A new species of the genus Castoponera (Araneae, Corinnidae) from Sarawak, Borneo, with comparison to a related species

By

Yamasaki, Takeshi
Hashimoto, Yoshiaki
Endo, Tomoji
Hyodo, Fujio
Itioka, Takao

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

596

Pages

13-25

Subjects

Castianeirinae , myrmecomorphy , Southeast Asia , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.596.8525

 

Abstract

A new species of the genus Castoponera Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001, Castoponera christae sp. n., is described here. The species is closely related to C. lecythus Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001, but can be distinguished by the structures of the male palp and the female genitalia.