Three new genera of the family Nesticidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from Tibet and Yunnan, China Author Ballarin, Francesco Author Li, Shu-Qiang text Zoological Systematics 2015 40 2 179 190 http://zoobank.org/7b3cf8c2-4af0-44c3-9048-f927c4ddd4bc journal article 10.11865/zs.20150203 2095-6827 7176404 7B3CF8C2-4AF0-44C3-9048-F927C4DDD4BC Genus Nescina gen. nov. Type species: Nescina minuta sp. nov. Etymology. The generic name is an arbitrary combination of letters inspired by the word " Nesticus ", the nominal genus of the family Nesticidae . The gender is feminine. Diagnosis. The new genus is diagnosed by the remarkably small size, the elevated cephalic area clearly separate from the prosoma, the flat terminal apophysis with a laminar and a small hook-like processes and by the simple, hooked shape of the paracymbium. The ventrally flat appearance of the palpal bulb also contributes to make the new genus peculiar within the Nesticidae . The general shape of the conductor and its elongated lamina recalls the similar structure present in Hamus gen. nov. although all the other characters clearly identify them as different genera ( Figs 1B and 3B ). The epigyne appearance and shape of the long, twisted insemination ducts are diagnostic for the female and are unique within the family. Distribution. China ( Yunnan ).