Genus Koppe Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001

Type species.

Koppe montana Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 from Indonesia.

Comments.

Koppe resembles Oedignatha Thorell, 1881 (cf. Figs 1, 2 and Deeleman-Reinhold 2001: 261, figs 348-374; Chu et al. 2023: 178, fig. 2A-D) by having massive chelicerae (Fig. 2A-C) and a simplistic genitalic organ structure (Fig. 1A), but can be distinguished by the carapace surface without granules or pits (Fig. 2A, B; present in Oedignatha), by the clypeus with a slight conical hump or absent (Fig. 2A; vs. clypeus with a distinct conical hump in Oedignatha), and by the intercoxal sclerites enlarged (Fig. 2B; absent in Oedignatha).

Composition.

Koppe includes 14 species distributed in Asia and Oceania. Of these, 11 species are distributed in Southeast Asia: K. baerti Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 (♂♀) from Indonesia, K. calciphila Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 (♂♀) from Indonesia, K. doleschalli Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 (♂♀) from Indonesia, K. kinabalensis Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 (♂♀) from Malaysia, K. kuntneri Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 (♂♀) from Indonesia, K. minuta Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 (♂♀) from Indonesia, K. montana Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 (♂♀) from Indonesia, K. no Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 (♂♀) from Indonesia, K. princeps Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 (♂♀) from Indonesia, K. sumba Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 (♂♀) from Indonesia and K. tinikitkita (Barrion & Litsinger, 1995) (♀) from Philippines.