Four new species of the spider genus Liphistius (Araneae, Mesothelae, Liphistiidae, Liphistiinae) from Myanmar
Four new species of <i>Liphistius</i> belonging to the <i>birmanicus</i> species group are described from Myanmar based on both sexes: <i>L.kalaw</i> Zhan & Xu, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀), <i>L.kanpetlet</i> Zhan & Xu, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀), <i>L.nawngau</i> Zhan & Xu, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀) and <i>L.rostratus</i> Zhan & Xu, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀). Currently, Myanmar stands as the westernmost country where <i>Liphistius</i> is distributed, with the new species <i>L.kanpetlet</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> being found in the westernmost region of Myanmar.
Authors
- Xin Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5632-6622)
- Daiqin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8269-7734)
- Khin Pyae Pyae Aung
- Long Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5675-1864)
- Fengxiang Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3017-5285)
- Zhan Yi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9768-0342)
Institutions
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- Hunan Normal University (CN)
- Taungoo University (MM)
- University Of Medicine 1 Yangon (MM)
- Hubei University (CN)
- University of Yangon (MM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2024-08-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1210.123986
- Primary Topic
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Parks Board - Singapore
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Ministry of Education, India
- Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province