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Research Interest:
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The goal of my research is to understand taxonomy, systematics, ecology, biology, and the behavior of spiders and other arachnids, including scorpions, and opinions. I also study other invertebrates of economic importance.
(1) Systematics and historical biogeography of spiders (Araneae): My institute has more then 10,000 spider specimens, including 300 types. The spider families Araneidae, Thomisidae, Philodromidae, Theridiidae, Trochanteriidae, Tetragnathidae, Agelenidae, and Amaurobiidae are my focus.
(2) Systematics, phylogenetic relationship, and historical biogeography of the arachnid order Scorpiones: The Chinese scorpions are poorly studies, particularly the systematics. No body has even done any research on scorpion systematics since Xianwen Wu in 1936. In 2004, I started a collaboration with Dr. M.R. Lourenco (Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle-in Paris) to study the Chinese scorpions. At this moment, scorpions from Tibet, Hainan Island, and Yunnan Province, including 3 genera and 11 new species have been studied. The number of scorpion species increased from the previous 19 to the current 32 species. From July to Augues in 2005, my research group revisited Tibet and Xinjiang and collected more than 500 scorpions and 420 of them are kept live in my lab. Three of my master-level students are working on the systematics of scorpions. I am planning additional collection trips to southwest and northwest China, Hainan Island and Xisha Islands(Paracel Islands) in southern China from 2007 to 2009. From those trips and the future study on those collections, we hope to reveal the distributional characteristics and historical biogeography of the species of arachnid order Scorpiones.
(3) Systematics of arachnid order Opinions: Opinions are poorly studied in China. Our collection has more than 1000 specimens and approximately 100 species. One of my master-level graduate students, Wei-Guang Lian, is working on those collections.
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Recent Research Projects:
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Scorpionida systematics and resource evaluation in China (PI), 2007-2009
Funded by: National Natural Science Foundation of China
Amount: RMB 280,000 |
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Chinese scorpions: systematics and Historical Biogeography (PI), 2005-2007
Funded by: Research Fund for Labs of Doctoral Programs, China Ministry of Education
Amount: RMB 60,000 |
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Fauna of China: Agelenidae; Amaurobiidae (PI), 2004-2009
Funded by: National Natural Science Foundation of China
Amount: RMB 100,000 |
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Spider systematics and information technology (PI), 2004
Funded by: National Natural Science Foundation of China
Amount: 12,000 |
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Mygalomorphae spider from China, its systematics and historical biogeography (PI), 2002-2004
Funded by: National Natural Science Foundation of China
Amount: RMB 175,000 |
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Spider diversity and its role in crop pest control in dry grassland ecosystem of northern Hebei Province, China (Co-PI), 2002-2004
Funded by: Hebei Province
Amount: RMB 80,000 |
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Fauna of China: Gnaphosidae (Co-PI), 1999-2001
Funded by: National Natural Science Foundation of China
Amount: RMB 60,000 |
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Fauna of China: Tetragnathidae (PI), 1999-2001
Funded by: National Natural Science Foundation of China
Amount: RMB 70,000 |
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Fauna of Hebei: Araneae (Co-PI), 1998-1999
Funded by: Hebei Province
Amount: RMB 40,000 |
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Systematics of the arachnid order Opiliones (Co-PI), 1997-1999
Funded by: National Natural Science Foundation of China
Amount: RMB 100,000 |
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Soil spider diversity in Hebei, China (Co-PI), 1996-1998
Funded by: National Natural Science Foundation of China
Amount: RMB 40,000 |
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Fauna of China; Thomisidae; Philodromidae (Co-PI), 1993-1997
Funded by: National Natural Science Foundation of China
Amount: RMB 60,000 |
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Fauna of China: Theridiidae (PI), 1993-1997
Funded by: National Natural Science Foundation of China
Amount: RMB 60,000 |
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Fauna of China: Araneidae (Co-PI), 1993-1997
Funded by: National Natural Science Foundation of China
Amount: RMB 50,000 |
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Selected Publications:
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Zhang, J. X., M. S. Zhu & I. M. Tso, 2006. First record of the family Theridiosomatidae from Taiwan, with description of a new species (Arachnida: Araneae). Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc. 13: 265-266
