A new discovery of the male spider and a new record from China (Aranea, Thomisidae)

Abstract

The present paper deals with two species of crab spiders collected from China. Of them, the spider of Phrynarachne ceylonica is new record from China, and the male spider of Strigoplus guizhouensis is described and figured for the first time.Phrynarachne ceylonica (O. P. -Cambridge, 1884) (Figs. 1-5) Specimens were collected from Fusui and Chongzuo Counties, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Distribution. China (Guangxi), Indonesia, India, Japan.Strigoplus guizhouensis Song et Chai, 1990 (Figs. 6-10)Specimens were collected from Fusui, Ningming and Shangsi Counties of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Yingjiang County of Yunnan,and Mt. Wuyi of Fujian Province. Distribution. China (Guangxi, Fujian, Yunnan, Guizhou).