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Two new genera and seven new species of the subtribe Plexippina Simon, 1901 are reported from Southwest China based on both morphological and molecular evidence. They are Chuanattus deelemanae C. Wang, Mi & Li, gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), Dianattus proszynskii C. Wang, Mi & Li, gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), Yaginumaella daolangi C. Wang, Mi & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀), Y. medog C. Wang, Mi & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀), Y. qianlei C. Wang, Mi & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀), Y. spinapophysis C. Wang, Mi & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀), and Y. xiaoqingi C. Wang, Mi & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀). Diagnostic photos and a distributional map of those new species are provided. The genus Yaginumaella Prószyński, 1979 is reviewed, and 21 new and 34 restored combinations transferred from Ptocasius Simon, 1885 except Y. pentamaculata (Hu, 2001), comb. nov. from Menemerus Simon, 1868, are proposed: Thyene incognita (Żabka, 1981), comb. nov., Y. angulata (Yang & Peng, 2023), comb. nov., Y. badongensis Song & Chai, 1992, comb. rest., Y. bhutanica Żabka, 1981, comb. rest., Y. bulbosa Peng, Tang & Li, 2008, comb. rest., Y. cambridgei Żabka, 1981, comb. rest., Y. circula (Yang & Peng, 2023), comb. nov., Y. danzhu (Yang & Peng, 2023), comb. nov., Y. davidi (Yang & Peng, 2023), comb. nov., Y. falcata Zhu, Zhang, Zhang & Chen, 2005, comb. rest., Y. filiforma (Yang & Peng, 2023), comb. nov., Y. foliolata (Yang & Peng, 2023), comb. nov., Y. gemina (Yang & Peng, 2023), comb. nov., Y. gogonaica Żabka, 1981, comb. rest., Y. helvetorum Żabka, 1981, comb. rest., Y. hubeiensis Li, Wang, Irfan & Peng, 2018, comb. rest., Y. hybrida Żabka, 1981, comb. rest., Y. intermedia Żabka, 1981, comb. rest., Y. jietouensis (Yang & Peng, 2023), comb. nov., Y. linzhiensis (Hu, 2001), comb. nov. (placed initially in Ptocasius), Y. longapophysis (Yang & Peng, 2023), comb. nov., Y. longlingensis (Yang & Peng, 2023), comb. nov., Y. lushiensis Zhang & Zhu, 2007, comb. rest., Y. montana Żabka, 1981, comb. rest., Y. nepalica Żabka, 1980, comb. rest., Y. nobilis Żabka, 1981, comb. rest., Y. nova Żabka, 1981, comb. rest., Y. orientalis Żabka, 1981, comb. rest., Y. originalis Żabka, 1981, comb. rest., Y. pilosa Żabka, 1981, comb. rest., Y. pseudoflexa Liu, Yang & Peng, 2016, comb. rest., Y. pulchella Li, Wang, Irfan & Peng, 2018, comb. rest., Y. rectangula (Yang & Peng, 2023), comb. nov., Y. robusta (Yang & Peng, 2023), comb. nov., Y. senchalensis Prószyński, 1992, comb. rest., Y. silvatica Żabka, 1981, comb. rest., Y. simoni Żabka, 1981, comb. rest., Y. songi (Logunov, 1995), comb. nov., Y. stemmleri Żabka, 1981, comb. rest., Y. strandi Żabka, 1981, comb. rest., Y. subhubeiensis (Wang, Mi & Peng, 2023), comb. nov., Y. supina Żabka, 1981, comb. rest., Y. tenella Żabka, 1981, comb. rest., Y. tengchongensis (Yang & Peng, 2023), comb. nov., Y. tenzingi Żabka, 1980, comb. rest., Y. thakkholaica Żabka, 1980, comb. rest., Y. thimphuica Żabka, 1981, comb. rest., Y. umbellulata (Yang & Peng, 2023), comb. nov., Y. urbanii Żabka, 1981, comb. rest., Y. variegata (Logunov, 1995), comb. nov., Y. versicolor Żabka, 1981, comb. rest., Y. wangdica Żabka, 1981, comb. rest., Y. wuermli Żabka, 1981, comb. rest., Y. zonata (Yang & Peng, 2023), comb. nov. Pancorius lobatus (Peng, Tso & Li, 2002), comb. nov. is also proposed (transferred from Yaginumaella and it could be a junior synonym of Pancorius submontanus Prószyński, 1992). Ptocasius zabkai Yang & Peng, 2023 is assigned as a synonym of Y. zonata .

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Title
Description of two new genera and seven new species of Plexippina Simon, 1901 (Araneae, Salticidae, Plexippini) from Southwest China, with a review of Yaginumaella Prószyński, 1979
Author
Wang, Cheng  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Wang, Ying  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Mi, Xiaoqi  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Li, Shuqiang  VIAFID ORCID Logo 
Publication title
ZooKeys; Sofia
Volume
1257
Pages
215-247
Number of pages
34
Publication year
2025
Publication date
2025
Section
Research Article
Publisher
Pensoft Publishers
Place of publication
Sofia
Country of publication
Bulgaria
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ISSN
13132989
e-ISSN
13132970
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
Document type
Journal Article
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Online publication date
2025-10-30
Milestone dates
2025-05-25 (Received); 2025-09-23 (Accepted)
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   First posting date
30 Oct 2025
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3266805630
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Last updated
2025-11-04
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