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Zhang, Z. S., M.S. Zhu & D. X. Song. 2006. A new genus of funnel-web spiders, with otes on relationships of five genera from China (Araneae: Agelenidae). Oriental insects 40: 77-89 (SCI)
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Atypidae). Zootaxa, 1118: 1-42. (SCI ) (SCI)
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Zhu, M.S, F. Zhang, D.X. Song & P. Qu, 2006. Arevision of genus Atypus in hina( Araneae: Atypidae). Zootaxa, 1118: 1-42 (SCI)
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Yang, Z. Z., M.S. Zhu & D.X. Song, 2006. A new species of the genus Sanmenia Song & Kim, 1992 (Araneae, Thomisidae) from Yunnan Province, China Zootaxa 1151: 41– (SCI)
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Zhu, M.S, J. X. Zhang & D.X. Song, 2006. Rare spider of the genus Cyclocosmia (Aachinida: Araneae: Ctenizidae) from tropical and subtropical China. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 54 (1): 133-138 (SCI)
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Zhu, M.S., G.M. Tang & D.X. Song, 2006. Revision of the spider family Trochanteriidaefrom China (Araneae: Gnaphosoidea). Zootaxa 1140: 31–51 (SCI)
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Yang, Z.Z., M.S. Zhu & D.X. Song, 2006. Newly recorded genus and a new species of soider family Pimoidae from Yunnan Province, China (Arachinida : Araneae) . The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 54 (2): 235-239 (SCI)
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Zhang, J. X., M. S. Zhu and I. M. Tso. 2006. Four new crab spiders from Taiwan (Araneae, Thomisidae). Journal of Arachnology, 34 (1): 77-86 (SCI)
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Zhu, M.S., Z.S. Zhang & Z.Z. Yang, 2006. Discovery of the spider family Desidae (Araneae) in South China, with description of a new species of the genus Badumna Thorell, 18901172: 43–48 (SCI)
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Zhu, M.S & W. G. Liang, 2006. First record of the genus Euepedanus from China, with the description of a new species ( Opiliones: Laniatores: Epedanidae). Zootaxa, 1367: 63-68
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Zhu, M.S & B. S. Zhang, 2006. A new species of genus Zora from China ( Araneae: Zoridae). Zootaxa, 1349：47-51 (SCI)
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Zhu，M.S. W. G. Lian & H. M. Chen. 2006. Two new species of the genera Larinia ang Cyclosa from China. ( Araneae: Araneidae). Acta Arachnologica, 55 (1):15-18
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Zhu, M. S. & D. X. Song. A new discovery of the male spider and a new record from China (Araneae, Thomisidae). Acta zootaxon. Sin. 31: 549-552
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Zhu, M. S. & I. M. Tso. 2006.Two new species of the family Sparassidae from Taiwan, with description of the female of Olios scalptor (Arachnida: Araneae). Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc. 13: 267-270
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Zhu, M.S. & Zhang, R.. 2006. Observations on tarsal organ, maxillary cuspuels, trichobothria, stridulatong organ and spinnerets of Chinese Mygalomorphs by SEM. Journal of Hebei University, 26 (6): 636-648
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Dong, S.J., M.S. Zhu & H. Yoshida, 2005. Twelve new species of the family Uloboridae (Arachnida: Araneae) from China. Acta Arachnologica, 54 (2):81-92
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Qi, J.X. M. S. Zhu & W. R. Lourenço. 2005. Eight new species of the genera Scorpiops Peters, Euscorpiops Vachon, and Chaerilus Simon (Scorpiones; Euscorpiidae, Chaerilidae) from Tibet and Yunan, China. Euscorpius, 32: 1-40
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Tso I-Min, M. S. Zhu, J. X. Zhang and F. Zhang. 2005. Two new and one newly recorded species of Corinidae and Liocranidae from Taiwan (Arachinida: Araneae). Acta Arachnologica, Tokyo 54 (1): 45-49
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Tso I-Min, M. S. Zhu, J. X. Zhang . 2005 .A new species of the genus Dipoena from Taiwan (Araneae: Theridiidae). Acta Arachnologica, Tokyo 54 (1): 21-22
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Wilson R. Lourenco, Jian-xin Ql & Ming-sheng Zhu. 2005. Description of new spicies of Isometrus Ehrenberg 1828 (Scorpiones, Buthidae) from the Island of Hainan, China. Boletin Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa, n 36: 57-63
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Wilson R. Lourenco, Jian-xin Ql & Ming-sheng Zhu. 2005. Description of two new spicies of scorpions from China (Tibet) belonging to the Mesobuthus Vachon (Buthidae) and Heterometrus Ehrenberg (Scorpionidae). Zootaxa (SCI)
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Yang, Z.Z., M.S. Zhu & D.X. Song, 2005. Two new species of the spider genus Tmarus Simon 1875 (Araneae: Thomisidae) from China. Acta Arachnologica, 54 (2):95-98
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Zhang, J. X. & M. S. Zhu. Two new species of the spider genus Oxyopes (Araneae: Oxyopidae) from
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Zhang, J. X., M. S. Zhu & D. X. Song. (2005a). A new species of the genus Dolomedes from China (Araneae: Pisauridae). Acta arachnol. sin. 14: 7-9
