& The present paper deals with thirteen new species of spiders belonging to nine genera of the family Salticidae collected from Wuling Mountains Area

Southwestern China. Type specimens are deposited in the Institute of Zoology

Academia Sinica

Beijing. All measurements given are in millimeters. 1. Asemonea sichuanensis Song et Chai

sp. nov. (fig. 1) Holotype ()

paratype 1 ()

Wulong County (29. 3°N

107. 7°E)

Sichuan Province

June 13

1989. The new species resembles A. fimbriata

but differs from the latter in the tibial apophyses of male palp slender. 2. Euophrys atrata Song et Chai

sp. nov. (fig. 2) Holotype ()

paratype 1 ()

Badong County (31. 0°N

110. 3°E)

Hubei Province

May 21

1989. This species appears to be related to E. menemerellus

but may be readily distinguished from the latter by the shape of spermathecae. 3. Evarcha paralbaria Song et Chai

sp. nov. (fig. 3) Holotype ()

allotype ()

paratype 1 () 2 ()()

Hefeng County (29. 8°N

110. 0°E)

Hubei Province

May 29～ 31

1989; paratypes 3()()

Zhangjiajie

Dayong County(29. 1°N

110. 4°E)

Hunan Province

August 18

1990. This species is somewhat related to E. albaria

but can be distinguished from the latter by the structures of epigynum and male palp. 4. Heliophanus geminus Song et Chai

sp. nov. (fig. 4) Holotype ()

paratypes 2 ()()

Wulong

Sichuan

June 13

1989. This species is similar to H. simples

but differs from the latter in the shape of spermathecae. 5. Heliophanus undulatus Song et Chai

sp. nov. (fig. 5) Holotype ()

Mt. Xingdou

Lichuan County (30. 3°N

108. 9°E)

Hubei Province

June 6

1989. This species is resemblance to H. uvirensis

but differs from the latter in the shape of spermathecae. 6. Lycidas furvus Song et Chai

sp. nov. (fig. 6) Holotype ()

Xuan'en County(29. 9°N

109. 4°E)

Hubei Province

August 17

1989. The new speices may be readily distinguished from its related species L. speculifer by its shape of bulb. 7. Pharacocerus hirticeps Song et Chai

sp. nov. (fig. 7) Holotype ()

Badong

Hubei

May 19

1989. This new species is somewhat allied to Ph. ephippiatus

but differs from the latter in the shapes of bulb and tibial apophysis. 8. Pharacocerus orientalis Song et Chai

sp. nov. (fig. 8) Holotype ()

Badong

Hubei

May 21

1989. This species is somewhat related to Ph. hirticeps and Ph. sessor

but differs from these species in the embolus and tibial apophysis of male palp shorter and thicker. 9. Spartaeus heterospineus Song et Chai

sp. nov. (fig. 9) &Holotype ()

Mt. Fanjing(27. 9°N

108. 6°E)

Guizhou

August 14

1990; allotype 1()

Zhangjiajie

August 18

1990. The new species is similar to S. spinimnus

but may be distinguished from the latter by the structures of female epigy- num and male palp. 10. Synagelides longus Song et Chai

sp. nov. (fig. 10) Holotype ()

Mt. Xingdou

Lichuan

Hubei

June 6

1989. This new species resembles S. ()alpalis

but can be distinguished by the latter by the body size and structure of epigynum. 11. Yaginumaella badongensis Song et Chai

sp. nov. (fig. 11) Holotype ()

Badong

Hubei

May 27

1989. This species appears to be related to Y. orientalis

but may be readily distinguished by the structure of female epigynum. 12. Yaginumaella flexa Song et Chai

sp. nov. (fig. 12) Holotype ()

Zhangjiajie

Dayong

Hunan

May 30

1988. This new species can be distinguished from the related species Y. urbanii by the shape of bulb of male palp. 13. Yaginumaella variformis Song et Chai

sp. nov. (fig. 13) Holotype ()

Badong

Hubei

May 19

1989. This new species is found to be distinct from all the known species by its large body size and the structure of epigynum.