneidae). Sichuan Journal of Zoology 35(5): 728-733. doi:10.11984/j.issn.1000-7083.20160107
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Wang, C. & Mi, X. Q. (2017). First description on the female of Ptocasisus kinhi Zabka, 1985 (Aranere: Salticidae). Acta Arachnologica Sinica 26(2): 79-81. doi:10.3969/j.issn.1005-9628.2017.02.04
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Zhang, W. Q. & Zhang, F. (2022). New record of Agelenopsis potteri (Blackwall, 1846) from China (Araneae, Agelenidae). Acta Arachnologica Sinica 31(1): 54-57. doi:10.3969/j.issn.1005-9628.2022.01.009
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Li, Z. Y. & Zhang, F. (2020). First description of the female of Cheiracanthium chayuense (Araneae: Cheiracanthiidae). Acta Arachnologica Sinica 29(2): 107-110. doi:10.3969/j.issn.1005-9628.2020.02.006
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Zhang, F. & Peng, Y. Q. (2012). A new recorded species of the genus Leptopholcus in China (Araneae: Pholcidae). Journal of Hebei University, Natural Science Edition 32: 635-638.
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Fu, Y. Q, & Chen, J. (2017). A newly recorded species of the genus Leptopholcus from China (Araneae: Pholcidae). Acta Arachnologica Sinica 26(1): 18-21. doi:10.3969/j.issn.1005-9628.2017.01.004
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Li, S. H., Bian, D. J., Tong, Y. F. & Zhang, Z. S. (2023g). Two new oonopid spider species from Yunnan, China (Araneae, Oonopidae). ZooKeys 1181: 155-165. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1181.109597
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Zhang, F. & Peng, Y. Q. (2011). Eleven new species of the genus Belisana Thorell (Araneae: Pholcidae) from south China. Zootaxa 2989: 51-68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2989.1.2
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Peng, Y. Q. & Zhang, F. (2011b). A new species of the genus Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805 (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Hainan Island, China. International Scholarly Research Network Zoology 2011(345606): 1-3.
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Mi, X. Q. & Wang, C. (2016a). A new species of Irura Peckham & Peckham, 1901 (Araneae: Salticidae) from Yunnan Province, China. Sichuan Journal of Zoology 35(3): 400-403. doi:10.11984/j.issn.1000-7083.20160008
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Mi, X. Q. & Wang, C. (2018). Chorizopesoides, a new genus of orb-weaver spider from China (Araneae: Araneidae). Oriental Insects 52(1): 79-87. doi:10.1080/00305316.2017.1347843
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Bertani, R. & Almeida, M. Q. (2021). Yanomamius n. gen., a new genus of tarantula from Brazilian and Venezuelan Amazon (Araneae, Theraphosidae), with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4933(3): 324-340. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4933.3.2
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Zhang, X. Q. & Zhao, Z. (2017). A new species of Longicoelotes (Araneae, Agelenidae) from China, with the first description of the male of L. kulianganus (Chamberlin, 1924). ZooKeys 686: 137-147. doi:10.3897/zookeys.686.11711
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Peng, Y. Q. & Zhang, F. (2011a). Two new species of the genus Pholcus (Araneae: Pholcidae) from Taihang Mountains, China, with first report of the female of Pholcus oculosus. Entomologica Fennica 22(2): 78-84. doi:10.33338/ef.84546
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Song, D. X. & Li, M. M. (1986). Scanning electron microscopic observation on the spider Octonoba sinensis (Simon) (Araneae: Uloboridae). Sinozoologia 4: 229-238.
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Jin, C., Li, X. L. & Zhang, F. (2022). First record of the genus Plynnon Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 from China, with the description of a new species (Araneae, Phrurolithidae). Biodiversity Data Journal 10(e85029): 1-8. doi:10.3897/BDJ.10.e85029
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Li, Y. C. & Chen, F. Y. (1982). [Discovery of the wolf spider Alopecosa cinnameopilosa in Anhui Province]. Journal of Anhui Normal University (nat. Sci.) 1982(1): 66-70.
