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Descriptions of three new Heteropoda spiders from tropical Asia (Araneae: Sparassidae)


Three new species of the genus Heteropoda (Araneae: Sparassidae: Heteropodinae) are described: Heteropoda curvata sp. nov. (♂, Sabah), Heteropoda flamma sp. nov. (♂, Hainan), and Heteropoda lucerna sp. nov. (♀, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region). Detailed morphological descriptions, diagnostic illustrations, and a distribution map are provided for each species to facilitate identification and comparison with congeners.

KORAI, S. K., & JÄGER, P. (2025). Descriptions of three new Heteropoda spiders from tropical Asia (Araneae: Sparassidae). European Journal of Taxonomy1022(1), 277-287.

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