Muhammad Irfan

Muhammad Irfan

• College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan Province, 410081, P. R. China.
• irfanuos94@yahoo.com

Taxon names authored

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• 213 taxon names authored by Muhammad Irfan

Publications

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2018

• Irfan, M. & Peng, X.J. 2018. Three new species of Linyphiidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from Yunnan, China. Oriental Insects 52(3): 229–244. Reference page. 
• Li, D., Wang, C., Irfan, M. & Peng, X.J. 2018k. Two new species of Yaginumaella (Araneae, Salticidae) from Wuling Mountain, China. European Journal of Taxonomy 488: 1-10. full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Zhou, G.C., Irfan, M. & Peng, X.J. 2018. Redescription of Ketambea nigripectoris (Oi, 1960) comb. nov. (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Turkish Journal of Zoology 42: 488-494. DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1803-29 . Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

2019

• Gan, J-H., Mi, X.Q., Irfan, M., Peng, X.J., Ran, S. & Zhan, Y. 2019. Three new species of the genus Mimetus Hentz, 1832 (Araneae: Mimetidae) from Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau of China. European Journal of Taxonomy. 525: 1-13. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.525 Reference page. 
• Irfan, M. & Peng, X.J. 2019. Herbiphantes Tanasevitch, 1992 and Labullinyphia van Helsdingen, 1985 (Araneae, Linyphiidae), two newly recorded spider genera from the Gaoligong Mountains in China with the description of two new species. Zootaxa 4638(4): 547–561. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4638.4.5. Reference page. 
• Irfan, M., Zhou, G.C. & Peng, X.J. 2019. Zhezhoulinyphia gen. nov. (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from Yunnan, China. ZooKeys 862: 43-60. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.862.31406 Reference page. 
• Liu, P., Irfan, M., Yang, S-F. & Peng, X-J. 2019. Two new species of Araneus Clerck, 1757 (Araneae, Araneidae) and first description of A. wulongensis male from China. ZooKeys, 886: 61–77. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.886.31163 Reference page. 
• Wang, C., Mi, X.Q., Irfan, M. & Peng, X.J. 2019s. A new spider species of the genus Nandicius , 2016 from Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau of China (Araneae: Salticidae). Acta Arachnologica Sinica 28(2): 116-120. Reference page. 
• Yang, S.F., Irfan, M. & Peng, X.J. 2019. Two new species of Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 (Arachnida, Araneae) from Wuling Mountain, China. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 12(2): 165-172. DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2019.01.001. Reference page. 
• Yang, S.F., Irfan, M. & Peng, X.J. 2019. A new species of Parasteatoda Archer, 1946 (Araneae, Theridiidae) from Wuling Mountain, China. Turkish Journal of Zoology 43: 233-238. DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1809-2 . Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Yang, S.F., Irfan, M., Liu, P. & Peng, X.J. 2019f. Two new species of Dipoena Thorell, 1869 (Araneae, Theridiidae) from Wuling Mountains, China. Turkish Journal of Zoology 43: 598-608. DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1907-27 . Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Yao, N., Irfan, M. & Peng, X.J. 2019. Five new species of Otacilia Thorell, 1897 (Araneae: Phrurolithidae) from the Wuling Mountain Range, China. Zootaxa 4613(2): 290–304. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.2.4. Reference page. 
• Yao, N., Irfan, M. & Peng, X.J. 2019a. Three new species of Phrurolithus Koch, 1839 (Araneae, Phrurolithidae) from Wuling Mountain, China. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 12(2): 173-180. DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2019.01.011. Reference page. 

