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Karstia

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Karstia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiosomatidae
Genus: Karstia
Chen, 2010[1]
Type species
K. upperyangtzica
Chen, 2010
Species

5, see text

Karstia is a genus of Asian ray spiders that was first described by H. M. Chen in 2010.[2]

Species

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As of June 2020 it contains five species, found in China:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Karstia Chen, 2010". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  2. ^ Chen, H. M. (2010). "Karstia, a new genus of troglophilous theridiosomatid (Araneae, Theridiosomatidae) from southwestern China". Guizhou Science. 28 (4): 1–10.

Further reading

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  • Zhao, Q. Y.; Li, S. Q. (2012). "Eleven new species of theridiosomatid spiders from southern China (Araneae, Theridiosomatidae)". ZooKeys (255): 1–48.
  • Zhang, Z. S.; Wang, L. Y. (2017). Chinese spiders illustrated. Chongqing University Press. p. 954.
  • Dou, L. A.; Lin, Y. C. (2012). "Description of Karstia cordata sp. nov. (Araneae, Theridiosomatidae) from caves in Chongqing, China". Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica. 37: 734–739.
  • Zhu, M. S.; Zhang, J. X.; Chen, H. M. (2001). "A new species of the genus Wendilgarda from China (Araneae: Theridiosomatidae)". Acta Zoologica Taiwanica. 12: 1–7.