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Zhang, J. X., M. S. Zhu & D. X. Song. (2005b). Revision of the spider genus Hamataliwa Keyserling from China (Araneae: Oxyopidae). Zootaxa 1017: 1-17
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Zhang, J. X., Z. Z. Yang & M. S. Zhu. 2005. Two new new species of the genus Oxyopes from China (Araneae: Oxyopidae). Journal of Hebei University, 25 (1): 75-78
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Zhang, Jun-Xia, Ming-Sheng Zhu & D. X. Song. 2005. Revision of the spider genus Hamataliwa Keyserling from China (Araneae: Oxyopidae). Zootaxa, 1017: 1-17 (SCI)
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Zhang, Z. S. & M. S. Zhu. A new species of the genus Tegecoelotes from China (Araneae: Amaurobiidae: Coelotinae). Acta arachnol. sin. 14: 10-12
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Zhang, Z. S., M. S. Zhu & X. P. Wang. Draconarius exilis, a new species of coelotine spider from China (Araneae, Amaurobiidae). Zootaxa 1057: 45-50
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Zhang, Zhi-Sheng Ming-Sheng Zhu & D. X. Song. 2005. On Agelena labyrinthica (Clerck, 1757) and some allied species, with descriptions of two new species of the genus Agelena from China (Araneae: Agelenidae). Zootaxa, 1021:45-63 (SCI)
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Zhu, M. S. & I. M. Tso. The redescription of Yamia watasei Kishida, with taxonomic study (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Acta arachnol. sin. 14: 13-16
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Zhu M-S, Zhang J-X, Zhang Z-S and Chen H-M. 2005. Arachnida: Araneae. In: Yang M-F& Jin D-C, 2005. Insects from Dashahe, Nature Reserve of Guizgou. Guizhou Peoples Publishing House, Guiyang. 1-607
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Chen, H. M. and M. S. Zhu, 2004. A new cave spider of the genus Nesticella from China (Araneae, Nesticidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 2004, 29 (1): 87-88
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Dong, S. J., P. Yan, M. S. Zhu and D. X. Song. 2004. Three new species of the genus Miagrammopes from China (Araneae: Uloboridae). Acta Arachnologica Sinica, 13 (2): 65-70
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Lourenco, W. R., Qi, J.X. & M. S. Zhu, 2005. Description of new spicies of Isometrus Ehrenberg 1828 (Scorpiones, Buthidae) from the Island of Hainan, China. Boletin Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa, nº36: 57-63
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Lourenco, W. R., Qi, J.X. & M. S. Zhu, 2005. Description of two new spicies of scorpions from China (Tibet) belonging to the Mesobuthus Vachon (Buthidae) and Heterometrus Ehrenberg (Scorpionidae). Zootaxa (SCI)
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Qi, J. X., M. S. Zhu & W. R. Lourenço. 2004. Redescription of Mesobuthus martensii martensii (Karsch, 1879) (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from China. Revista Ibérica de Aracnología, 10: 137-144
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Tang, G. M., D. X. Song and M. S. Zhu. 2004. Two new record species and a new discovery of the male genus of Philodromus from China (Araneae: Philodromidae). Journal of Hebei University, 24 (4): 394-398
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Tang, X. S., Y. J. Xu and M. S. Zhu, 2004. A new species of the genus Takeoa from China. Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 2004, 29 (4): 706-707
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Yang, J. Y., D. X. Song and M. S. Zhu. 2004. On the new recorded genus Echinax from China (Araneae: Corinnidae), with description of a new species. Journal of Agricultural University of Hebei, 27 (2): 66-70
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Zhang, F., D. X. Song and M. S. Zhu. 2004. One new species and one newly recorded species of the family Thomisidae from Taihang Mountains, China (Arachnida: Araneae). Acta Arachnologica Sinica, 13 (1): 7-10
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Zhang, F., M. S. Zhu and D. X. Song. 2004. On some species of the genus Xysticus (Araneae: Thomisidae) from Taihang Mountains, China. Journal of Hebei University, 24 (6): 637-643
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Zhang, J. X., M. S. Zhu and D. X. Song. 2004. A review of the Chinese nursery-web spiders (Araneae, Pisauridae). The Journal of Arachnology, 32 (3): 353-417 (SCI)
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Zhang, J. X. and M. S. Zhu. 2004. Two new species of the spider genus Oxyopes (Araneae: Oxyopidae) from China. Acta Arachnologica, Tokyo 53 (2): 105-108
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Zhu M. S., H. M. Chen and Z. S. Zhang. 2004. A new species of the genus Taira from China (Araneae: Amaurobiidae: Amaurobiinae). Journal of Hebei University, 24 (1): 61-64
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Zhu, M. S., W. G. Lian and H. Ono, 2004. A new species of the genus Lysiteles (Araneae: Thomisidae) from Hainan Island, China. Acta Arachnologica, 2004, 53 (1): 53-55