2020

• Irfan, M., Zhou, G.C., Bashir, S., Mukhtar, M.K. & Peng, X.J. 2020. Yuelushannus gen. nov. (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from China. European Journal of Taxonomy 642: 1–17. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.642. . Reference page. 
• Wang, C., Mi, X.Q., Irfan, M. & Peng, X.J. 2020f. On two species of the spider genus Stertinius Simon, 1890 from China (Araneae: Salticidae). Zootaxa 4786(2): 295–300. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4786.2.12. . Reference page. 
• Wang, L.Y., Zhou, G.C., Irfan, M., Yang, S.F. & Peng, X.J. 2020. Five new species of Meta Koch, 1836 (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) from Gaoligong Mountains, China. European Journal of Taxonomy 624: 1–25. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.624. . Reference page. 
• Wang, C., Mi, X.Q., Irfan, M. & Peng, X.J. 2020q. On eight species of the spider genus Synagelides Strand, 1906 from China (Araneae: Salticidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 724: 1–33. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.724.1153. . Reference page. 

2021

• Irfan, Bashir & Peng 2021. Acroterius gen. nov. (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Linyphiinae) with twelve new species from Yunnan, China. European Journal of Taxonomy 743: 1–53. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.743.1293. . Reference page. 
• Irfan, M., Wang, L.Y. & Zhang, Z.S. 2021. Two new species of the spider genus Pimoa Chamberlin & Ivie, 1943 (Araneae, Pimoidae) from China. Acta Arachnologica Sinica 30(2): 113-117. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1005-9628.2021.02.0. . Reference page. 
• Wang, L.Y., Zhao, J.X., Irfan, M. & Zhang, Z.S. 2021. Zootaxa 5016(4): 523–542. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5016.4.4. . Reference page. 
• Wang, L.Y., Zhao, J.X., Irfan, M. & Zhang, Z.S. 2021l. Further revision of the spider genus Ectatosticta Simon, 1892 (Hypochilidae), with the description of three new species. Acta Arachnologica Sinica 30(2): 91-98. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1005-9628.2021.02.03. . Reference page. 
• Zhao, J.X., Wang, L.Y., Irfan, M. & Zhang, Z.S. 2021. Further revision of the mesh-web spider genus Taira Lehtinen, 1967 (Amaurobiidae), with the description of six new species. Zootaxa 5020(3): 457–488. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5020.3.3. . Reference page. 
• Zhou, G.C., Irfan, M. & Peng, X.J. 2021. A new species of Denisiphantes Tu, Li & Rollard, 2005 (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from Yunnan, China. ZooKeys 1023: 1–12. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1023.62025. . Reference page. 

2022

• Hoang, Q.D., Wang, L.Y., Irfan M., Nguyen, A.D., Tran, T.M.H., Tran, D.M. & Zhang, Z.S. 2022. Notes on two genera of the jumping spiders, Anarrhotus Simon, 1902 and Pancorius Simon, 1902 (Aranei: Salticidae) in Vietnam, with description of a new species. Arthropoda Selecta 31(4): 477-485. DOI: 10.15298/arthsel.31.4.08. . Reference page. 
• Irfan, M., Wang, L.Y., Zhao, J.X. & Zhang, Z.S. 2022. Three new species of the spider genus Pimoa Chamberlin & Ivie, 1943 (Araneae, Pimoidae) from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of China. Zootaxa 5092(3): 318–330. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5092.3.4. . Reference page. 
• Irfan, M., Wang, L.Y. & Zhang, Z.S. 2022. Two new species of Micronetinae Hull, 1920 spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae) from Yintiaoling Nature Reserve, Chongqing, China. Acta Arachnologica Sinica 31(1): 17-26. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1005-9628.2022.01.003. . Reference page. 
• Irfan, M., Zhang, Z.S. & Peng, X.J. 2022. Survey of Linyphiidae (Arachnida: Araneae) spiders from Yunnan, China. Megataxa 8(1): 1–292. Reference page. .
• Zhang, M., Irfan, M., Wang, L.Y. & Zhang, Z.S. 2022. Six new species of Tonsilla Wang & Yin, 1992 (Araneae: Agelenidae) from southern China, with the first description of the male of T. yanlingensis (Zhang, Yin & Kim, 2000). Zootaxa 5091(2): 357–372. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5091.2.7. . Reference page. 
• Zhang, M-T., Liu, P., Irfan, M. & Peng, X-J. 2022. A survey of the genus Himalaphantes Tanasevitch, 1992 (Araneae, Linyphiidae) with description of three new species from Yunnan, China. Zookeys 1123ː 47–62. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1123.86261 Reference page. 
• Wang, L.-Y., Irfan, M., Chen, H.-M., Zhang, Z.S. 2022. Seven new species of Meta C.L. Koch, 1836 (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) from Southwest China. European Journal of Taxonomy. 834(1): 117–147. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.834.1905 Reference page. 

