A new species of the genus Oxytate L. Koch, 1878 (Araneae: Thomisidae) from India and China
Caleb J.T.D. 1 , Baite L.S.J. 2 , Christudhas A. 2
2 Department of Zoology, Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai, India
Year: 2026, Number: 548, Pages: 24-28
A new species Oxytate indosinica Caleb, sp. n. is described from Manipur (India) and Yunnan (China). New species similar to O. bhutanica Ono, 2001 but differs distinctly in the structure of the male palp and female epigyne. Description, diagnosis, illustrations, and notes on natural history of a new species are provided.
DOI: 10.25221/fee.548.2
Keywords: Crab spider, taxonomy, new species, Manipur, Yunnan,
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