Seven new species of Pinelema from Vietnam (Araneae, Telemidae)

• Main Authors: Huifeng Zhao, Pham Dinh-Sac, Yang Song, Thi-Duyen Do, Shuqiang Li
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2018-02-01
• Series: ZooKeys
• Online Access: https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=15061
• ISSN: 1313-2989; 1313-2970

Seven new species of the spider genus Pinelema Wang & Li, 2012, from Vietnam are reported: P. damtaoensis Zhao & Li, sp. n. (♂♀), P. nuocnutensis Zhao & Li, sp. n. (♂♀), P. laensis Zhao & Li, sp. n. (♂♀), P. pacchanensis Zhao & Li, sp. n. (♂♀), P. spirulata Zhao & Li, sp. n. (♂♀), P. xiezi Zhao & Li, sp. n. (♂♀), and P. zhenzhuang Zhao & Li, sp. n. (♂♀). Prior to the current study, this genus contained eight species and was known only from southwestern China. The diagnosis of the genus is updated, accounting for characters found in the new species.