Paktongius thaiensis ( Suzuki, 1985 ) Klementz & Sharma, 2023

Klementz, Benjamin C. & Sharma, Prashant P., 2023, New species of Paktongius and convergent evolution of the gonyleptoid-like habitus in Southeast Asian Assamiidae (Opiliones: Laniatores), Zootaxa 5389 (1), pp. 34-54 : 51

Paktongius thaiensis ( Suzuki, 1985) comb. nov.

Mysorea thaiensis Suzuki, 1985, p. 102 –104, fig. 19, Table 15; Zhang & Zhang, 2015, p. 336 –341, figs. 1–25, table 1.

Material examined. ♂ (MCZ-92256/ MCZ DNA104859 ) THAILAND, Sakon Nakhon, Phu Phan National Park (16°48.63’N, 103°53.59’E), 1-4.vi. 2007, 522 m, dry evergreen forest near house, leg. W. Kongnara.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from congeners by the combination of the following characters: (1) anal plate with three large spines; (2) free tergite III with a transverse row of six tubercles; (3) scutal areas II-V with two median tubercles at posterior margin; (4) tarsal formula 5:9:6:6.

Distribution. Known from: Chiang Mai ( Suzuki 1985) and Sakon Nakhon Provinces, Thailand; Champasak Province, Laos ( Zhang & Zhang 2015) ( Fig. 12 ).

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FIGURE 12. Distribution of Paktongius species in the Thai-Malay Peninsula. Icons correspond to the following species: star: Paktongius suzukii sp. nov.; circle: Paktongius spiculosus sp. nov.; square: Paktongius paritensis sp. nov.; triangle: Paktongius furculus sp. nov.; pentagon: Paktongius distinctus Suzuki, 1969; ten-pointed star: Paktongius thaiensis (Suzuki, 1985) comb. nov.