Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Araneoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Araneae
Subordo: Opisthothelae
Infraordo: Araneomorphae
Taxon: Neocribellatae
Series: Entelegynae
Superfamilia: Araneoidea

Familia: Theridiosomatidae
Genus: Karstia
Species: Karstia nitida

Name

  • Karstia nitida Zhao & Li, 2012: figs. 11, 12
Holotype: IZCAS, ♀.
Type locality: CHINA, Guangxi: Hechi City, Hechi County, Laba Village, Shoushui Cave, 24°41.229'N, 107°52.609'E, elevation ca 268 m, 31 March 2011, Z.G. Chen & Z.W. Zha.
Etymology: This specific name comes from the Latin word ‘nitidus’ which means ‘shinning and elegant’, referring to the glossiness of the swollen tip of the epigynal scape; adjective.

References

  • Zhao, Qingyuan & Shu-Qiang Li, 2012: Eleven new species of theridiosomatid spiders from southern China (Araneae, Theridiosomatidae). ZooKeys, 255: 1–48. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.255.3272.
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