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Description on two species of genus Platythomisus (Araneae, Thomisidae) from China and Singapore.

ABSTRACT: Two species of the genus Platythomisus Doleschall, 1859 are studied: P.xiandao Lin & Li, sp. nov. is described based on male and female specimens from Yunnan, China, and P.octomaculatus (C. L. Koch, 1845), the type species of the genus, is redescribed based on female specimens from Singapore. Its male, also from Singapore, is described for the first time.

SUBMITTER: Lin Y

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6562001 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Description on two species of genus Platythomisus (Araneae, Thomisidae) from China and Singapore.

Lin Yejie Y Koh Joseph K H JKH Shao Lili L Li Shuqiang S

ZooKeys 20190605

Two species of the genus Platythomisus Doleschall, 1859 are studied: P.xiandao Lin & Li, sp. nov. is described based on male and female specimens from Yunnan, China, and P.octomaculatus (C. L. Koch, 1845), the type species of the genus, is redescribed based on female specimens from Singapore. Its male, also from Singapore, is described for the first time. ...[more]

PMID: 31210743

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