Xiang Xu

Xiang Xu, Chinese arachnologist.

• College of Life Sciences of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
• Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
• E-mail: xuxhunnu.edu.cn
• E-mail: sansanxu@163.com

Taxon names authored

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• 147 taxon names authored by Xiang Xu

Publications

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2000

• Xu, X., Yin, C.M. & Peng, X.J. 2000. A new species of the genus Sinopoda from China (Araneae: Sparassidae). Life Science Research 4: 374–376. Reference page. 

2001

• Xu, X. & Yin, C.M. 2001. A new species of the genus Macrothele from China (Araneae: Hexathelidae). Journal of Natural Science of Hunan Normal University 24: 65-66, 72. Reference page. 
• Xu, X. & Yin, C.M. 2001a. A new species of the genus Heptathela from China (Araneae: Liphistiidae). Acta Arachnologica Sinica 10(1): 8-10. Reference page. 

2002

• Xu, X., Yin, C.M. 2002. A new species of the genus Raveniola from Baiyundong Cave, Hunan Province (Araneae: Nemesiidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 27: 474–476. Reference page. 
• Xu, X., Yin, C.M. & Bao, Y.H. 2002. A new species of the genus Latouchia from China (Araneae: Ctenizidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 27: 723–725. Reference page. 
• Xu, X., Yin, C.M. & Griswold, C.E. 2002. A new species of the spider genus Macrothele from the Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, China (Araneae: Hexathelidae). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 78(2): 116–119. BHL. Reference page. 
• Yin, C.M., Xu, X. & Bao, Y.H. 2002. A new species of family Segestriidae from China (Arachnoidea: Araneae). Life Science Research 6: 186–188. Reference page. 

2003

• Bao, Y.H., Yin, C.M. & Xu, X. 2003. A new species of the genus Heptathela from China (Araneae, Liphistiidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 28: 459-460. Reference page. 
• Yin, C.M., Tang, G. & Xu, X. 2003. Two new species of the genus Heptathela from China (Araneae: Liphistiidae). Acta Arachnologica Sinica 12: 1-5. Reference page. 

2004

• Yin, C.M., Ubick, D., Bao, Y.H. & Xu, X.A. 2004. Three new species of the spider genus Phrurolithus from China (Araneae, Corinnidae). Journal of Arachnology 32(2): 270–275. DOI: 10.1636/H02-69 Reference page. 

2006

• Xu, X. & Li, S.Q. 2006. Coelotine spiders of the Draconarius incertus group (Araneae: Amaurobiidae) from southwestern China. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 113: 777-787. Reference page. 
• Xu, X. & Li, S.Q. 2006a. Four new species of the genus Coelotes (Araneae: Amaurobiidae) from China. Zootaxa 1365: 49–59. Abstract & excerpt. Reference page. 
• Xu, X. & Li, S.Q. 2006b. Redescription on five coelotine spider species from China (Araneae, Amaurobiidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 31: 335-345. Reference page. 
• Xu, X. & Li, S.Q. 2006c. A new species of the genus Tonsilla (Araneae: Amaurobiidae) from mountains of Sichuan, China. Zootaxa 1307: 63–68. Abstract & excerpt. . Reference page. 
• Xu, X. & Li, S.Q. 2006d. Two new species of the genus Tamgrinia Lehtinen, 1967 from China (Araneae: Amaurobiidae). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 82: 61–67. Reference page. 

2007

• Xu, X. & Li, S.Q. 2007. Draconarius spiders in China, with description of seven new species collected from caves (Araneae: Amaurobiidae). Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 57: 341-350. Reference page. 
• Xu, X. & Li, S.Q. 2007a. Taxonomic Study of the Spider Family Pimoidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from China. Zoological Studies 46(4): 483-502. Reference page. 
• Xu, X. & Li, S.Q. 2007b. A new genus and species of the spider family Agelenidae from western Sichuan Province, China (Arachnida: Araneae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 114: 59-64. Reference page. 

2008

• Wang, X.P., Xu, X. & Li, S.Q. 2008. Notiocoelotes, a new genus of the spider subfamily Coelotinae from Southeast Asia (Araneae, Amaurobiidae). Zootaxa 1853: 1–17. Abstract & excerpt. Reference page. 
• Xu, X. & Li, S.Q. 2008. Ten new species of the genus Draconarius (Araneae: Amaurobiidae) from China. Zootaxa 1786: 19–34. Abstract & excerpt. Reference page. 
• Xu, X., Li, S.Q. & Wang, X.P. 2008. Lineacoelotes, a new genus of Coelotinae from China (Araneae: Amaurobiidae). Zootaxa 1700: 1–20. Abstract & excerpt. Reference page. 
• Zhang, X.F., Li, S.Q. & Xu, X. 2008. A further study on the species of the spider family Agelenidae from China (Arachnida: Araneae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 115: 95-106. Reference page. 
• Xu, X., Han, X. & Li, S. 2008. Three new spider species of the family Thomisidae from Hong Kong (Arachnida: Araneae). Entomologica Fennica 19(1): 13–17. DOI: 10.33338/ef.84408 . Reference page. 

2009

• Xu, X. & Li, S.Q. 2009. Three new pimoid spiders from Sichuan Province, China (Araneae: Pimoidae). Zootaxa 2298: 55–63. Abstract & excerpt. Reference page. 

2012

• Yin, C.M., Peng, X.J., Yan, H.M., Bao, Y.H., Xu, X.A., Tang, G., Zhou, Q.S. & Liu, P. 2012. Fauna Hunan: Araneae in Hunan, China. Hunan Science and Technology Press, Changsha Volume 1: 1–763. Reference page. 
• Yin, C.M., Peng, X.J., Yan, H.M., Bao, Y.H., Xu, X.A., Tang, G., Zhou, Q.S. & Liu, P. 2012. Fauna Hunan: Araneae in Hunan, China. Hunan Science and Technology Press, Changsha Volume 2: 1–1590. Reference page. 

2014

• Wei, X. & Xu, X. 2014. Two new species of the genus Khorata (Araneae: Pholcidae) from China. Zootaxa 3774(2): 183–192. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3774.2.5. Reference page. 

2016

• Chen, Z., Yin, H-Q. & Xu, X. 2016. First description of the male of Draconarius jiangyongensis (Peng et al., 1996) (Araneae, Agelenidae). ZooKeys 601: 41–48. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.601.8349. Reference page. 
• Liu, K., Xiao, Y-H. & Xu, X. 2016. On three new Orchestina species (Araneae: Oonopidae) described from China. Zootaxa 4121(4): 431–446. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4121.4.4 Reference page. 
• Zhou, B., Yin, H-Q. & Xu, X. 2016. First description of the male of Hitobia makotoi Kamura, 2011 (Araneae, Gnaphosidae). ZooKeys 579: 1-7. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.579.7489. Reference page. 

2017

• Liu, K- k., Chen, Z-W., Xiao, Y-H., Xu, X. & Peng, X-P. 2017. Three new species of Synagelides Strand, 1906 from China (Araneae: Salticidae). Zootaxa 4350(2): 291–300. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4350.2.5. Reference page. 
• Liu, K., Liu, J-H. & Xu, X. 2017. Two new species of the genus Oxytate from China (Araneae: Thomisidae). Zootaxa 4320(1): 193–200. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4320.1.12. Reference page. 

2019

• He, A., Liu, J.X., Xu, X., Yin, H.Q. & Peng, X.J. 2019. Description of three new species of spider genus Leptonetela Kratochvíl, 1978 from caves of Hunan Province, China (Araneae, Leptonetidae). Zootaxa 4554(2): 584–600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4554.2.10. Reference page. 
• Liu, K., Xu, X., Xiao, Y.H., Yin, H.Q. & Peng, X.J. 2019. Six new species of Otacilia from southern China (Araneae: Phrurolithidae). Zootaxa 4585(3): 438–458. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4585.3.2. Reference page. 
• Liu, K-K., Yin, H-Q., Liu, J-H., Xu, X., Xiao, Y-H. & Peng, X-J. 2019. A new record of the spider family Caponiidae from China (Arachnida, Araneae). Zookeys, 851: 1–15. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.851.33351 Reference page. 
• Liu, K., Henrard, A., Xiao, Y.H. & Xu, X. 2019. On three new oonopid species from China and the discovery of the male Orchestina bialata Liu, Xiao & Xu, 2016 (Araneae: Oonopidae). Zootaxa 4701(3): 235–256. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4701.3.2 . Reference page. 
• Liu, K.K., Xu, X., Sheng, H.J. & Yin, H.Q. 2019. A new species of the genus Jacaena Thorell, 1897 (Araneae: Liocranidae) from China. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 95(3–4): 127–137. DOI: 10.3956/2019-95.3.127. . Reference page. 
• Meng, Z.Y., Luo, H.P., Xiao, Y.H., Xu, X. & Liu, K.K. 2019. Redescription of Borboropactus jiangyong Yin, Peng, Yan & Kim, 2004 (Araneae, Thomisidae), with the first description of the male. ZooKeys 870: 137-148. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.870.35230 Reference page. 

