A Taxonomic Study On The Pireneitega From China And Tajikistan(Araneae: Agelenidae)

The present dissertation deals with the taxonomy of the Pireneitega from China and Tajikistan.Up to now,the family Agelenidae contains 78 genera and 1272 species,Pireneitega contains 21 species.Twenty species of the genus Pireneitega from China and Tajikistan are described.Fifteen species from China,including P.burqinensis Zhao & Li,2016,P.fuyunensis Zhao & Li,2016,P.gongliuensis Zhao & Li,2016,P.huashanensis Zhao & Li,2017,P.huochengensis Zhao & Li,2016,P.liansui(Bao & Yin,2004),P.lini Zhao & Li,2016,P.liui Zhao & Li,2016,P.lushuiensis Zhao & Li,2017,P.tianchiensis(Wang et al.,1990),P.triglochinata(Zhu & Wang,1991),P.wensuensis Zhao & Li,2016,P.wui Zhao & Li,2016,P.xiyankouensis Zhao & Li,2017 and P.yaoi Zhao & Li,2016.Five species from Tajikistan are described,including;P.zonsteini Zhang & Marusik,2016,P.muratovi Zhang & Marusik,2016,P.tyurai Zhang &Marusik,2016,P.ramitensis Zhang & Marusik,2016 and P.kovblyuki Zhang & Marusik,2016.The male of P.liansui is described first time.The male of P.triglochinata is revised.Besides,this paper is also provided 43 plates,with 290 photos of diagnosis characters,and 3 pictures of geography data.