Dictis, Dankittipakul & Singtripop, 2010, 1872

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“ Dictis ” thailandica Dankittipakul & Singtripop, 2010

Dictis thailandica Dankittipakul & Singtripop, 2010: 130 , figs 28–30, 38–41, 48–49 (♂ holotype from THAILAND, Nakhon Sri Thammarat, Khao Nan National Park [8°46'N 99°48'E], 25 February 2006, P. Dankittipakul leg., deposited in MHNG, not examined; Paratypes: 2♂, 2♀ with the same data as holotype, deposited in MHNG, TNHM; 1♀ from THAILAND, Khonkaen , Nam Pong National Park , forest near headquarters (16°37'20.5"N 102°34'28.0"E), 325 m., 19–26 July 2006, P. Dankittipakul leg., deposited in MHNG, not examined).

Note. Based on the illustrations of male and female copulatory structures, it is probable that D. thailandica is misplaced in Dictis and should be transferred to a new genus when a more thorough revision of the family is carried out. Although Dankittipakul & Singtripop (2010) mention the presence of only two tarsal claws, the conformation of the copulatory organs is markedly different from the other species currently assigned to the genus. Male palps have a large globose bulb, as long as or slightly longer than the short, funnel-shaped embolus bearing a single needlelike subdistal projection ( Dankittipakul & Singtripop 2010: figs 39–40, 48) and females have a very simple vulva lacking the inner spermathecae ( Dankittipakul & Singtripop 2010: figs 28–30).