2020

• Li, C.M., Liu, J.X., Xu, X. & Yin, H.Q. 2020j. A new species of spider in the genus Meotipa Simon, 1895 (Araneae: Theridiidae) from southern China. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 96(3): 177–184. DOI: 10.3956/2020-96.3.177. . Reference page. 
• Liu, K.K., Luo, H.P., Xu, X., Chen, Z.W. & Xiao, Y.H. 2020. Description of two new species of Tonsilla Wang & Yin, 1992 with an updated key to species (Araneae, Agelenidae). ZooKeys 944: 31-46. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.944.48575. . Reference page. 
• Liu, K.K., Yin, H.Q., Haddad, C.R., Xu, X. & Ma, Z.N. 2020. Two new species of Utivarachna Kishida, 1940 from southern China, with an updated key to the Chinese species (Araneae: Trachelidae). Zootaxa 4803(1): 087–102. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4803.1.5. . Reference page. 
• Liu, K.K., Luo, H.P., Ying, Y.H., Xiao, Y.X., Xu, X. & Xiao, Y.H. 2020. A survey of Phrurolithidae spiders from Jinggang Mountain National Nature Reserve, Jiangxi Province, China. ZooKeys 947: 1–37. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.947.51175. . Reference page. 
• Liu, J.X., Huang, Z.G., Xu, X. & Yin, H.Q. 2020. Redescription of types of three species of Leptonetidae Simon, 1890 from China (Arachnida, Araneae). ZooKeys 1000: 1–17. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1000.57660. . Reference page. 
• Tang, J., Xu, X., Yin, H-Q., Marusik, Y.M. & Huang, Z-G. 2020. Redescription of holotypes of four Alopecosa species (Araneae, Lycosidae) from China. ZooKeys, 945: 85–97. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.945.52287 Reference page. 

2021

• Chen, Z.E., Liang, Y., Yin, H.Q., Xu, X. & Wei, X. 2021. Pinelema mulunensis sp. nov. and Stedocys vittiformis sp. nov., two new species from southern China (Arachnida: Araneae). Acta Arachnologica Sinica 30(1): 9-19. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1005-9628.2021.01.002. Reference page. 
• Liang, Y., Cai, Q., Liu, J.X., Yin, H.Q., Xu, X.A. 2021. Three species of hackled-orb web spider genus Miagrammopes from China (Araneae, Uloboridae). Zootaxa 5004(4): 564–576. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5004.4.5. . Reference page. 
• Liang, Y., Li, Q., Yin, H.Q., Li, H. & Xu, X. 2021. Two new species of the genus Otacilia from southern China (Araneae, Phrurolithidae). Acta Arachnologica Sinica 30(2): 99-105. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1005-9628.2021.02.04. . Reference page. 
• Liu, J.H., Xiao, Y.H., Zhang, M.Z., Xu, X. & Liu, K.K. 2021. Four new coelotine species (Araneae, Agelenidae, Coelotinae) from South China, with the first description of the male of Coelotes septus Wang, Yin, Peng & Xie, 1990. ZooKeys 1029: 93–112. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1029.63060. . Reference page. 

