Taxonomic notes on seven species of the family Hersiliidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from China and the Philippines Author Lin, Yejie Author Li, Shuqiang text Zoological Systematics 2022 47 2 132 145 http://zoobank.org/cac2f9cd-8e07-414d-90c4-2ed93492b466 journal article 10.11865/zs.2022204 2095-6827 7175761 CAC2F9CD-8E07-414D-90C4-2ED93492B466 Genus Hersilia Audouin, 1826 Type species. Hersilia caudata Audouin, 1826 , from Cairo , Egypt . Diagnosis. Small- to medium-sized spiders, metatarsus of leg I, II, and IV biarticulate; chelicerae with three large anterior and 5–9 minute posterior teeth; four dorsal muscular pits present in dorsal view of abdomen; dorsal surface of eye area not perceptibly concave, area between PME and PLE not tuberculate; leg I usually longer than II ( Baehr & Baehr, 1993 ). Remarks. The genus Hersilia includes 80 species from Africa and Asia, including those in this study ( WSC, 2022 ).