New cave-dwelling spiders of the family Nesticidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from China
Author
Liu, Jie
Author
Li, Shuqiang
text
Zootaxa
2013
3613
6
501
547
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3613.6.1
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1175-5326
248267
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Genus
Nesticella
Lehtinen & Saaristo, 1980
Diagnosis:
Male
Nesticella
species are characterized by the semicircular, filiform embolus, long, simple conductor, absence of median apophysis, and developed terminal apophysis. Females can be recognized by the thin epigynum with a scape and the unique vulval structure.
Distribution:
America
,
Angola
,
Australia
,
Azerbaijan
,
Brazil
,
China
,
Congo
,
Fiji
,
Indonesia
,
Japan
,
Korea
,
Malaysia
,
Nepal
, New
Guinea
, New
Ireland
,
Russia
,
Seychelles
,
Thailand
,
Vietnam
,
Zimbabwe
(Platnick 2012).