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<mods:title>New cheiracanthiid spiders from Xishuangbanna rainforest, southwestern China (Araneae, Cheiracanthiidae)</mods:title>
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<mods:namePart>Zhang, Jianshuang</mods:namePart>
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<mods:namePart>Yu, Hao</mods:namePart>
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<mods:namePart>Li, Shuqiang</mods:namePart>
<mods:affiliation>Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China</mods:affiliation>
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<taxonomicName LSID="5D81B754-419D-5DCF-B5A7-CAA1EB73BDC2" authority="Yu &amp; Li" authorityName="Yu &amp; Li" authorityYear="2020" class="Arachnida" family="Miturgidae" genus="Cheiracanthium" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Cheiracanthium gou" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="51" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gou" status="sp. nov.">Cheiracanthium gou Yu &amp; Li</taxonomicName>
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Cheiracanthium gou sp. nov., male holotype. A Flipped right palp, prolateral view B left palp, ventral view C left palp, retrolateral view D habitus, dorsal view E habitus, ventral view F habitus, lateral view. Abbreviations: C = conductor; CS = cymbial spur; DTA = dorsal tibial apophysis; E = embolus; EB = embolic base; MA = median apophysis; RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A-C); 1 mm (D-F)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.940.51802.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/420582" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">Figures 5</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Cheiracanthium spp., left palp, ventral view. A C. daofeng sp. nov., male holotype B C. duanbi sp. nov., male holotype C C. gou sp. nov., male holotype. Abbreviations: C = conductor; CF = cymbial fold; CS = cymbial spur; E = embolus; EB = embolic base; MA = median apophysis; RTA = prolateral tibial apophysis; RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.940.51802.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/420584" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">, 7C</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Cheiracanthium spp., left palp, retrolateral view. A C. daofeng sp. nov., male holotype B C. duanbi sp. nov., male holotype C C. gou sp. nov., male holotype. Abbreviations: C = conductor; CF = cymbial fold; CS = cymbial spur; DTA = dorsal tibial apophysis; E = embolus; EB = embolic base; MA = median apophysis; RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.940.51802.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/420585" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">, 8C</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Cheiracanthium spp., left palp, dorsal view. A C. daofeng sp. nov., male holotype B C. duanbi sp. nov., male holotype C C. gou sp. nov., male holotype. Abbreviations: CF = cymbial fold; CS = cymbial spur; DTA = dorsal tibial apophysis; PTA = prolateral tibial apophysis; RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.940.51802.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/420586" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">, 9C</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. Cheiracanthium spp., left bulb, prolateral view (A, D, G), ventral view (B, E, H), retrolateral view (C, F, I). A-C C. daofeng sp. nov. D-F C. duanbi sp. nov. G-I C. gou sp. nov. Abbreviations: C = conductor; E = embolus; EB = embolic base; MA = median apophysis. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.940.51802.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/420587" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">, 10G-I</figureCitation>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="51">Holotype.</paragraph>
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♂ (IZCAS-Ar 34746, YHCH016), China, Yunnan Province, Xishuangbanna, Mengla County, Menglun Town, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, 48 km landmark in the reserve, seasonal rainforest, 
<geoCoordinate degrees="21" direction="north" minutes="58.704" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="21.9784">21°58.704'N</geoCoordinate>
, 
<geoCoordinate degrees="101" direction="east" minutes="19.748" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="101.32913">101°19.748'E</geoCoordinate>
, elevation ca. 1088 m, 12.VIII.2011, Guo Zheng leg.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="51">Etymology.</paragraph>
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The specific name is derived from the Chinese pinyin 
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, which means 
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, and refers to the curved distal tip of the cymbial spur which is shaped like a hook; noun in apposition.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="51">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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Males of this new species can be easily distinguished from all other 
