Two new species and three new records of the cobweb spider Platnickina (Araneae, Theridiidae) from Sumatra

Authors: Dhiya'ulhaq, Naufal Urfi Country: Indonesia DOI: 10.3897/evolsyst.9.162623 Published: Jan. 1, 2025 Source: Evolutionary Systematics OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Arachnida · Topics: Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Genetic diversity and population structure

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Two new species of spiders of the genus Platnickina Koçak & Kemal, 2008 are described from Sumatra, Indonesia: Platnickina harapan Dhiya’ulhaq, sp. nov. (♂♀) and Platnickina debu Dhiya’ulhaq, sp. nov. (♂♀). Three species are recorded for the first time from Indonesia: Platnickina adamsoni (Berland, 1934), Platnickina fritilla Gao & Li, 2014, and Platnickina xianfengensis (Zhu & Song, 1992). Detailed diagnoses, descriptions and high-quality photographs are provided for the newly recorded species.

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