Four new species of the spider genus Liphistius (Araneae, Mesothelae, Liphistiidae, Liphistiinae) from Myanmar

By

Xu, Xin
Zhan, Yi
Aung, Khin Pyae Pyae
Liu, Fengxiang
Yu, Long
Li, Daiqin

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1210

Pages

99--115

Subjects

Description , Liphistiomorphae , Morphology , Southeast Asia , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1210.123986

 

Abstract

Four new species of Liphistius belonging to the birmanicus species group are described from Myanmar based on both sexes: L. kalaw Zhan & Xu, sp. nov. (♂♀), L. kanpetlet Zhan & Xu, sp. nov. (♂♀), L. nawngau Zhan & Xu, sp. nov. (♂♀) and L. rostratus Zhan & Xu, sp. nov. (♂♀). Currently, Myanmar stands as the westernmost country where Liphistius is distributed, with the new species L. kanpetletsp. nov. being found in the westernmost region of Myanmar.