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Issue: Vol. 5839 No. 3: 30 Jun. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-06-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5839.3.1
Page range: 401-438
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Fourteen new species and notes on the genera Amauropelma Raven, Stumkat & Gray, 2001 and Bowie Jäger, 2022 (Arachnida: Araneae: Ctenidae) from Southeast Asia

Arachnology; Senckenberg Research Institute; Arachnology; Senckenberganlage 25; 60325 Frankfurt am Main; Germany
Araneae taxonomy systematics revision first records limestone caves

Abstract

Material of the spider family Ctenidae from Southeast Asia is investigated. Ten new species of the genus Amauropelma Raven, Stumkat & Gray, 2001 are described: A. grasshoffi sp. nov. (first record from the Philippines; male), A. kihit sp. nov. (Laos; female), A. kochang sp. nov. (Thailand; female), A. lombok sp. nov. (Indonesia; male, female), A. maimoun sp. nov. (Laos; female), A. phamom sp. nov. (Laos; female), A. penang sp. nov. (Malaysia; male), A. prangphe sp. nov. (Thailand; male, female), A. saiyok sp. nov. (Thailand; female) and A. thammim sp. nov. (Laos; male, female); the male of A. khanense Jäger & Nophaseud, 2024 is described for the first time. New records are listed for A. jagelkii Jäger, 2012 (Laos) and A. mariae Omelko & Fomichev, 2024a (Indonesia). Four new species of the genus Bowie Jäger, 2022 are described: B. kosulici sp. nov. (Thailand; male, female), B. soundandvision sp. nov. (Thailand; male, female) and B. weepingwall sp. nov. (Thailand; female) from the bemywife-group, and B. lehtineni sp. nov. (Sabah; female) from the chinagirl-group. Intraspecific variation is shown for the male of B. subterraneans Jäger, 2022, the female is described for the first time using topotypic material. The alleged record of B. neukoeln Jäger, 2022 from Sabah by Omelko and Fomichev (2024b) is considered a misidentification.

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How to Cite

Jäger, P. (2026) Fourteen new species and notes on the genera Amauropelma Raven, Stumkat & Gray, 2001 and Bowie Jäger, 2022 (Arachnida: Araneae: Ctenidae) from Southeast Asia. Zootaxa, 5839 (3), 401–438. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5839.3.1