Abstract
Three new species of the genus Flexicrurum Tong & Li, 2007, from Hainan Island, China are described: F.wuzhishanensesp. nov. (♂♀), F.yangjiaosp. nov. (♂♀), and F.qishisp. nov. (♂♀). A key to males of species of Flexicrurum is provided. Additionally, the female of F.minutum Tong & Li, 2007, is described for the first time. To date, the genus is endemic to Hainan Island, China. Types are deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IZCAS) in Beijing.
Highlights
The spider family Psilodercidae Machado, 1951, was only recently elevated to family rank from a subfamily of Ochyroceratidae Fage, 1912
Psilodercids are restricted to tropical Asia and are diverse within China
While studying new material collected in Hainan Island, we recognized the matched pairs of three new species of Flexicrurum, and a hitherto unknown female of F. minutum, one of the three species described by Tong and Li (2007)
Summary
The spider family Psilodercidae Machado, 1951, was only recently elevated to family rank from a subfamily of Ochyroceratidae Fage, 1912. On the genus Flexicrurum Tong & Li, 2007 (Araneae, Psilodercidae) from Hainan Island, China
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