Sudesna Lehtinen, 1967

Zhang, Zhi-Sheng & Li, Shuqiang, 2011, On four new canopy spiders of Dictynidae (Araneae) from Xishuangbanna Rainforest, China, Zootaxa 3066, pp. 21-36 : 30

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6186412
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Genus Sudesna Lehtinen, 1967 View in CoL View at ENA

Type species. Dictyna hedini Schenkel, 1936

Diagnosis. Sudesna can be distinguished from Dictyna by the reduced or absent spur of the male palpal tibia, the prolaterally arising embolus, the anteriorly located epigynal copulatory openings widely separated from each other, the tube-like copulatory ducts, the presence of spermathecal heads laterally.

Composition. S. anaulax (Simon, 1908) from Western Australia, S. grammica (Simon, 1893) from Philippines, S. grossa (Simon, 1906) from India, S. circularis sp. nov., S. digitata sp. nov. (both from Southwest China), and the type species S. hedini ( Schenkel, 1936) from Northwest China.