Ageleradix Xu & Li, 2007

Mu, Yan-Nan, Wang, Lu-Yu, Ren, Tian-Yu, Tian, Yuan & Zhang, Zhi-Sheng, 2025, Review of the genus Ageleradix Xu & Li, 2007 (Araneae, Agelenidae), with descriptions of three new species, ZooKeys 1236, pp. 197-208 : 197-208

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1236.143650

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:87186858-6A30-4403-8B3A-D2D86D7C61EA

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15323844

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2E88AEF6-C211-5DBA-8C06-08B47CE8ACF5

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scientific name

Ageleradix Xu & Li, 2007
status

 

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Type species.

Ageleradix sichuanensis Xu & Li, 2007 (by original designation).

Diagnosis.

This genus is similar to Allagelena Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2006 in having centrally originated, extending distally and proximally and sclerotized conductor (C), but can be separated from it by: palpal patella lacking apophysis (vs. with apophysis), retrolateral tibial apophysis (RTA) not well developed (vs. well developed), embolus (E) slender (vs. thick), tegular apophysis (TA) well developed (vs. not well developed); scape (Sc) extending to middle part of epigynal plate (vs. absent or not extending to middle part), and atrium shallow (vs. deep).

Composition.

A. cymbiforma ( Wang, 1991) (♀), A. otiforma ( Wang, 1991) (♀ ♂), A. schwendingeri Zhang, Li & Xu, 2008 (♀ ♂), A. sichuanensis Xu & Li, 2007 (♀ ♂), A. sternseptum Zhang, Li & Xu, 2008 (♀) and A. zhishengi Zhang, Li & Xu, 2008 (♀ ♂), A. dulong Mu, Wang & Zhang sp. nov. (♀ ♂), A. jinfo shan Mu, Wang & Zhang sp. nov. (♀) and A. nangunhe Mu, Wang & Zhang sp. nov. (♀ ♂).

Distribution.

Known only from China (Yunnan, Sichuan, Xizang, Guangxi, Guizhou).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Agelenidae

SubFamily

Ageleninae