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New Records of Chikunia subrapulum (Zhu, 1998), n. comb., (Araneae: Theridiidae) from Japan, with Taxonomical and Nomenclatural Notes
2023 年 49 巻 4 号 p. 123-127
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2023 年 49 巻 4 号 p. 123-127
Specimens of 53 females and 11 males of an unknown spider species from the family Theridiidae in Japan were taxonomically studied. The spider is identified as Chrysso subrapulum Zhu, 1998 known only from males from China, which is recorded here from Japan for the first time. This species is described based on the Japanese specimens, including hitherto unknown females, and is transferred from the original genus Chrysso O. Pickard Cambridge, 1882 to the genus Chikunia Yoshida, 2009 via a comparative examination of morphological characteristics. A nomenclatural problem with the specific name of this spider is discussed and its original spelling must be used for it.
