A new species of the whip spider genus \(\textit{Weygoldtia}\) (Arachnida: Amblypygi: Charinidae) from Con Dao National Park, Vietnam

Nguyen Thi Thu Anh; Phung Thi Hong Luong

doi:10.15625/2615-9023/16953

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Nguyen Thi Thu Anh Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, VAST, Vietnam
Phung Thi Hong Luong Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, VAST, Vietnam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15625/2615-9023/16953

Keywords:

Soil biodiversity, taxonomy, COI, DNA barcode, new species, Vietnam

Abstract

A new species of the monotypic genus Weygoldtia Miranda, Giupponi, Prendini & Scharff, 2018 was described from Con Son island, southern Vietnam, namely Weygoldtia condao sp. nov. The new species is clearly distinguished from its congener Weygoldtia davidovi (Fage, 1946) by having more articles in the tibia and tarsus of leg I. A fragment of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene is also provided for the new species. The K2P genetic distance of the COI between the new species and W. davidovi is 20%, and phylogenetic analysis also supported the new species.

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