A new genus and species of the spider family Agelenidae from western Sichuan Province, China (Arachnida: Araneae)

Abstract

Ageleradix sichuanensis, a new genus and new species, is reported based on specimens from western Sichuan, China. Ageleradix gen. n. is distinguished from the other genera of Agelenidae by having a special sclerite between tegulum and embolus in males, a well-developed posterior plate in the epigynum and a broad copulatory bursa in females. Two species are included in the new genus, the type species and Ageleradix cymbiforma (Wang, 1991) comb. n.