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

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. heise sp. nov. (??), P. gawanaensis sp. nov. (??), P. bontocensis sp. nov. (?), P. cuyapoensis sp. nov. (??), P. xichang sp. nov. (??), P. cattienensis sp. nov. (??), P. pingguo sp. nov. (??), P. palopoensis sp. nov. (??), P. penajamensis sp. nov. (?), P. grohotensis sp. nov. (??), P. bangkiraiensis sp. nov. (??), P. bolang sp. nov. (??), P. wangou sp. nov. (??), and P. malinoensis sp. nov. (??). Types are deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IZCAS) in Beijing.

SUBMITTER: Chang WJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6971156 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature