Seven new species of the segmented spider genus Liphistius (Mesothelae, Liphistiidae) in Thailand and Myanmar

By

Sivayyapram, Varat
Kunsete, Chawakorn
Xu, Xin
Smith, Deborah Roan
Traiyasut, Prapun
Deowanish, Sureerat
Aung, Mu Mu
Ono, Hirotsugu
Li, Daiqin
Warrit, Natapot

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1189

Pages

201--229

Subjects

Morphology , Southeast Asia , taxonomy , trapdoor spiders

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1189.115850

 

Abstract

Seven new species of the primitive segmented spider genus Liphistius are described and assigned to species groups based on characters of the male palp and vulva plate. The bristowei group includes L. dawei Sivayyapram & Warrit, sp. nov. (♂♀) from southeastern Myanmar, L. choosaki Sivayyapram & Warrit, sp. nov. (♀) from northwestern Thailand, and L. lansak Sivayyapram & Warrit, sp. nov. (♀) from western Thailand; the trang group (Complex A) contains L. kaengkhoi Sivayyapram & Warrit, sp. nov. (♂♀), L. hintung Sivayyapram & Warrit, sp. nov. (♂♀), L. buyphradi Sivayyapram & Warrit, sp. nov. (♂♀), and L. champakpheaw Sivayyapram & Warrit, sp. nov. (♂♀) from central Thailand.