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
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2
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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
).