Zhi-Teng CHEN 陈志腾 & Bo-Tao YAN 晏博韬

Abstract: Aposthonia limushana sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on male morphological characters from Hainan Province, China. This species is distinguished by a unique configuration of male terminalia, including an unmodified apically pointed left hemitergal process (10LP) and a finger-shaped right hemitergal process (10RP) with a rounded outer margin and truncate inner margin at its apex. This discovery elevates the number of documented Aposthonia species in China to three. A key to adult males of Chinese Aposthonia species is provided.

Keywords: Biodiversity, Hainan Island, new species, taxonomy, webspinner

摘要：本文记述产自中国海南省的足丝蚁一新种——黎母山裸尾丝蚁Aposthonia limushana sp. nov.。该物种雄性腹部末端具有独特构造，包括一未修饰、顶端尖锐的左半背板突起（10LP）和一指状的右半背板突起（10RP），其顶端外缘为圆形，内缘为截形。此新种的发现使中国已知的裸尾丝蚁属物种增至三种。本文提供了中国裸尾丝蚁属雄性成虫的鉴定检索表。

关键词：生物多样性，海南岛，新物种，分类学，足丝蚁

Published online: 2025-02-25 18:17:37

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