Abstract
BackgroundThe genus Latouchia Pocock, 1901 (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Halonoproctidae: Ummidiinae) includes 21 species and 1 subspecies occurring in southeast Eurasia. Just like other trapdoor spiders, the specimens of Latouchia are rare in collections, unless from targeted collecting.New informationTwo new species of mygalomorph spiders, Latouchiarufa sp. n. from Guangdong, China and L.yejiei sp. n. from Hainan, China, are described and illustrated from both sexes. Diagnostic characters of the two species are provided.
Highlights
Spiders of the genus Latouchia Pocock, 1901 (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Halonoproctidae: Ummidiinae) are typical trapdoor-burrow dwellers
Latouchia was transferred from Ctenizidae to Halonoproctidae and it was considered as the sister group of Conothele + Ummidia clade ( Godwin et al 2018)
The relative scarcity of specimens in museum collections might be the reason why this genus was rarely known in taxonomy (Haupt and Shimojana 2001)
Summary
Spiders of the genus Latouchia Pocock, 1901 (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Halonoproctidae: Ummidiinae) are typical trapdoor-burrow dwellers. Two new species of Latouchia from southeast China are described and illustrated: L. rufa sp.
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