Oedothorax khasi, TANASEVITCH, 2017 INCERTAE

Lin, Shou-Wang, Lopardo, Lara & Uhl, Gabriele, 2022, Evolution of nuptial-gift-related male prosomal structures: taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of the genus Oedothorax (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Erigoninae), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 195, pp. 417-584 : 546

‘ OEDOTHORAX’ KHASI TANASEVITCH, 2017 INCERTAE SEDIS

Oedothorax khasi Tanasevitch, 2017b: 331 , figs 1–7 (Dm).

Type material: Holotype: India: Meghalaya, Khasi Hills , 16 km south-west of Mawsynram , between Mawsynram and Balat, 1000 m, sifting in forest, in ravine, ♂ 27.x.1978, leg. C. Besuchet & I. Löbl ( MNHG, not examined).

Diagnosis:

Males: This species is characterized by the slightly elevated interocular region, the shape of the palpal tibial prolateral apophysis, as well as by the morphology of the embolic division (see description in Tanasevitch 2017).

Females: Unknown.

Distribution: Only known from the type locality in India.

Habitat: Forest litter.

Remarks: According to our re-delimitation of Oedothorax in the present study, this species does not belong to Oedothorax , but is probably related to ‘ Oe. ’ myanmar or ‘ Oe. ’ kodaikanal . Further comparison with more species to determine the taxonomic status of these ‘ Oedothorax ’ incertae sedis species is required. Therefore, we provisionally do not change its genus.