taxonID	type	description	language	source
A857879FA94DFFAF56F3BF20FA1BF984.taxon	materials_examined	Type species. Hersilia caudata Audouin, 1826, from Cairo, Egypt. Diagnosis. Small- to medium-sized spiders, metatarsus of leg I, II, and IV biarticulate; chelicerae with three large anterior and 5 – 9 minute posterior teeth; four dorsal muscular pits present in dorsal view of abdomen; dorsal surface of eye area not perceptibly concave, area between PME and PLE not tuberculate; leg I usually longer than II (Baehr & Baehr, 1993). Remarks. The genus Hersilia includes 80 species from Africa and Asia, including those in this study (WSC, 2022).	en	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): 132-145, DOI: 10.11865/zs.2022204, URL: http://zoobank.org/cac2f9cd-8e07-414d-90c4-2ed93492b466
A857879FA94DFFAB56F3BC52FD5FFBD5.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype ♂ (IZCAS-Ar 42706), China, Hainan, Ledong Li Autonomous County, Jianfengling National Park, Mingfeng Valley, 18.7443 ° N, 109.8427 ° E, elev. ca 970 m, 26. IV. 2009, Guo Tang leg. Paratypes. 1 ♂ 4 ♀ (IZCASAr 42707 – Ar 42711), same data as holotype; 1 ♂ (IZCAS-Ar 42712), China, Hainan, Ledong Li Autonomous County, Jianfengling National Park, Wufenqu, 18.7379 ° N, 108.8669 ° E, elev. ca 855 m, 13. VII. 2010, Guo Zheng leg.; 3 ♂ 1 ♀ (IZCASAr 42713 – Ar 42716), China, Hainan, Ledong Li Autonomous County, Jianfengling National Park, Wufenqu, 18.7342 ° N, 108.8720 ° E, elev. ca 970 m, 14. VIII. 2010, Guo Zheng leg. Diagnosis. The males of the new species resemble H. flagellifera Baehr & Baehr, 1993 (Baehr & Baehr, 1993: figs 31 c – d), H. kerekot (Rheims & Brescovit, 2004: figs 11 – 13), and H. sagada sp. nov. (Figs 5 A – C) by the long and strongly coiled embolus and concave median apophysis with a hood and apophysis. They can be distinguished from these species by the embolus coiling 2600 ° around the MA (Fig. 2) (vs. 2000 ° in H. flagellifera (Baehr & Baehr, 1993, fig. 31 d) and 4100 ° in H. sagada sp. nov. (Fig. 5 )), and the embolus has two embolic apophyses (Fig. 2 D) (vs. embolus without apophysis but dense serrations posteriorly in H. flagellifera (Baehr & Baehr, 1993, fig. 31 d) and without embolic apophyses in H. kerekot (Rheims & Brescovit, 2004: fig. 12) and H. sagada sp. nov. (Fig. 5 )). Females can be distinguished by the copulatory duct with eight turns (Fig. 3 B) (vs. five turns in H. flagellifera (Baehr & Baehr, 1993, fig. 31 f) and ten turns in H. sagada sp. nov. (Fig. 6 B )), and the ratio of the length of the spermathecal duct to the length of the spermathecae is almost 5: 1 (Fig. 3 B) (vs. 2: 1 in H. flagellifera (Baehr & Baehr, 1993, fig. 31 f) and 3: 2 in H. sagada sp. nov. (Fig. 6 B )). Description. Male holotype (Figs 1 A, 2). Total length 3.86. Carapace 1.60 long, 1.66 wide, brown with inconspicuous dark brown pattern, margin black. Clypeus height 0.16, dark brown anteriorly. Chelicerae yellow-brown, black at base, with eight retromarginal denticles. Eye area dark brown around PME and PLE; eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.22, ALE 0.11, PME 0.19, PLE 0.16, AME – AME 0.08, AME – ALE 0.09, PME – PME 0.09, PME – PLE 0.07, AME – PME 0.04, ALE – PLE 0.04. Legs yellow-brown, with faint black stripe. Leg measurements: leg I: 18.80 (4.84 + 5.59 + 4.74 + 2.92 + 0.71), leg II: 18.78 (4.72 + 5.70 + 4.69 + 3.03 + 0.64), leg III: 5.53 (1.75 + 1.74 + 1.47 + 0.57), leg IV: 15.11 (4.08 + 4.40 + 4.27 + 2.36 + 0.60). Leg formula: 1243. Abdomen 2.22 long, 2.02 wide, brownish cream coloured with dark brown pattern; lancetshaped cardiac impression; with four pairs of orange-brown muscle impressions, second pair largest; laterally brown. bS 0.61, tS 2.96. Palp (Fig. 2). Tibia