Descriptions of three new Heteropoda spiders from tropical Asia (Araneae: Sparassidae)
Three new species of the genus Heteropoda (Araneae: Sparassidae: Heteropodinae) are described: Heteropoda curvata sp. nov. (♂, Sabah), Heteropoda flamma sp. nov. (♂, Hainan), and Heteropoda lucerna sp. nov. (♀, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region). Detailed morphological descriptions, diagnostic illustrations, and a distribution map are provided for each species to facilitate identification and comparison with congeners.
Authors
- Shakal Khan Korai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8805-8762)
- Peter Jäger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1563-0147)
Institutions
- Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt/M (DE)
- Yangzhou University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Taxonomy
- Published
- 2025-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.1022.3091
- Primary Topic
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Chinese Academy of Sciences