Taxonomy notes on twenty-eight spider species (Arachnida: Araneae) from Asia Author Lin, Yejie Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China Author Zhao, Huifeng Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Diversity, College of Life Science, Langfang Normal University, Langfang 065000, China Author Koh, Joseph K H National Biodiversity Centre, National Parks Board, 259569, Singapore Corresponding author, E-mail: lisq @ ioz. ac. cn Author Li, Shuqiang Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China text Zoological Systematics 2022 47 3 198 270 http://zoobank.org/6ded5057-996e-4dd5-bde3-a8c366e59bb9 journal article 10.11865/zs.2022303 2095-6827 6DED5057-996E-4DD5-BDE3-A8C366E59BB9 Milema Zhao & Li , gen. nov. Type species. Milema nuichua Zhao & Li , sp. nov. Diagnosis. This genus can be distinguished from Telema by the following characters: the ratio of the length of embolus/carapace 0.25–0.30 ( vs. 0.50–0.65), the presence of a prolateral cymbial apophysis ( vs. absence), belt-shaped tibial glands ( vs. plate-shaped), the ratio of the length of embolus/bulb 0.38–1.10 ( vs. smaller than 0.32); spermatheca sac-like or globular ( vs. cane shaped). Description. Total length 0.90–1.15 in male, 0.95–1.20 in female. Carapace 0.40–0.51 long, Carapace pear shaped, pale or dark brown. Six eyes encircled by black or absent. Tibia I 0.52–0.94. Leg formula 1243, leg glands belt shaped. Abdomen blue or for males, bulb small relative to carapace, the length ratio of bulb/carapace 0.25–0.30. Length of cymbium> femur> tibia> patella; cymbial apophysis present prolaterally. Distribution. Southern Vietnam and Southern Thailand . Etymology. The generic name is a combination of the first two letters of millet (referring to the small size) and the latter four letters of Telema ( type genus of the family); feminine in gender. Species included. Milema lorkor Zhao & Li , sp. nov. , Milema nuichua Zhao & Li , sp. nov. and Milema sai Zhao & Li , sp. nov. Biology. Habitats of this genus are diverse. The type species, M. nuichua Zhao & Li , sp. nov. inhabits leaf litter; M. sai Zhao & Li , sp. nov. is found at cave entrances; and M. lorkor Zhao & Li , sp. nov. is found deep in caves. These spiders have particular morphological characters adapting to their diverse habitats.