Eleven new species of the spider genus Althepus Thorell, 1898 (Araneae, Ochyroceratidae) from Thailand

Abstract

Eleven new Althepus species of the spider family Ochyroceratidae are reported from Thailand: A. duan sp. nov., A. duoji sp. nov. (male only), A. huoyan sp. nov., A. jiandan sp. nov., A. kuan sp. nov., A. lakmueangensis sp. nov., A. languensis sp. nov., A. muangensis sp. nov., A. qiqiu sp. nov. (female only), A. tuqi sp. nov., A. xianxi sp. nov. All types are deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, China (IZCAS).

Ten new species of the spider genus Althepus Thorell, 1898 from Southeast Asia (Araneae, Ochyroceratidae)

“…The genus appears to have a higher diversity in lowlands compared to highlands. Recent studies indicate that this may be due to the repeated isolation and reconnection of Southeast Asian landmasses caused by sea-level fluctuations ( Liu et al 2017 , Li and Li 2018 ).…”

“… Li et al (2014) described five species from Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, and Malaysia. Recently, Liu et al (2017) described eleven species from Thailand.…”

Figure 6 from: Boonyanusith C, Athibai S (2021) A new species of Rangabradya (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Ectinosomatidae) from a cave in Satun Province, southern Thailand. ZooKeys 1009: 45-66. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1009.54554

“…The west of the province is represented by a lowland area covered by sediments of the ancient shallow sea. A rich diversity of fauna endemic to the country is expected for Satun Province, where several new taxa have recently been discovered from karstic areas (e.g., Sumontha et al 2014;Liu et al 2017;Nilsai et al 2017;Promdam et al 2017). To date, two new copepod species from this province have been described, namely, Onychocamptus satunensis Boonyanusith, Saetang, Wongkamhaeng & Maiphae, 2018 and Boholina laorsriae Boonyanusith, Wongkamhaeng & Athibai, 2020(Boonyanusith et al 2018, 2020.…”

Figure 10 from: Boonyanusith C, Athibai S (2021) A new species of Rangabradya (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Ectinosomatidae) from a cave in Satun Province, southern Thailand. ZooKeys 1009: 45-66. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1009.54554

“…The west of the province is represented by a lowland area covered by sediments of the ancient shallow sea. A rich diversity of fauna endemic to the country is expected for Satun Province, where several new taxa have recently been discovered from karstic areas (e.g., Sumontha et al 2014;Liu et al 2017;Nilsai et al 2017;Promdam et al 2017). To date, two new copepod species from this province have been described, namely, Onychocamptus satunensis Boonyanusith, Saetang, Wongkamhaeng & Maiphae, 2018 and Boholina laorsriae Boonyanusith, Wongkamhaeng & Athibai, 2020(Boonyanusith et al 2018, 2020.…”