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species by the structure of the palp. The retrolateral tibial apophysis consists of a thin distal half and a wide basal half. The cymbial spur is partly membranous proximally and sclerotized distally with the distal tip blunt and thick, hook-shaped (Figs 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Cheiracanthium gou sp. nov., male holotype. A Flipped right palp, prolateral view B left palp, ventral view C left palp, retrolateral view D habitus, dorsal view E habitus, ventral view F habitus, lateral view. Abbreviations: C = conductor; CS = cymbial spur; DTA = dorsal tibial apophysis; E = embolus; EB = embolic base; MA = median apophysis; RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A-C); 1 mm (D-F)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.940.51802.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/420582" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">5A-C</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Cheiracanthium spp., left palp, ventral view. A C. daofeng sp. nov., male holotype B C. duanbi sp. nov., male holotype C C. gou sp. nov., male holotype. Abbreviations: C = conductor; CF = cymbial fold; CS = cymbial spur; E = embolus; EB = embolic base; MA = median apophysis; RTA = prolateral tibial apophysis; RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.940.51802.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/420584" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">7C</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Cheiracanthium spp., left palp, retrolateral view. A C. daofeng sp. nov., male holotype B C. duanbi sp. nov., male holotype C C. gou sp. nov., male holotype. Abbreviations: C = conductor; CF = cymbial fold; CS = cymbial spur; DTA = dorsal tibial apophysis; E = embolus; EB = embolic base; MA = median apophysis; RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.940.51802.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/420585" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">8C</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Cheiracanthium spp., left palp, dorsal view. A C. daofeng sp. nov., male holotype B C. duanbi sp. nov., male holotype C C. gou sp. nov., male holotype. Abbreviations: CF = cymbial fold; CS = cymbial spur; DTA = dorsal tibial apophysis; PTA = prolateral tibial apophysis; RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.940.51802.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/420586" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">9C</figureCitation>
). By contrast, in almost all known 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">Cheiracanthium</emphasis>
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species, the retrolateral tibial apophysis and the cymbial spur cannot be easily divided into two parts, and the distal tip of the cymbial spur is usually sharply pointed, such as in 
<taxonomicName lsidName="C. daofeng" pageId="0" pageNumber="51" rank="species" species="daofeng">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">C. daofeng</emphasis>
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sp. nov. and 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">C. duanbi</emphasis>
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sp. nov. (Figs 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 1" captionStartId="F1" captionText="Figure 1. Palp of Cheiracanthium daofeng sp. nov., male holotype. A Prolateral view B ventral view C retrolateral view. Abbreviations: C = conductor; CF = cymbial fold; CS = cymbial spur; DTA = dorsal tibial apophysis; E = embolus; EB = embolic base; MA = median apophysis; RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis. Scale bar: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.940.51802.figure1" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/420578" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">1A-C</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Palp of Cheiracanthium daofeng sp. nov., male holotype. A Prolateral view B ventral view C retrolateral view. Abbreviations: C = conductor; CF = cymbial fold; CS = cymbial spur; E = embolus; EB = embolic base; MA = median apophysis; PTA = prolateral apophysis; RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.940.51802.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/420580" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">3A-C</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Cheiracanthium spp., left palp, ventral view. A C. daofeng sp. nov., male holotype B C. duanbi sp. nov., male holotype C C. gou sp. nov., male holotype. Abbreviations: C = conductor; CF = cymbial fold; CS = cymbial spur; E = embolus; EB = embolic base; MA = median apophysis; RTA = prolateral tibial apophysis; RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.940.51802.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/420584" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">7A, B</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Cheiracanthium spp., left palp, retrolateral view. A C. daofeng sp. nov., male holotype B C. duanbi sp. nov., male holotype C C. gou sp. nov., male holotype. Abbreviations: C = conductor; CF = cymbial fold; CS = cymbial spur; DTA = dorsal tibial apophysis; E = embolus; EB = embolic base; MA = median apophysis; RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.940.51802.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/420585" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">8A, B</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Cheiracanthium spp., left palp, dorsal view. A C. daofeng sp. nov., male holotype B C. duanbi sp. nov., male holotype C C. gou sp. nov., male holotype. Abbreviations: CF = cymbial fold; CS = cymbial spur; DTA = dorsal tibial apophysis; PTA = prolateral tibial apophysis; RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.940.51802.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/420586" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">9A, B</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">Figure 5.</emphasis>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">Cheiracanthium gou</emphasis>
