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28 October 2020 New euagrid spider species from Thailand and Malaysia, and new localities of Leptothele bencha (Arachnida: Araneae)
Peter J. Schwendinger, Christina Lehmann-Graber, Komson Hongpadharakiree, Nurul Syuhadah
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Abstract

Leptothele chang Schwendinger, sp. nov. (males and females) is described and additional localities of L. benchaRaven & Schwendinger, 1995 in southern Thailand are given. Malayathele Schwendinger, gen. nov. is established, and four new species from Peninsular Malaysia are placed in this genus. These are M. cameronensis Schwendinger, sp. nov. (male and female), M. kanching Schwendinger, sp. nov. (males and females), M. maculosa Schwendinger, sp. nov. (males and females) and M. ulu Schwendinger, sp. nov. (males and females). Identification keys to the genera of Euagridae in Asia and to the species of Leptothele and Malayathele gen. nov. are given. Information on variation of taxonomic characters, biology, sexual behaviour and biogeography is provided.

Peter J. Schwendinger, Christina Lehmann-Graber, Komson Hongpadharakiree, and Nurul Syuhadah "New euagrid spider species from Thailand and Malaysia, and new localities of Leptothele bencha (Arachnida: Araneae)," Revue suisse de Zoologie 127(2), 423-453, (28 October 2020). https://doi.org/10.35929/RSZ.0031
Accepted: 26 August 2020; Published: 28 October 2020
KEYWORDS
BIOLOGY
distribution
Euagridae
Masteriinae
mating behaviour
Mygalomorphae
Phyxioschema
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