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Seven new species of the segmented spider genus Liphistius (Mesothelae, Liphistiidae) in Thailand and Myanmar
Sivayyapram, Varat Kunsete, Chawakorn Xu, Xin Smith, Deborah R. Traiyasut, Prapun Deowanish, Sureerat Aung, Mu Mu Ono, Hirotsugu Li, Daiqin Warrit, Natapot
Sivayyapram, Varat
Kunsete, Chawakorn
Xu, Xin
Smith, Deborah R.
Traiyasut, Prapun
Deowanish, Sureerat
Aung, Mu Mu
Ono, Hirotsugu
Li, Daiqin
Warrit, Natapot
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.
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2024-01-16
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Morphology, Southeast Asia, taxonomy, trapdoor spiders
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Sivayyapram V, Kunsete C, Xu X, Smith DR, Traiyasut P, Deowanish S, Aung MM, Ono H, Li D, Warrit N. Seven new species of the segmented spider genus Liphistius (Mesothelae, Liphistiidae) in Thailand and Myanmar. Zookeys. 2024 Jan 16;1189:203-229. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1189.115850. PMID: 38314109; PMCID: PMC10836218