Two new species of the primitively segmented spider genus Songthela from Hunan Province, China (Mesothelae, Liphistiidae)

Abstract

<jats:p>This study reports two new species of the primitively segmented spider genus <jats:italic>Songthela</jats:italic> from Hunan Province, China, based on morphological characters: <jats:italic>S. huangyang</jats:italic><jats:bold>sp. nov.</jats:bold> (♂♀), <jats:italic>S. xiangnan</jats:italic><jats:bold>sp. nov.</jats:bold> (♂♀). Additional material also facilitates a more accurate description of <jats:italic>S. goulouensis</jats:italic> (Yin, 2001) with the first description of the male. Nucleotide data for the barcoding gene, cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI), is also provided for these three species.</jats:p>