A review of the Gnathonarium species (Araneae: Linyphiidae) of China

Abstract

The present paper gives a review of the Gnathonarium species known from China. A total of four species are recorded, including one new species G. biconcavum sp. n.. G. cornigerum Zhu & Wen, 1980, G. phragmigerum Gao & Zhu, 1988 and G. flavidum Gao & Zhu, 1993 are synonymized with G. cambridgei Schenkel, 1963. A description of the new species and redescriptions of the known species are given.