identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
61BD7540B3F058289BE7FA355F1BC64A.text	61BD7540B3F058289BE7FA355F1BC64A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Heteropoda taygiangensis Zhang & Hoang & Lei 2025	<div><p>Heteropoda taygiangensis sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 1, 2, 3, 7</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype male: Vietnam • Quang Nam Province: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=107.3819&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=15.8377" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 107.3819/lat 15.8377)">Tay Giang District</a>, 15.8377°N, 107.3819°E, elevation 1353 m, 23 July 2019, Quang Duy Hoang leg. (MHU, LJ 20240068)  .  Paratype: • 1 male, same locality data as holotype, collected on 18 July 2024, Quang Duy Hoang leg. (MHU, LJ 20240069) .</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The specific name is derived from the type locality, the Tay Giang District; adjective.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>Males of  H. taygiangensis sp. nov. resemble that of  H. hainanensis Korai &amp; Jäger, 2024 in having a similar shape of the tegulum and embolus, but can be distinguished from the latter by: (1) Conductor long, narrow, and distally curved in ventral view (Fig. 1 A – C, E) (broader and slightly more rounded distally in  H. hainanensis, see fig. 5 A in Korai and Jäger 2024 b); (2) spermophor slightly curved in distal tegular half (Fig. 1 B) (obviously bent in distal tegular half in  H. hainanensis, see fig. 5 A in Korai and Jäger 2024 b); and (3) dRTA significantly wide, bent inward, and blunt-tipped, presenting a short and pointed projection, directed ventrally (Fig. 1 B – D) (narrow, bent outward and pointed tip, without any projection in  H. hainanensis, Korai and Jäger 2024 b: figs 5 A, 6 B).</p><p>Description.</p><p>Male (holotype): Measurements: Medium-sized. TL 10.4, PL 5.6, PW 5.2, OL 4.8, OW 3.2. Eyes: AME 0.25, ALE 0.45, PME 0.31, PLE 0.47, AME – AME 0.20, AME – ALE 0.14, PME – PME 0.37, PME – PLE 0.25, AME – PME 0.27, ALE – PLE 0.42, CH AME 0.44, CH ALE 0.33. Spination: Pp 131, 100, 2121; Fe I 123, II – III 323, IV 33 (4) 1; Pa I – II 101, III – IV 001; Ti I – IV 2226, III – IV 2126; Mt I – II 1014, III 2014, IV 3036. Measurements of palps and legs: Palp 7.5 (3.0, 1.6, 0.7, -, 2.2); I 22.5 (5.9, 2.4, 6.4, 5.8, 2.0); II 24.2 (6.5, 2.6, 7.3, 6.1, 1.7); III 18.5 (5.0, 2.2, 5.3, 4.8, 1.2); IV 20.2 (5.4, 1.8, 5.5, 5.6, 1.9). Leg formula: II-I-IV-III. Cheliceral furrow with 3 promarginal, 4 retromarginal teeth and ca. 42 denticles.</p><p>Palp (Fig. 1 A – E): As in diagnosis. RTA arising distally on tibia, vRTA in retrolateral view with rounded hump. Cymbium almost two times as long as Ti. Conductor long, beyond cymbial margin. Spermophor strongly curved close to the base of conductor. Embolus arising from tegulum in 4: 00 o’ clock position, filiform and almost forming a semicircular in ventral view.</p><p>Colouration (Fig. 2 A, B): DS reddish brown, with dense black hairs in the posterior part. Fovea and radial marks distinct. OS dorsally with four dark round marks, regularly arranged in the median field, and with a dark transverse line in posterior part. OS ventrally yellow, with lots of reddish-brown spots, irregularly arranged.</p><p>Female: Unknown.</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Known only from the type locality (Fig. 7).</p><p>Notes.</p><p>To date, four  Heteropoda species from Vietnam are known only from females:  H. altmannae Jäger, 2008 from Ca Mau Province in southern Vietnam;  H. ignichelis (Simon, 1880) from Sai Gon, southern Vietnam;  H. pressula Simon, 1886 from Bachiou (= Ba Chieu?), Sai Gon, Vietnam; and  H. zuviele Jäger, 2008 from northern Vietnam (Simon 1880, 1886; Jäger 2008). The newly described species,  H. taygiangensis sp. nov., is represented by male specimens and could potentially be conspecific with one of these species, which are known only from females. However,  H. taygiangensis sp. nov. is found more than 500 km away from the known localities of  H. altmannae,  H. ignichelis, and  H. zuviele .  Heteropoda altmannae and  H. ignichelis have only been recorded from their original localities, with no further records available. Although  H. zuviele has been documented beyond its type locality, all known records are restricted to the north of the type locality. The type locality of  H. pressula, “ Bachiou, ” remains uncertain. Simon (1886) repeatedly referred to it as a locality in Cambodia, but its exact location has not been verified. Because “ Bachiou ” cannot be confidently located in Cambodia, some subsequent authors (Ono et al. 2012; Yamasaki et al. 2018; Seyfulina and Kartsev 2022) have suggested it may correspond to Ba Chieu, Sai Gon, Vietnam. Determining whether “ Bachiou ” lies in Vietnam or Cambodia requires further investigation, particularly through re-examination of the  H. pressula type specimen. Therefore, we consider the new species,  H. taygiangensis sp. nov. to be a separate species in the present study. To support future efforts to resolve this taxonomic ambiguity, we provide COI sequence data. Additionally, we constructed the first phylogenetic tree of the genus  Heteropoda based on all currently available COI sequences (Fig. 3).