Taxonomic notes on the crab-spider genera <i>Nyctimus</i> Thorell, 1877 and <i>Zametopina</i> Simon, 1909 (Araneae, Thomisidae) with descriptions of six new species from Southeast Asia.

ABSTRACT: The crab-spider genera Zametopina Simon, 1909 and Nyctimus Thorell, 1877 remain poorly studied, with significant gaps in their taxonomic understanding. Nyctimus has seen little study since its original description, and species assignments remain uncertain due to a lack of modern diagnostic data. By contrast, Zametopina, historically monotypic, was recently expanded with a second species (Z. wanliae Lin & Li, 2023) following a redescription of the type species, Z. calceata Simon, 1909. Our study presents a review of these genera, primarily based on specimens collected from tropical Asia by the late Christa L. Deeleman-Reinhold as well as from the EFForTS project in the lowlands of Sumatra, Indonesia. The review includes the description of the follow

SUBMITTER: Benjamin SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12531826 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature