Abstract
The female holotype of Clubiona distincta Thorell, 1887 from Myanmar is illustrated for the first time. It is considered ajunior synonym of C. filicata Pickard-Cambridge, 1874 originally described from India. Two new species belonging tothe genus Clubiona are described from Thailand. These taxa are C. digitata sp. nov., and C. aberrans sp. nov. The con-specific female of C. filifera Dankittipakul, 2008 is designated and described. Clubiona melanothele Thorell, 1895 and C. corrugata Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 are recorded from Thailand for the first time.References
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