[Arachnida • 2022] Liphistius hatyai, L. inthanon, L. keeratikiati • Three New Species of the Spider Genus Liphistius (Araneae: Mesothelae: Liphistiidae) from Thailand

D male, Liphistius hatyai Zhan & Xu, 

E female, L. inthanon Zhan & Xu, 

F male, L. keeratikiati Zhan & Xu,  

  A microhabitat B burrow with trapdoor closed C same, trapdoor opened

in Zhan, Sivayyapram, Liu, Li et Xu, 2022. 

 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1104.83264

Abstract

We diagnose and describe three new species of the primitively segmented spider genus Liphistius from Thailand, based on male palp and female genital morphology: L. hatyai Zhan & Xu, sp. nov. (♂♀), L. keeratikiati Zhan & Xu, sp. nov. (♂♀), and L. inthanon Zhan & Xu, sp. nov. (♂♀). The classification of the three new species of Liphistius is discussed: L. hatyai sp. nov. and L. keeratikiati sp. nov. are assigned to the trang-group, and L. inthanon sp. nov. is placed in the bristowei-group according to male palp and female genital morphology.

Keywords: Morphology, Southeast Asia, taxonomy, trapdoor spiders

Microhabitat, burrows, and general somatic morphology of three new Liphistius species
A microhabitat B burrow with trapdoor closed C same, trapdoor opened
D male, Liphistius hatyai Zhan & Xu, sp. nov. (XUX-2017-492) E female, L. inthanon Zhan & Xu, sp. nov. (XUX-2017-374) F male, L. keeratikiati Zhan & Xu, sp. nov. (XUX-2017-435)

Scale bars: 5 mm (D, E, F).

Taxonomy

Family Liphistiidae Thorell, 1869

Subfamily Liphistiinae Thorell, 1869

Genus Liphistius Schiødte, 1849

Type species: Liphistius desultor Schiødte, 1849.

Distribution: China (Yunnan Province), Indonesia (Sumatra), Laos, Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.

 

 Liphistius hatyai Zhan & Xu, sp. nov.

 

Etymology: The species epithet “hatyai” refers to the location of the type locality in Hat Yai District.

Distribution: Southern Thailand (Songkhla Province) (Fig. 2).

 Liphistius inthanon Zhan & Xu, sp. nov.

Etymology: The species epithet “inthanon” is a toponym referring to the type locality, Doi Inthanon National Park.

Distribution: Northern Thailand (Chiang Mai Province) (Fig. 2).

 Liphistius keeratikiati Zhan & Xu, sp. nov.

Etymology: The specific name is dedicated to Mr Kaweesak Keeratikiat for providing information on the locality of the species.

Distribution: South-central Thailand (Chumphon Province) (Fig. 2).

Yi Zhan, Varat Sivayyapram, Fengxiang Liu, Daiqin Li and Xin Xu. 2022. Three New Species of the Spider Genus Liphistius (Araneae, Mesothelae, Liphistiidae) from Thailand. ZooKeys. 1104: 115-128.  DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1104.83264