Taxonomy Of The Spider Family Oxyopidae From China (Arachnida: Araneae)

The present dissertation deals with the taxonomy of lynx spider (Araneae:Oxyopidae) from China.Three parts are included:Partâ… deals with the introduction to the family,and its morphology and taxonomy.Partâ…¡is a detailed study of 59 species belonging to 3 genera,among of which 18 species are new to science.Descriptions, illustrations,specimens examined and geographical data are given to each species.Closely related and easily confused species are discussed.Partâ…¢contains detailed morphological figures,including 18 photos,more than 200 figures in 56 plates and 53 maps.The paper reported 18 new species,1 single sex supplements species and 1 new combinationThe new taxa given in this paper included:18 species new to sciences:Hamataliwa bulbiformis sp.nov,Hamataliwa cuboides sp.nov, Hamataliwa cuboidesoides sp.nov.,Hamataliwa flabelliformis sp.nov, Hamataliwa lamellaris sp.nov.,Hamataliwa longior sp.nov,Oxyopes bianatinusoides sp.nov,Oxyopes chengbuensis sp.nov,Oxyopes extumidus sp.nov,Oxyopes fissus sp.nov,Oxyopes frondiformis sp.nov, Oxyopes gracms sp.nov,Oxyopes latus sp.nov,Oxyopes lunaris sp.nov, Oxyopes magicus sp.nov,Oxyopes spirellus sp.nov,Oxyopes subscalaris sp.nov,Oxyopes yinae sp.nov;1 single sex supplements species: Hamataliwa hupingensis(Bao et Yin,2002) comb.Nov.;1 new combination:Hamataliwa hupingensis(Bao et Yin,2002) comb.Nov..