2023

• Irfan, M., Wang, L.Y. & Zhang, Z.S. 2023. Survey of Linyphiidae spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from Wulipo National Nature Reserve, Chongqing, China. European Journal of Taxonomy 871: 1–85. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.871.2129. . Reference page. 
• Irfan, M., Wang, L-Y. & Zhang, Z-S. 2023a. One new genus and nine new species of Linyphiidae spiders from Yintiaoling Nature Reserve, Chongqing of China. Zootaxa 5257(1): 82–114. Reference page. 
• Tan, B., Irfan, M., Zhang, Z-S. & Wang, L-Y. 2023. First record of the genus Passiena (Araneae, Lycosidae) from China, with the first description of the male of P. spinicrus Thorell, 1890 from Malaysia. Zookeys 1182ː 1–9. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1182.109532 Reference page. 
• Wang, L-Y., Irfan, M., Zhou, H. & Zhang, Z-S. 2023. Two new species of Amaurobius C.L. Koch, 1837 from China (Araneae, Amaurobiidae). Zookeys 1169ː 307–315. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1169.102581 Reference page. 
• Wang, C., Mi, X.Q., Wang, W.H., Gan, J.H., Irfan, M., Zhong, Y. & Peng, X.J. 2023. Notes on twenty-nine species of jumping spiders from South China (Araneae: Salticidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 902: 1–91. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.902.2319. . Reference page. 
• Yang, L., Yao, Z.Y., Irfan, M. & He, Q.Q. 2023i. A newly recorded genus with description of a new cave-dwelling species of Flagelliphantes (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from northeastern China. Biodiversity Data Journal 11(e105488): 1-7. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e105488. . Reference page. 
• Zhou, G-C., Du, W-F., Xu, C-X. & Irfan, M. 2023. A new species of Floronia Simon, 1887 from Baiyan Cave in Guizhou Province, China (Aranaea, Linyphiidae). ZooKeys 1185: 309-319. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1185.109285 Reference page. 

2024

• Irfan, M., Dai, Y., Wang, L-Y. & Zhang Z-S. 2024. Four new species of Tapinocyba Simon, 1884 (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from Jiangjin District of Chongqing, China. ZooKeys 1219: 195–214. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1219.133899 Reference page. 
• Wang, L.Y., Irfan, M., Lu, Q.L., Zhang, F. & Zhang, Z.S. 2024. Six species of the spider genus Spinirta Jin & Zhang, 2020 from southern China (Araneae: Corinnidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 917: 74–93. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.917.2389. . Reference page. 
• Wang, L-Y., Irfan, M., Marusik, Yu.M. & Zhang, Z-S. 2024. Review of the wolf spider genus Halocosa Azarkina & Trilikauskas, 2019 from China (Araneae, Lycosidae). ZooKeys 1218: 99–111. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1218.137275 Reference page. 
• Zhou, G.C., Irfan, M. & Peng, X.J. 2024. Notes on the comb-footed spiders of genus Theridion (Araneae: Theridiidae), with description of a new species from Yuelushan Mt., China. Acta Arachnologica Sinica 33(1): 1-7. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1005 9628.2024.01.001. . Reference page. 

2025

• Gao, Z.Z., Irfan, M. & Wang, L.Y. 2025. Three new species of the genus Weintrauboa Hormiga, 2003 (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from China Three new species of the genus Weintrauboa Hormiga, 2003 (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from China. ZooKeys 1236: 185–196. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1236.146324. Reference page. 
• Wang, L-Y., Irfan, M. & Zhang, Z-S. 2025. Two new wolf-spider species in the genus Hippasosa from Asia (Araneae, Lycosidae). ZooKeys 1126: 339–348. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1226.137240 Reference page.