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Zhu, M. S., J. X. Qi and D. X. Song. 2004. A checklist of scorpions from China (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Acta Arachnologica Sinica, 13 (2): 111-118
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Song, D. X., M. S. Zhu and F. Zhang. 2004. Fauna Sinica: Arachnida: Araneae: Gnaphosidae. Science Press, Beijing, 362pp
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Tso, I-Min, J. Haupt and M. S. Zhu, 2003. The trapdoor spider family Ctenizidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from Taiwan. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 2003, 51 (1): 25-33 (SCI)
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Yang, J. Y., D. X. Song and M. S. Zhu. 2003. Two new species of the spider of the genus Orthobula from Tibet, China (Araneae: Liocranidae). Journal of Baoding Teachers College, 16 (2): 21-23
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Yang, Z. Z., J. X. Zhang, M. S. Zhu and D. X. Song, 2003. A new species in the genus Psechrus from China (Araneae: Psechridae). Journal of Agricultural University of Hebei, 2003, 26 (2): 43-45
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Zhu, M. S., D. X. Song and J. X. Zhang. 2003. Fauna Sinica: Arachnida: Araneae: Tetragnathidae. Science Press, Beijing, 402pp
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Gao, Y. Q., J. C. Gao & M. S. Zhu, 2002. Two new species of the genus Pholcus from China (Araneae: Pholcidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 2002, 27 (1): 74—77
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Wang, H. H., H. M. Chen and M. S. Zhu. 2002. A new species of the genus Heteropoda from China (Araneae: Sparassidae). Journal of Baoding Teachers College, 17 (4): 18-19
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Zhang, Z. S., M. S. Zhu & D. X. Song, 2002. Three new species of the subfamily Coelotinae from Mt. Shennongjia of Hubei province, China (Araneae: Amaurobiidae). J. Baoding Teacher's College, 15: 52-55
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Zhu, M. S. & H. M. Chen, 2002. A new cave spider of the genus Telema from China (Araneae: Telemidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 2002, 27 (1): 82-83
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Zhu, M. S., T. H. Li & D. X. Song, 2002. A new species of the genus Citharognathus from China (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae). J. Hebei Univ. (nat. Sci.) 22: 370-373
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Zhu, M. S., D. X. Song, J. X. Zhang & D. X. Gu. 2002. The Tetragnatha spiders familiar to paddy field from China. Natural Enemies of Insects，24: 77-95.Zhu, M. S., C. Wu & D. X. Song, 2002. A revision of the Chinese species of the genus Tylorida (Araneae: Tetragnathidae). Acta arachnol. sin., 11: 25-32
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Zhu M. S., T. H. Li and D. X. Song. 2002. A new species of the genus Citharognathus from China (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae). Journal of Hebei University, 22 (4): 370-373
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Zhu, M. S. & I. M. Tso, 2002. Four new species of the genus Leptoneta (Araneae, Leptonetidae) from Taiwan. The Journal of Arachnology, 2002, 30: 563-570 (SCI)
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Huber, B. A. & M. S. Zhu 2001. On Taczanowski's pholcids, with three new synonymies in Pholcidae (Araneae). Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc. 2001, 12: 151—152
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Zhang, J. X., H. M. Chen & M. S. Zhu. Three new species of the genus Steatoda from Guizhou (Araneae: Theridiidae). J. Hebei Univ. (nat. Sci.), 21: 305-309
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Zhu M. S., D. X. Song and T. H. Li. 2001. A new species of the family Theraphosidae, with taxonomic study on the species Selenocosmia hainana (Arachnida: Araneae). Journal of Baoding Teachers College, 14 (2): 1-6
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Zhu, M. S., J. X. Zhang & H. M. Chen, 2001. A new species of the genus Wendilgarda from China (Araneae: Theridiosomatidae). Acta Zoologica Taiwanica, 2001, 12 (1): 1-8
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Chen, H. M., L. Gao & M. S. Zhu. Two new species of the genus Leptoneta (Araneae: Leptonetidae)
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Zhu, M. S. & D. X. Song, 2000. Review of the Chinese funnel-web spiders of the genus Macrothele, with descriptions of two new species (Araneae: Hexathelidae). The Raffles Bull. Zool., 2000，48(1)：59-64 (SCI)
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Zhu M. S. and D. X. Song. 2000. Taxonomic study on Selenocosmia huwena Wang et al., 1993 (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Ornithoctoninae). Journal of Hebei University, 20 (1): 53-56
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Zhu, M. S., T. H. Li and D. X. Song. 2000. A new species of the genus Macrothele (Araneae: Hexathelidae) from China. Journal of Hebei University, 20 (4): 358-361
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Song D. X., M. S. Zhu & J. Chen, 1999. The Spiders of China. Shijiazhuang: Hebei Science and Technology Publishing House, 640pp
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