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/61BD7540B3F058289BE7FA355F1BC64A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Zhang, He;Hoang, Quang Duy;Lei, Shuang	Zhang, He, Hoang, Quang Duy, Lei, Shuang (2025): Description of two new huntsman spiders from Vietnam (Araneae, Sparassidae). ZooKeys 1236: 129-140, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1236.145146
7A5DF95630B959BEB2ABDB955DC1392F.text	7A5DF95630B959BEB2ABDB955DC1392F.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Pseudopoda tadungensis Zhang & Hoang & Lei 2025	<div><p>Pseudopoda tadungensis sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 4, 5, 6, 7</p><p>Type material.</p><p>Holotype female: Vietnam • Dak Nong Province: Dak Glong District, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=107.9923&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=11.8616" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 107.9923/lat 11.8616)">Ta Dung National Park</a>, 11.8616°N, 107.9923°E, elevation 953 m, 1 February 2024, Quang Duy Hoang leg. (MHU, LJ 20240005).</p><p>Etymology.</p><p>The specific name is derived from the type locality, the Ta Dung National Park; adjective.</p><p>Diagnosis.</p><p>The female of  P. tadungensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from all congeners by the medially incompletely fused lateral lobes in ventral view, and the internal duct system twisted into a wing shape.</p><p>Description.</p><p>Female (holotype): Measurements: Medium-sized. TL 10.1, PL 4.4, PW 4.0, OL 5.7, OW 2.7. Eyes: AME 0.14, ALE 0.24, PME 0.17, PLE 0.23, AME – AME 0.16, AME – ALE 0.09, PME – PME 0.20, PME – PLE 0.35, AME – PME 0.27, ALE – PLE 0.25, CH AME 0.37, CH ALE 0.30. Spination: Pp 131, 101, 2101, 1014; Fe I 323, II – III 322, IV 331; Pa I – III 101, IV 000; Ti I – II 2228, III 2226, IV 2126; Mt I – II 3034, III – IV 3036. Measurements of palps and legs: Pp 7.6 (1.6, 0.7, 1.4, –, 2.3); I 19.3 (5.5, 1.9, 5.5, 5.0, 1.4); II 22.0 (6.1, 2.2, 6.4, 5.6, 1.7); III 16.0 (4.9, 1.7, 4.4, 4.0, 1.0); IV 18.8 (5.6, 1.1, 5.1, 5.5, 1.5). Leg formula: II-I-IV-III. Cheliceral furrow with ca. 20 denticles.</p><p>Epigyne (Fig. 4 A – C): As in diagnosis. Epigynal field wider than long. Anterior bands short. Anterior margins of lateral lobes slightly curved, posterior margins of lateral lobes with median indentation. Posterior part of internal duct system with loops. Fertilization duct long and narrow, situated postero-laterally.</p><p>Colouration (Fig. 5 A, B): DS reddish brown, with dark spots. Fovea and radial marks distinct. OS dorsally with reddish-brown patches, arranged symmetrically in two longitudinal lines. OS ventrally yellow with a longitudinal brown region, margins with few small marks.</p><p>Male: Unknown.</p><p>Distribution. Known only from the type locality (Fig. 7).</p><p>Note.</p><p>Pseudopoda tadungensis sp. nov. exhibits subtle differences in genital morphology compared to most other species of the genus. To confirm its generic placement, we amplified the COI sequence of the holotype and conducted a phylogenetic analysis based on currently available COI sequences of the genus. The resulting tree supports the placement of  P. tadungensis sp. nov. within  Pseudopoda (Fig. 6). These molecular data provide an additional line of evidence for the validity and generic assignment of the new species.</p><p>Up to now, four  Pseudopoda species from Vietnam are known only from males. The collection sites of these four species are located at a considerable distance from  P. tadungensis sp. nov. (all exceeding 200 km, outside the endemic range of most  Pseudopoda species; personal observation, Zhang et al. 2023), and their size and patterns do not match. Therefore,  P. tadungensis sp. nov. is currently regarded as a distinct species. Further studies are required to address this ambiguity conclusively.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7A5DF95630B959BEB2ABDB955DC1392F	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Pensoft via Plazi	Zhang, He;Hoang, Quang Duy;Lei, Shuang	Zhang, He, Hoang, Quang Duy, Lei, Shuang (2025): Description of two new huntsman spiders from Vietnam (Araneae, Sparassidae). ZooKeys 1236: 129-140, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1236.145146
