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Records and redescription of a mygalomorph spider genus ignored for over 100 years with a new species: the genus Atmetochilus Simon, 1887 (Araneae, Nemesiidae) in Thailand

Center of Excellence in Entomology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
Center of Excellence in Entomology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
Program in Biology, Faculty of Science, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University, Ubon Ratchathani, 34000, Thailand.
Department of Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK. Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
Center of Excellence in Entomology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
Burma Damarchus Neotype Tenasserim Wishbone spider Araneae

Abstract

The wishbone spider of genus Atmetochilus Simon, 1887 (Nemesiidae: Bemmerinae) containing six species and is known from Asia. We describe a new Thai species, Atmetochilus songsangchotei sp. nov. Since the holotype of the type species of Atmetochilus, A. fossor, is presumed lost, we describe fresh specimens (ARA-2018-132) and designate one as as neotype; similarly, because a holotype (only syntypes) of Atmetochilus atriceps in NHMUK was not designated, we chose the most intact specimen of the syntypes (NHMUK 1895.9.21.16) and designate it as lectotype. From a photo of the type specimen of Atmetochilus bifidus (sternum) from ZSI, we transfer Atmetochilus bifidus back to Damarchus.

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