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sp. nov., male holotype. 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">A</emphasis>
Flipped right palp, prolateral view 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">B</emphasis>
left palp, ventral view 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">C</emphasis>
left palp, retrolateral view 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">D</emphasis>
habitus, dorsal view 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">E</emphasis>
habitus, ventral view 
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">F</emphasis>
habitus, lateral view. Abbreviations: C = conductor; CS = cymbial spur; DTA = dorsal tibial apophysis; E = embolus; EB = embolic base; MA = median apophysis; RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">A-C</emphasis>
); 1 mm (
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">D-F</emphasis>
).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="51">Description.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="51">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">Male.</emphasis>
Holotype (Fig. 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="F6" captionText="Figure 6. Cheiracanthium wuquan sp. nov., female holotype. A Habitus, dorsal view B habitus, ventral view C epigyne, intact, ventral view D epigyne, cleared, ventral view E vulva, cleared, dorsal view F epigyne, cleared and embedded in Arabic gum, ventral view G vulva, cleared and embedded in Arabic gum, dorsal view. Abbreviations: A = atrium; AAM = atrial anterior margin; CD = copulatory duct; CO = copulatory opening; FD = fertilization duct; R = receptacle. Scale bars: 1 mm (A, B); 0.2 mm (C-G)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.940.51802.figure6" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/420583" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">6D-F</figureCitation>
): TL -; CL 3.63, CW 2.83, CI (CL/CW) 1.28; AL -, AW -. Carapace pale yellow, uniformly coloured, without distinct pattern; cephalic region inconspicuously raised, cervical groove and radial grooves distinct, tegument smooth, clothed with short, fine hairs. Eyes: in dorsal view, both anterior and posterior eye rows recurved, PER slightly wider than AER. All eyes dark, on tubercles. Eye sizes and interdistances: OAL 0.49, OAW 1.32; AME 0.22, ALE 0.20, PME 0.17, PLE 0.18; AME-AME 0.17, AME-ALE 0.18, PME-PME 0.22, PME-PLE 0.28; MOQA 0.53, MOQP 0.58, CLL 0.09. Chelicerae with three teeth on promargin and three on retromargin, with long red fangs. Sternum pale yellow, STL 1.67, STW 1.32. Labium and endites orange. Legs distinctly long, yellowish white, with brown metatarsi and tarsi, without distinct markings. Leg measurements: I 32.75 (8.38, 1.062, 11.29, 2.46), II - (5.32, -, -, -), III missing, IV 22.07 (6.4, 6.34, 7.72, 1.61); LL/CL 9.02. Abdomen missing.
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Palp (Figs 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Cheiracanthium gou sp. nov., male holotype. A Flipped right palp, prolateral view B left palp, ventral view C left palp, retrolateral view D habitus, dorsal view E habitus, ventral view F habitus, lateral view. Abbreviations: C = conductor; CS = cymbial spur; DTA = dorsal tibial apophysis; E = embolus; EB = embolic base; MA = median apophysis; RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (A-C); 1 mm (D-F)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.940.51802.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/420582" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">5A-C</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="F7" captionText="Figure 7. Cheiracanthium spp., left palp, ventral view. A C. daofeng sp. nov., male holotype B C. duanbi sp. nov., male holotype C C. gou sp. nov., male holotype. Abbreviations: C = conductor; CF = cymbial fold; CS = cymbial spur; E = embolus; EB = embolic base; MA = median apophysis; RTA = prolateral tibial apophysis; RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.940.51802.figure7" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/420584" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">7C</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="F8" captionText="Figure 8. Cheiracanthium spp., left palp, retrolateral view. A C. daofeng sp. nov., male holotype B C. duanbi sp. nov., male holotype C C. gou sp. nov., male holotype. Abbreviations: C = conductor; CF = cymbial fold; CS = cymbial spur; DTA = dorsal tibial apophysis; E = embolus; EB = embolic base; MA = median apophysis; RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.940.51802.figure8" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/420585" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">8C</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figure 9. Cheiracanthium spp., left palp, dorsal view. A C. daofeng sp. nov., male holotype B C. duanbi sp. nov., male holotype C C. gou sp. nov., male holotype. Abbreviations: CF = cymbial fold; CS = cymbial spur; DTA = dorsal tibial apophysis; PTA = prolateral tibial apophysis; RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.940.51802.figure9" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/420586" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">9C</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figure 10. Cheiracanthium spp., left bulb, prolateral view (A, D, G), ventral view (B, E, H), retrolateral view (C, F, I). A-C C. daofeng sp. nov. D-F C. duanbi sp. nov. G-I C. gou sp. nov. Abbreviations: C = conductor; E = embolus; EB = embolic base; MA = median apophysis. Scale bars: 0.2 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.940.51802.figure10" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/420587" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">10G-I</figureCitation>
