Crockeria, Suresh P. Benjamin, 2016

Suresh P. Benjamin, 2016, Revision of Cebrenninus Simon, 1887 with description of one new genus and six new species (Araneae: Thomisidae), Revue suisse de Zoologie 123 (1), pp. 179-200 : 195

Crockeria gen. nov.

Type species: Crockeria kinabalu sp. nov.

Etymology: The genus is named after William Maunder Crocker (1843-1899), who was an administrator in Borneo.

Diagnosis: Males of Crockeria gen. nov. can be distinguished from males of other Stephanopinae by the following combination of characters: presences of a stalked MA with a concave apex, presence of a sclerotized filiform C, and a broad-based filiform E. Females can be distinguished by the C-shaped CO, short CD and round S.

Remarks: Crockeria gen. nov. is most closely related to and likely to be confused with Cebrenninus , Epidius Thorell, 1877 , Ibana Benjamin, 2014 and Pharta Thorell, 1891 , known from the Oriental region. It can be separated from these genera, in addition to the characters given above, as follows: from Cebrenninus by the longer copulatory ducts and lack of ETP; from Epidius by the absence of an elongated male palpal tibia (tibia is longer than the cymbium in Epidius ); from Pharta by the absence of a macro-trichobothrium on the palpal tibia, the absence of serrated tarsal setae, the absences of posterior epigynal pockets and by oval, dual-chambered spermatheca; from Ibana by the combined presences of a MA, C and E.

Description: See description of the type species below.

Species composition: Crockeria kinabalu sp. nov. and Crockeria laevis ( Thorell, 1890) comb. nov.

Distribution: Sumatra (Mt Singgalang), Borneo (Sabah: Mt Kinabalu ).