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Wei, M., Li, Y. & Lin, Y. C. (2021). [Restudy on Pseudanapis aloha and P. parocula (Araneae: Anapidae)]. Acta Arachnologica Sinica 30(1): 53-57. doi:10.3969/j.issn.1005-9628.2021.01.008
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Li, B., Wang, C. & Peng, X. J. (2021). Four new species of the spider genus Synagelides Strand, 1906 from south China (Araneae, Salticidae). ZooKeys 1074: 175-189. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1074.72823
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Sun, N., Li, B. & Tu, L. H. (2012). Ternatus, a new spider genus from China with a cladistic analysis and comments on its phylogenetic placement (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Zootaxa 3358: 28-54. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3358.1.2
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Li, Z. X. & Yang, Z. Z. (2008). A new species of the genus Xysticus (Araneae: Thomisidae) from China. Journal of Dali University 7: 15-17.
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Li, J. L., Jäger, P. & Liu, J. (2013). The female of Heteropoda schwalbachorum Jäger, 2008 (Araneae: Sparassidae). Zootaxa 3750: 185-188. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3750.2.6
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Hu, J. L. & Li, F. J. (1986). On two species of Macrothele from China (Araneae: Dipluridae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 11: 35-39.
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Wang, Y., Li, Y. & Yang, Z. Z. (2019). A new species of genus Macrothele (Araneae: Macrothelidae) from China. Acta Arachnologica Sinica 28(2): 109-112. doi:10.3969/j.issn.1005-9628.2019.02.005
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Sivayyapram, V., Kunsete, C., Xu, X., Smith, D. R., Traiyasut, P., Deowanish, S., Aung, M. M., Ono, H., Li, D. Q. & Warrit, N. (2024a). Seven new species of the segmented spider genus Liphistius (Mesothelae, Liphistiidae) in Thailand and Myanmar. ZooKeys 1189: 201-229. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1189.115850
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Li, Z. Y., Jin, C. & Zhang, F. (2014). The genus Anahita from Wuyi Mountains, Fujian, China, with description of one new species (Araneae: Ctenidae). Zootaxa 3847(1): 145-150. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3847.1.10
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Hu, J. L. & Li, A. H. (1987b). The spiders collected from the fields and the forests of Xizang Autonomous Region, China. (II). Agricultural Insects, Spiders, Plant Diseases and Weeds of Xizang 2: 247-353.
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Li, J. Y., Liu, J. & Chen, J. (2018). A review of some Neriene spiders (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from China. Zootaxa 4513(1): 1-90. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4513.1.1
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Jin, C., Li, L. T. & Zhang, F. (2024). Cornifronus gen. nov., a new dark sac spider genus from China (Araneae: Trachelidae). Zootaxa 5415(3): 392-400. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5415.3.2
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Mi, X. Q. & Peng, X. J. (2016). A new species of the genus Araniella Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 (Araneae: Araneidae) from south-west China. Oriental Insects 50(1): 34-39. doi:10.1080/00305316.2016.1139516
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Wang, X. P. & Qiu, Q. H. (1991). Spiders collected from Yunnan Province (Araneae, Lycosidae). Journal of Shaanxi Normal University Natural Science Edition 19: 93-94.
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Tang, Y. Q. & Song, D. X. (1992b). A new species of the genus Neriene from Ningxia, China (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 17: 415-417.
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Tang, Y. Q. & Yang, Y. T. (1995a). A new species of the genus Evarcha from China (Araneae: Salticidae). Journal of Lanzhou University Natural Sciences 31: 110-112.
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Yang, Y. T. & Tang, Y. Q. (1995). New discovery of the female of Pharacocerus orientalis (Araneae: Salticidae). Acta Arachnologica Sinica 4: 142-143.
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Yang, Y. T. & Tang, Y. Q. (1996). Three new species of family Salticidae from Gansu, China (Araneae). Journal of Lanzhou University Natural Sciences 32: 104-106.
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Hu, J. L. & Li, A. H. (1987a). The spiders collected from the fields and the forests of Xizang Autonomous Region, China. (1). Agricultural Insects, Spiders, Plant Diseases and Weeds of Xizang 1: 315-392.
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Zhang, X. Q. & Marusik, Y. M. (2016). A survey of Pireneitega from Tajikistan (Agelenidae, Coelotinae). ZooKeys 635: 89-107. doi:10.3897/zookeys.635.10487
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Wang, J. F. & Ye, H. Q. (1983). A new species of the spider family Heptathelidae from China. Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 8: 146-148.
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Tang, Y. Q. & Yang, Y. T. (1995b). New records of Salticidae in Gansu Province, China (Araneae). Journal of Gansu Sciences 7(3): 61-63.
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Tang, Y. Q. & Yang, Y. T. (1997). A new species of the genus Portia from China (Araneae: Salticidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 22: 353-355.
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