Fourteen new species of the spider genus Psiloderces Simon, 1892 from Southeast Asia (Araneae, Psilodercidae)

By

Chang, Wan Jin
Li, Shuqiang

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

902

Pages

61--105

Subjects

Borneo , Indonesia , Kalimantan , Philippines , Sulawesi , Vietnam

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.902.38967

 

Abstract

The genus Psiloderces Simon, 1892 is the second largest genus of Psilodercidae, a family restricted to Asia, occurring from East India to the Philippines. Fourteen new species of Psiloderces from Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam are described: P. heisesp. nov. (♂♀), P. gawanaensissp. nov. (♂♀), P. bontocensissp. nov. (♀), P. cuyapoensissp. nov. (♂♀), P. xichangsp. nov. (♂♀), P. cattienensissp. nov. (♂♀), P. pingguosp. nov. (♂♀), P. palopoensissp. nov. (♂♀), P. penajamensissp. nov. (♂), P. grohotensissp. nov. (♂♀), P. bangkiraiensissp. nov. (♂♀), P. bolangsp. nov. (♂♀), P. wangousp. nov. (♂♀), and P. malinoensissp. nov. (♂♀). Types are deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IZCAS) in Beijing.