). Tibia with two apophyses: long and sclerotized retrolateral apophysis, ca. 1/3 of palpal tibia length, with thin distal half and wide basal half; and a short, thin, stalk-like dorsal apophysis; cymbial spur short, ca. 1/3 of cymbium length, partly membranous proximally, heavily sclerotized distally, distal tip curved and blunt; cymbial fold poorly developed and indistinct in ventral and retrolateral views for ca. 1/2 the length of cymbium; tip of cymbium long, ca. 1/2 of cymbium length. Bulb elongated, 1.5 times longer than wide; median apophysis long and hyaline, more than 1/2 of tegulum length, with wide base, thin middle part, and hook-shaped tip; embolus originates at ca. 1 
<normalizedToken originalValue="o’clock">o'clock</normalizedToken>
position, surrounds base, and ends atop conductor at distal end of tegulum; conductor short, thick, membranous.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">Female.</emphasis>
Unknown.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="51">Comments.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="51">
According to the 
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, a total of ten 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">Cheiracanthium</emphasis>
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species from China are known only from females: 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">C. approximatum</emphasis>
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O. P.-Cambridge, 1885, 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">C. escaladae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Barrion et al., 2013, 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">C. fujianense</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Gong, 1983, 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">C. hypocyrtum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Zhang &amp; Zhu, 1993, 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">C. liuyangense</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Xie et al., 1996, 
<taxonomicName lsidName="C. olliforme" pageId="0" pageNumber="51" rank="species" species="olliforme">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">C. olliforme</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Zhang &amp; Zhu, 1993, 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">C. potanini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Schenkel, 1963, 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">C. solidum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Zhang et al., 1993, 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">C. sphaericum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Zhang et al., 1993, and 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">C. longtailen</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Xu, 1993. Among them, 
<taxonomicName lsidName="C. escaladae" pageId="0" pageNumber="51" rank="species" species="escaladae">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">C. escaladae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is supposedly a 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">Clubiona</emphasis>
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species based on epigyne morphology, 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">C. approximatum</emphasis>
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and 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">C. potanini</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are doubtful or invalid species because of the poor original illustrations and descriptions, 
<taxonomicName lsidName="C. liuyangense" pageId="0" pageNumber="51" rank="species" species="liuyangense">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">C. liuyangense</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
may be a synonym of 
<taxonomicName lsidName="C. taegense" pageId="0" pageNumber="51" rank="species" species="taegense">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">C. taegense</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Paik, 1990, and 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">C. longtailen</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is considered a junior synonym of 
<taxonomicName lsidName="C. pichoni" pageId="0" pageNumber="51" rank="species" species="pichoni">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">C. pichoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Schenkel, 1963. The remaining five species can be tentatively considered valid species. In addition, 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">C. spectabile</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Thorell, 1887) from Myanmar is known by the male but is not illustrated. We cannot rule out the possibility that the above six species are conspecific to 
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="51">C. gou</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov.
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</subSubSection>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="51">Distribution.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="51">Known only from the type locality, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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