Althepus Thorell, 1898

Li, Fengyuan, Liu, Chang & Li, Shuqiang, 2018, Ten new species of the spider genus Althepus Thorell, 1898 from Southeast Asia (Araneae, Ochyroceratidae), ZooKeys 776, pp. 27-60 : 28-29

Genus Althepus Thorell, 1898

Althepus : Thorell 1898: 271-378. Type species Althepus pictus Thorell, 1898 (by original designation), Myanmar.

Emended diagnosis.

The genus Althepus belongs to the subfamily Psilodercinae and can be distinguished from other genera of Psilodercinae by the following combination of characters: cheliceral promargin with lamina and 1-2 teeth, retromargin with 1-2 small teeth; tarsus of male palp with lateral protrusion bearing a hook-shaped spine; short bulb with embolus; and female internal genitalia often with paired spermathecae ( Deeleman-Reinhold 1995).

Remarks.

According to our observations, we use hook-shaped spine instead the "lanceolate apophysis" used by Deeleman-Reinhold (1995), and use lamina and 1-2 teeth instead the "3 teeth" used by Deeleman-Reinhold (1995).