A Taxonomic Study On The Subfamily Psilodercinae(Araneae:Ochyroceratidae) From China And Southeast Asia

The spider family Ochyroceratidae Fage,1912 currently contains 20 genera and 216species(World Spider Catalog,2017),subfamily Psilodercinae 10 genera and 85 species.Morphology of the subfamily in China and some countries of Southeast Asia are summarized in this paper.This is the result of systematic study of Psilodercinae after having examined more than 2,000 specimens from China and some countries of Southeast Asia,5 new genera and 43 new species are described.Of which 2 new species were described from new genera Luzonacera,including L.chang,L.duan;1 new species from new genera Qiongocera,Q.hongjunensis;1 new species from new genera Relictocera,R.qiyi;1 new species from new genera Sinoderces,S.nawanensis;1 new species from new genera Thaiderces,T.jian;37 new species from the genera Althepu,including A.bamensis sp.nov.,A.changmao sp.nov.,A.chengmenensis sp.nov.,A.chenzhigangi sp.nov.,A.dongnaiensis sp.nov.,A.duan,A.duoji,A.gouci sp.nov.,A.guan sp.nov.,A.huoyan,A.jiandan,A.kuan,A.lakmuangensis sp.nov.,A.languensis sp.nov.,A.liuhongguangi sp.nov.,A.maechamensis sp.nov.,A.menglaensis sp.nov.,A.muangensis sp.nov.,A.naphongensis sp.nov.,A.natmataungensis sp.nov.,A.phadaengensis sp.nov.,A.phousalaoensis sp.nov.,A.qiqiu,A.sepakuensis sp.nov.,A.shanhu sp.nov.,A.suayaiensis sp.nov.,A.tadetuensis sp.nov.,A.tanhuang sp.nov.,A.thanlaensis sp.nov.,A.tharnlodensis sp.nov.,A.tuqi,A.viengkeoensis sp.nov.,A.xianxi,A.xumingjiei sp.nov.,A.yaozhiyuani sp.nov.,A.zhaohuifengi sp.nov.and A.zhaoqingyuani sp.nov..The paper reported the results of a detailed study of 5 new genera and 43 new species,and provided 80 plates with 313 figures,and 2 pictures of geography data.