Taxonomic Study On The Spiders Of The Family Clubionidae From Wuling Mountains(Arachnida: Araneae)

This dissertation concentrates on the taxonomic study on the spiders of the family Clubionidae collected from 2014 to 2018 in Wuling Mountains.Four parts are included.Part ? introduces the fellowing aspects of the family Clubionidae: the research history,morphological characteristics,current taxonomic situation,economic value,the methods and materials.The geographical location and natural environment of Wuling Mountains are also briefly introduced.Part ? is a detailed taxonomic study on 48 species(including 17 new species)in3 genera of the family Clubionidae.Collection information and geographical distribution were given to all species.All new species and most known species are provided with the description of detail characters.Each new species is provided with the etymology and the diagnosis.Part ? summarizes the results of taxonomy including discussions.17 new species are described and named as: Clubiona arcuata sp.nov.,Clubiona baiyunensis sp.nov.,Clubiona breviprocessia sp.nov.,Clubiona hubeiensis sp.nov.,Clubiona hui sp.nov.Zhang,Clubiona hupingensis sp.nov.,Clubiona pengi sp.nov.,Clubiona multifida sp.nov.,Clubiona pulchella sp.nov.,Clubiona renalis sp.nov.,Clubiona sichuan sp.nov.Zhang,Clubiona songziyuanensis sp.nov.,Clubiona subduoconcava sp.nov.,Clubiona subhooda sp.nov.,Clubiona subyaoi sp.nov.,Clubiona subyangmingensis sp.nov.,Clubiona truncata sp.nov..Finally,part IV containes 144 color photos given to all new species and parts of the known species whose information is not sufficient enough to correct identification.34 figures with point plots inked on ink jet plotter paper are provided to new species.The geographical distribution map was provided for each new species by group.