Murricia Simon, 1882

Lin, Yejie & Li, Shuqiang, 2022, Taxonomic notes on seven species of the family Hersiliidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from China and the Philippines, Zoological Systematics 47 (2), pp. 132-145 : 144

Genus Murricia Simon, 1882

Type species. Hersilia indica Lucas, 1836 , from India, Cote de Malabar .

Diagnosis. Small spiders, metatarsus of leg I, II, and IV biarticulate. Males with a long embolus, completing one circle, positioned apically on the bulb. Female copulatory opening conspicuous, copulatory ducts long and slender, and the presence of one pair of tube-like, elongate, complexly coiled spermathecae. The abdomen is typically subtriangular to subquadrate.

Remarks. Before the work, the genus Murricia includes six species. Here, the seventh species is reported, M. caishen sp. nov., representing the first report of Murricia in China.