Review of the spider genus Amaurobius (Araneae, Amaurobiidae) from China, with description of a new genus

Abstract

This study reviews the Chinese representatives of Amaurobius, and a new genus, Si-noamaurobius Kong, Zhang & Wang, gen. nov., is described to accommodate seven species, including three new species and four species transferred from Amaurobius: Sinoamaurobius guangwushanensis (Wang, Irfan, Zhou & Zhang, 2023), comb. nov., S. songi (Zhang, Wang & Zhang, 2018), comb. nov., S. spinatus (Zhang, Wang & Zhang, 2018), comb. nov., S. wulongdongensis (Wang, Irfan, Zhou & Zhang, 2023), comb. nov., S. baima Kong, Zhang & Wang, sp. nov. (♀, Sichuan), S. chengkou Kong, Zhang & Wang, sp. nov. (♂♀, Chongqing) and S. yintiaoling Kong, Zhang & Wang, sp. nov. (♂♀, Chongq-ing). Additionally, we also describe three new Amaurobius species: A. foping Kong, Zhang & Wang, sp. nov. (♀, Shaanxi), A. pingwu Kong, Zhang & Wang, sp. nov. (♂♀, Sichuan) and A. yushen Kong, Zhang & Wang, sp. nov. (♂♀, Chongqing and Hubei). For all new species, morphological descriptions and photos of habitus and copulatory organs are provided.