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Issue: Vol. 2905 No. 1: 3 Jun. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-06-03
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2905.1.2
Page range: 16–32
Abstract views: 49
PDF downloaded: 1

Seven new species of Systaria Simon, 1897 from Southeast Asia (Araneae, Clubionidae, Systariinae)

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Araneae biodiversity Indonesia Miturgidae Myanmar taxonomy Thailand

Abstract

The male of Systaria cervina (Simon, 1897) is newly described; the female internal genitalia are illustrated for the first time. Seven new species are described from Southeast Asia: S. decidua sp. nov. and S. lanna sp. nov. from northern Thailand; S. insolita sp. nov. from northeastern Thailand; S. bifida sp. nov. from southern Thailand and Myanmar; S. acuminata sp. nov. from southern Thailand and Indonesia; S. convolutiva sp. nov. from Indonesia; S. deelemanae sp. nov. from the Philippines. Two additional characters are recognized among Systaria species and considered synapomorphies for the genus: the base of the cymbium on retrolateral side is provided with a sharply pointed cymbial tubercle or an elevated, oblique ridge; the anterior bursae of the internal female genitalia are distinctly sclerotized.

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