Simonia gen. nov., a new spider genus (Araneae, Theridiosomatidae) from Southeast Asia

By

Zhang, Jianshuang
Yu, Hao
Lin, Yucheng

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1185

Pages

277--294

Subjects

Indo-Burma , key , new combination , new species , ray spiders , Sundaland , taxonomy , Theridiosomatinae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1185.104120

 

Abstract

A new theridiosomatid genus, Simonia Yu & Lin, gen. nov., is described, with Baalzebub youyiensis Zhao & Li, 2012 (♂♀, China, Vietnam and Laos) as the type species. Three species are included in Simoniagen. nov., i.e., S. youyiensis (Zhao & Li, 2012) comb. nov. ex. Baalzebub, S. steineri Yu & Lin, sp. nov. (♀, Huapan, Laos), and S. sumatra Yu & Lin, sp. nov. (♀, Sumatra, Indonesia). A key to theridiosomatid genera endemic to the Oriental Realm and a key to species of the new genus are provided, as well as diagnoses, descriptions and a distribution map for the species of Simoniagen. nov.