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Issue: Vol. 5637 No. 2: 21 May 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-05-21
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.5
Page range: 311-325
Abstract views: 47
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New data on Asianopis (Aranei: Deinopidae) in Southeast Asia

Federal Scientific Center of East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity; Far Eastern Branch; Russian Academy of Sciences; Vladivostok 690022; Russia
Altai State University; Lenina Pr.; 61; Barnaul; RF-656049; Russia
Araneae Asianopis biodiversity new species new record species group ogre-faced spider Borneo Philippines

Abstract

Three new species, Asianopis lini sp. nov. (♂), A. naumenkoi sp. nov. (♀), and A. apo sp. nov. (♀) are described from Malaysia (Borneo), and Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao). Asianopis liukuensis (Yin, Griswold & Yan, 2002) is reported from Borneo for the first time and its male redescribed. The record of the A. liukuensis is the easternmost for its whole range. A new species group, the Asianopis apo-group, is proposed. Detailed descriptions, digital photographs and a distributional map are provided.

 

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How to Cite

Omelko, M.M. & Fomichev, A.A. (2025) New data on Asianopis (Aranei: Deinopidae) in Southeast Asia. Zootaxa, 5637 (2), 311–325. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.5