Abstract
The South-East Asian opilionid family Epedanidae Sørensen, 1886 has one of its strongholds in Thailand from where a multitude of genera and species have been described but the epedanid fauna of the country is still poorly known. This paper records four species from this country, three of which are new: Euepedanus dashdamirovisp. nov. (male and female), Plistobunus jaegerisp. nov. (male and female), and Toccolus kuryisp. nov. (male and female). Toccolus globitarsis Suzuki, 1969 was previously known only from the type locality in Thailand and is redescribed here. Functional aspects of epedanid penial morphology are highlighted.
Highlights
The opilionid family Epedanidae Sørensen, 1886 is widespread in the Indo-Malay Realm where it contains many genera, but the local species are often narrowly distributed and still poorly known
This paper aims at increasing knowledge of the Thai fauna in re-defining three known genera and one known species, and in proposing three new species
The male genitalia were placed first in hot lactic acid, later transferred to distilled water to expand the movable parts of glans penis for observation (Schwendinger and Martens 2002)
Summary
The opilionid family Epedanidae Sørensen, 1886 is widespread in the Indo-Malay Realm where it contains many genera, but the local species are often narrowly distributed and still poorly known. Chao Zhang & Jochen Martens / ZooKeys 915: 25–58 (2020). Genera within the Epedanidae are not well characterized and probably do not represent monophyletic entities. This paper aims at increasing knowledge of the Thai fauna in re-defining three known genera and one known species, and in proposing three new species
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
