Fourteen new species of the spider genus Psiloderces Simon, 1892 from Southeast Asia (Araneae, Psilodercidae)

Abstract

The genus Psiloderces Simon, 1892 is the second largest genus of Psilodercidae, a family restricted to Asia, occurring from East India to the Philippines. Fourteen new species of Psiloderces from Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam are described: P. heisesp. nov. (♂♀), P. gawanaensissp. nov. (♂♀), P. bontocensissp. nov. (♀), P. cuyapoensissp. nov. (♂♀), P. xichangsp. nov. (♂♀), P. cattienensissp. nov. (♂♀), P. pingguosp. nov. (♂♀), P. palopoensissp. nov. (♂♀), P. penajamensissp. nov. (♂), P. grohotensissp. nov. (♂♀), P. bangkiraiensissp. nov. (♂♀), P. bolangsp. nov. (♂♀), P. wangousp. nov. (♂♀), and P. malinoensissp. nov. (♂♀). Types are deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IZCAS) in Beijing.