2022

• Liao, R.R., Wang, Z.W., Yin, H.Q. & Xu, X. 2022a. A review of the genus Bifidocoelotes Wang, 2002, with the description of three new species from China (Araneae, Agelenidae). Zootaxa 5222(2): 179–189. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5222.2.6. . Reference page. 
• Liu, K.K., Li, S.Q., Zhang, X.Q., Ying, Y.H., Meng, Z.Y., Fei, M.H., Li, W.H., Xiao, Y.H. & Xu, X. 2022. Unknown species from China: the case of phrurolithid spiders (Araneae, Phrurolithidae). Zoological Research 43(3): 352-355, Suppl. I: 1-5, Suppl. II: 1-223. DOI: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2022.055. . Reference page. 
• Liu, K-K., Ying, Y-H., Fomichev, A.A., Zhao, D-C., Li, W-H., Xiao, Y-H. & Xu, X. 2022a. Crab spiders (Araneae, Thomisidae) of Jinggang Mountain National Nature Reserve, Jiangxi Province, China. ZooKeys 1095ː 43–74. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1095.72829 Reference page. 
• Wen, Y.L., Liao, R.R., He, A.L., Yin, H.Q. & Xu, X. 2022. A new species of the genus Hersilia from Shiwandashan Mountain, China (Araneae, Hersiliidae). Acta Arachnologica Sinica 31(1): 32-37. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1005-9628.2022.01.005. . Reference page. 

2023

• Li, C-Z., Yao, Y-B., Xiao, Y-H., Xu, X. & Liu, K-K. 2023. Notes on two species of Massuria Thorell, 1887 (Arachnida, Araneae, Thomisidae) from China with description of a new species. Zookeys 1175ː 299–310. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1175.105446 Reference page. 
• Liu, M-K., Jiang, Z-M., Xiao, Y-H., Liu, K-K. & Xu, X. 2023. Three new species of Otacilia Thorell, 1897 (Araneae, Phrurolithidae) from South China. Zookeys 1180ː 129–144. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1180.108823 Reference page. 
• Liu, K.K., Xu, X. & Yin, H.Q. 2023. A survey of the Phrurolithidae (Arachnida: Araneae) of Damingshan National Natural Reserve, south China. Zootaxa 5278(3): 511–536. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5278.3.5. . Reference page. 
• Liu, J.X., Xu, X., Hormiga, G., Yin, H.Q. & Li, H. 2023. Two new species of the spider genus Putaoa (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from southern China, Zootaxa 5277(3): 553–564. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5277.3.7. . Reference page. 

2024

• Huang, Z.G., Wu, Y.C., Yin, H.Q., Xu, X. & Chen, J.H. 2024. Two new species of the long-jawed orb-weaving spider genus Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1823 (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) from southern China. Zootaxa 5555(3): 385–406. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5555.3.4. . Reference page. 
• Li, C-Z., Yao, Y-B., Xiao, Y-H., Xu, X. & Liu, K-K. 2024b. Research Article Notes on species of Talaus Simon, 1886 (Araneae, Thomisidae) from China, with descriptions of two new species. Zookeys 1190ː 195-212. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1190.111583 . Reference page. 
• Liang, Y., Yin, H.Q. & Xu, X. 2024. Three new species of the spider genus Meotipa Simon, 1895 from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China (Araneae: Theridiidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 968: 156–173. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.968.2725. . Reference page. 
• Wang, C., Mi, X-Q., Li, S-Q. & Xu, X. 2024. Taxonomic notes of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae) from Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan, Xizang and Yunnan, China. ZooKeys 1221: 205–277. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1221.135640 Reference page. 
• Wang, Z.J., Yao, Y.B., Tang, Z.Y., Li, W.H., Liu, K.K. & Xu, X. 2024. A new genus, Sinodromus gen. nov., with two new species and the first description of the female of Philodromus guiyang Long & Yu, 2022 (Arachnida, Araneae, Philodromidae) from China. ZooKeys 1221: 279–296. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1221.137930. . Reference page. 

2025

• Hu, C.H., Wei, M., Liu, J. & Xu, X. 2025. Asiopisinus gen. nov., a new genus of the family Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 (Araneae, Theridiidae) from eastern Asia. Zootaxa 5660(4): 475–504. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5660.4.2. Reference page. 
• Liang Y., Liu, J.N., Yin, H.Q. & Xu, X. 2025. On new spider species of the genus Episinus (Araneae, Theridiidae) from China and proposal of five species groups. Biodiversity Data Journal 13: e144222. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.13.e144222. . Reference page. 
• Zhu, S.X., Liao, R.R., Yin, H.Q. & Xu, X. 2025. Brevitubus gen. nov. (Araneae, Phrurolithidae), a new guardstone spider genus from southern China, with descriptions of four new species and proposal of four new combinations. Zootaxa 5637(3): 450–468. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.3.2. Reference page.