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Descriptions of three new Heteropoda spiders from tropical Asia (Araneae: Sparassidae)

Shakal Khan KORAI & Peter JÄGER

en European Journal of Taxonomy 1022 (277) - Pages 277-287

Published on 16 October 2025

Three new species of the genus Heteropoda (Araneae: Sparassidae: Heteropodinae) are described: Heteropoda curvata sp. nov. (♂, Sabah), Heteropoda flamma sp. nov. (♂, Hainan), and Heteropoda lucerna sp. nov. (♀, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region). Detailed morphological descriptions, diagnostic illustrations, and a distribution map are provided for each species to facilitate identification and comparison with congeners.


Keywords:

New species, species diversity, Guangxi, biodiversity, huntsman spider

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