Neriene birmanica (Thorell, 1887)

Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2014, New species and records of linyphiid spiders from Laos (Araneae, Linyphiidae), Zootaxa 3841 (1), pp. 67-89 : 84

Neriene birmanica (Thorell, 1887)

Figs 59–65

Material examined. 3♂, 4♀, LAOS, Luang Nam Tha Prov., Luang Nam Tha, between Ban Tavan 1, 581 m a.s.l., 20°58.702'N 101°28.686'E and Ban Tavan 2, 657 m a.s.l., 20°58.872'N 101°28.875'E, valley with stream, disturbed primary forest, by hand, sieving, sweepnet, 9.XI.2004, leg. P. Jäger & V. Vedel. 1♀, Luang Prabang Prov., SE Luang Prabang, Nam Khan, Xieng Ngeun Distr., Ban Keng Koung, 372 m a.s.l., 19°40'963''N 102°18'442''E, disturbed forest, valley, waterfall, dry stream bed, by hand, at night, 25.II.2008, leg. P. Jäger. 3♂, 2♀, same data, 372 m a.s.l., 19°40'963''N 102°18'442''E, above waterfall, close to stream, under stones, at leaves, at rock, by hand, 23.II.2008, leg. P. Jäger. 1♀, Bolikhamsay Prov., Lak Sao (1), 18°11'09,0''N 104°53'55.0''E, 500 m a.s.l., in cave, at day, by hand, 6.III.2010, leg. P. Jäger & J. Martens. 1♀, Lak Sao (5), 18°12'41.6'' 104°50'26.6''E, 551 m a.s.l., cool valley, bed of a stream, dry, at day, sieving, leg. 10.11.2009, P. Jäger & S. Bayer. 1♀, Lak Sao (4), 18°13'38,2''N 104°44'47,3''E, 534 m a.s.l., inside cave and cave entrance, at day, by hand, 9.XI.2009, leg. P. Jäger & S. Bayer.

Distribution. The species is known from China, India, Kashmir, Myanmar, Bali ( Platnick 2014) and Laos.

Figures

FIGURES 59 – 65. Neriene birmanica (Thorell, 1887) male and female specimens (from Ban Keng Koung, Laos). 59, 60, Epigynum, ventral, 61, dorsal. 62, Male palp, prolateral, 63 ventroprolateral. 64, Female habitus, dorsal, 65, ventral. Not to scale.