Records and redescription of a mygalomorph spider genus ignored for over 100 years with a new species: the genus Atmetochilus Simon, 1887 (Araneae, Nemesiidae) in Thailand

Chawakorn Kunsete; Varat Sivayyapram; Prapun Traiyasut; Chawatat Thanoosing; Kitiwat Khamwan; Natapot Warrit

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4819.3.5

Records and redescription of a mygalomorph spider genus ignored for over 100 years with a new species: the genus Atmetochilus Simon, 1887 (Araneae, Nemesiidae) in Thailand

Zootaxa. 2020 Jul 24;4819(3):zootaxa.4819.3.5. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4819.3.5.

Authors

Chawakorn Kunsete¹, Varat Sivayyapram, Prapun Traiyasut, Chawatat Thanoosing, Kitiwat Khamwan, Natapot Warrit

Affiliation

¹ Center of Excellence in Entomology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.. user@example.com.

PMID: 33056094
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4819.3.5

Abstract

The wishbone spider of genus Atmetochilus Simon, 1887 (Nemesiidae: Bemmerinae) containing six species and is known from Asia. We describe a new Thai species, Atmetochilus songsangchotei sp. nov. Since the holotype of the type species of Atmetochilus, A. fossor, is presumed lost, we describe fresh specimens (ARA-2018-132) and designate one as as neotype; similarly, because a holotype (only syntypes) of Atmetochilus atriceps in NHMUK was not designated, we chose the most intact specimen of the syntypes (NHMUK 1895.9.21.16) and designate it as lectotype. From a photo of the type specimen of Atmetochilus bifidus (sternum) from ZSI, we transfer Atmetochilus bifidus back to Damarchus.

Keywords: Burma, Damarchus, Neotype, Tenasserim, Wishbone spider, Araneae.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animals
Spiders*
Thailand