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A review of some crab spider species of the genus Borboropactus Simon, 1884 (Araneae: Thomisidae) with descriptions of two new species

Taxonomic notes on some species of crab spiders of the genus Borboropactus Simon, 1884 are provided.

  • Two new species, Borboropactus palaniensis sp. nov. (♀; India) and B. gialong sp. nov. (♀; Vietnam) are described.
  • Borboropactus bituberculatus Simon, 1884 and B. semenchenkoi Omelko & Marusik, 2022 are regarded as junior subjective synonyms of B. cinerascens (Doleschall, 1859).
  • Borboropactus bangkongeus Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 is removed from the synonymy of B. cinerascens, and its female is described for the first time.

Author: Suresh P. BENJAMIN

View the paper here: https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/18096

 

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Taxonomic notes on some species of crab spiders of the genus Borboropactus Simon, 1884 are provided.

  • Two new species, Borboropactus palaniensis sp. nov. (♀; India) and B. gialong sp. nov. (♀; Vietnam) are described.
  • Borboropactus bituberculatus Simon, 1884 and B. semenchenkoi Omelko & Marusik, 2022 are regarded as junior subjective synonyms of B. cinerascens (Doleschall, 1859).
  • Borboropactus bangkongeus Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 is removed from the synonymy of B. cinerascens, and its female is described for the first time.

Author: Suresh P. BENJAMIN

View the paper here: https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/18096