almost as long as patella, with a hood prolaterally; cymbium long, almost two times longer than wide, five strong apical spines. Tegulum obscured by embolus coils; embolus originating at seven o’clock, coiling around median apophysis; median apophysis pointed distally, with a tegular projection. Female paratype (Figs 1 B, 3). Colouration and pattern as in males, but white arrow pattern on cephalic region and general colouration is lighter than in males. Total length 3.08. Carapace 1.73 long, 1.70 wide. Clypeus height 0.24. Chelicerae with 8 retromarginal denticles. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.24, ALE 0.13, PME 0.25, PLE 0.17, AME – AME 0.11, AME – ALE 0.16, PME – PME 0.09, PME – PLE 0.16, AME – PME 0.08, ALE – PLE 0.04. Leg measurements: leg I: 13.00 (3.46 + 3.77 + 3.02 + 2.22 + 0.53), leg II: 13.65 (3.49 + 4.10 + 3.10 + 2.41 + 0.55), leg III: 4.52 (1.42 + 1.44 + 1.15 + 0.51), leg IV: 11.01 (3.02 + 3.38 + 2.82 + 1.79 + 0.54). Leg formula: 2143. Abdomen 2.73 long, 3.08 wide. bS 0.66, tS 3.35. Epigyne (Fig. 3) with epigynal teeth on posterior margin of lateral lobes. Median septum wide, two round atria visibly separated; copulatory opening anterior in atria. Median part of copulatory duct translucent; ducts with wrinkles where they make two turns. One pair of spermathecae, spermathecae oval, spermathecal duct consistently thin. Fertilization ducts sickleshaped. Etymology. The species is named after Aoqin, the vermillion dragon master of the fire element and king of the South China Sea; noun. Distribution. Known only from the type locality.	en	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): 132-145, DOI: 10.11865/zs.2022204, URL: http://zoobank.org/cac2f9cd-8e07-414d-90c4-2ed93492b466
A857879FA949FFAB56F3BE63FBA6FA29.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype ♀, Malaysia, Borneo, Sabah, Kinabalu National Park (6 ° N, 116 ° E, 700 m), 1991 – 1992, deposited in Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil, not examined. Other material examined. 3 ♀ (IZCAS), China, Yunnan, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Jinghong City, Guanping County, Shiwudui, Seasonal Rainforest, 22.2280 ° N, 100.8894 ° E, elev. ca 888 m, 20. VII. 2012, Qingyuan Zhao and Zhigang Chen leg. Diagnosis. See Rheims & Brescovit (2004). Distribution. China, Malaysia. The species is reported from China for the first time.	en	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): 132-145, DOI: 10.11865/zs.2022204, URL: http://zoobank.org/cac2f9cd-8e07-414d-90c4-2ed93492b466
A857879FA949FFA956F3BFF7FD5FFE23.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype ♀ (IZCAS-Ar 42717), China, Sichuan, Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Danba County, Waba Village, 30.9308 ° N, 101.7646 ° E, 30. VII. 2004, Yi Ming leg. Diagnosis. The female of the new species resembles those of H. caudata Audouin, 1826 by the narrowed copulatory openings, short copulatory ducts, and slender secondary spermathecae. However, this new species can be distinguished by the diamond-shaped median septum (Fig. 4 A) (vs. rectangular in H. caudata (Baehr & Baehr, 1993, fig. 15 e )), posterior margin recurved (Fig. 4 B) (vs. straight in H. caudata (Baehr & Baehr, 1993, fig. 15 f, e )), sickle-shaped fertilization ducts (Fig. 4 B) (vs. wide, flag-shaped in H. caudata (Baehr & Baehr, 1993, fig. 15 f), and the length of primary spermathecae is the same as the length of the secondary spermathecae (Fig. 4 B) (vs. primary spermathecae shorter than secondary spermathecae (Baehr & Baehr, 1993, fig. 31 f )). Description. Female holotype (Figs 1 E, 4 A – B). Total length 7.60. Carapace 2.68 long, 2.74 wide, yellow-brown with brown pattern, margin brown. Clypeus