Redescription of Ketambea nigripectoris (Oi, 1960) comb. nov. (Araneae: Linyphiidae)

Authors

GUCHUN ZHOU
MUHAMMAD IRFAN
XIANJIN PENG

DOI

10.3906/zoo-1803-29

Abstract

Neriene nigripectoris (Oi, 1960) (Araneae, Linyphiidae) is redescribed and illustrated. Based on the genital conformation, we propose that N. nigripectoris be transferred to the genus Ketambea Millidge & Russell-Smith, 1992. Notes are given on distinguishing Neriene from Ketambea.

Keywords

China, Linyphiinae, Neriene, spiders, taxonomy

First Page

488

Last Page

494

Recommended Citation

ZHOU, GUCHUN; IRFAN, MUHAMMAD; and PENG, XIANJIN (2018) "Redescription of Ketambea nigripectoris (Oi, 1960) comb. nov. (Araneae: Linyphiidae)," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 42: No. 4, Article 15. https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1803-29
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol42/iss4/15