Heteropoda lebar sp. nov.: a new species from the highlands in Pahang State, Malaysia (Sparassidae, Heteropodinae) with a distinct sexual colour dimorphism

Authors: Chen, Wenqin Country: Malaysia DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e125745 Published: Jan. 1, 2024 Source: Biodiversity Data Journal OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: high diversity · Topics: Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Fossil Insects in Amber

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The genus Heteropoda Latreille, 1804, is ranked as the second within the family Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872. Up to now, sixteen species of this genus have been described from Malaysia.A new species of this genus in the highlands of Pahang State, Malaysia is described under the name of H. lebar sp. nov.. Individuals of the new species live in primary forests on forest floor, active in the night on the leaf litter.

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