New cave-dwelling huntsman spider species of the genus Sinopoda (Araneae: Sparassidae) from southern China
Author
Liu, Jie
Author
Li, Shuqiang
Author
Jäger, Peter
text
Zootaxa
2008
1857
1
20
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.183582
0138ee52-9f88-4489-8958-7ca6fd5c7a16
1175-5326
183582
Genus
Sinopoda
Jäger 1999
Type
species:
Sarotes forcipatus
Karsch 1881
Diagnosis:
Male
Sinopoda
species are characterised by the distally divided, S-shaped embolus and the typical shape of the two-branched tibial apophysis. Females can be recognised by the characteristically modified rims of the epigyne and the distinct shape of the fused vulva (
Jäger 1999
;
Jäger & Ono 2000
).
Distribution:
China
, East
India
(Assam),
Japan
,
Korea
,
Laos
,
Malaysia
(Selangor,
Sarawak
),
Thailand
(
Jäger 1999, unpublished data
)