height 0.72, brown anteriorly. Chelicerae brown, terminus dark brown, with 5 retromarginal denticles. Eye area dark brown around PME and PLE; eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.20, ALE 0.11, PME 0.21, PLE 0.20, AME – AME 0.15, AME – ALE 0.11, PME – PME 0.13, PME – PLE 0.17, AME – PME 0.10, ALE – PLE 0.06. Legs yellow-brown, with black stripe. Leg measurements: leg I: 18.58 (5.19 + 5.96 + 3.99 + 2.64 + 0.80), leg II: 18.18 (5.05 + 5.42 + 4.40 + 2.62 + 0.69), leg III: 6.91 (2.09 + 2.16 + 1.82 + 0.84), leg IV: 17.40 (4.67 + 5.23 + 4.17 + 2.46 + 0.87). Leg formula: 1243. Abdomen 4.69 long, 4.22 wide, yellow-brown with black pattern. Epigyne (Fig. 4) median septum with wrinkles anteriorly; copulatory openings at lateral margins of median septum. Copulatory ducts almost as long as spermathecae in each pair. Two pairs of spermathecae; primary spermathecae ovoid, secondary spermathecae kidney-shaped. Fertilization ducts sickle-shaped. Etymology. The species is named after the Chinese pinyin long (dragon); noun. Distribution. Known only from the type locality.	en	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): 132-145, DOI: 10.11865/zs.2022204, URL: http://zoobank.org/cac2f9cd-8e07-414d-90c4-2ed93492b466
A857879FA944FFA656F3BAF7FB1FFD98.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype ♂, Nepal, Tal von Birethanti, 1000 – 1300 m, 14. VII. 1973, deposited in Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, not examined. Other material examined. 1 ♀ (IZCAS), China, Tibet, Nyingchi City, Medog County, Baibung, near Jiagagou Bridge, 29.2511 ° N, 95.1953 ° E, elev. ca 805 m, 18. VI. 2016, Jianglang Wu leg. Diagnosis. See Baehr & Baehr (1993) and Dankittipakul & Singtripop (2011). Distribution. Nepal, Thailand, China. The species is reported from China for the first time.	en	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): 132-145, DOI: 10.11865/zs.2022204, URL: http://zoobank.org/cac2f9cd-8e07-414d-90c4-2ed93492b466
A857879FA944FFA656F3B826FD5FF92E.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype ♂ (IZCAS-Ar 42718), the Philippines, Luzon Island, Sagada Town, underground river in a cave (large, humid cave with a river), 17.0849 ° N, 120.9049 ° E, elev. ca 1432 m, 28. V. 2015, Francesco Ballarin and Yunchun Li leg. Paratypes. 4 ♀ (IZCAS-Ar 42719 – Ar 42722), same data as holotype. Diagnosis. The males of the new species resemble H. aoqin sp. nov. by the long and strongly coiled embolus. They can be distinguished from H. aoqin sp. nov. by the embolus coiling 2600 ° around the MA (Fig. 5) (vs. 4100 ° in H. aoqin sp. nov. (Fig. 2 )), and the embolus without apophysis (Fig. 5) (vs. embolus with two apophyses in H. aoqin sp. nov. (Fig. 2 D )). Females can be distinguished by the copulatory duct with ten turns (Fig. 6 B) (vs. eight turns in H. aoqin sp. nov. (Fig. 2 )), posterior margin with a distinct indentation (vs. recurved in H. aoqin sp. nov.) and the ratio of the length of the spermathecal duct to the length of the spermathecae is almost 3: 2 (Fig. 6 B) (vs. 5: 1 in H. aoqin sp. nov.). Description. Male holotype (Figs 1 C, 5). Total length 4.38. Carapace 1.91 long, 1.79 wide, pale white with dark green irregular pattern, with a distinct arrow-shaped white mark on cephalic region, margin black. Clypeus height 0.27, dark green anteriorly. Chelicerae yellow-brown, black at base, with eight retromarginal denticles. Eye area dark green around PME and PLE, white arrow pattern posteriorly; eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.21, ALE 0.13, PME 0.17, PLE 0.18, AME – AME 0.10, AME – ALE 0.08, PME – PME 0.09, PME – PLE 0.12, AME – PME 0.05, ALE – PLE 0.03. Legs pale, with dark green stripe. Leg measurements: leg I: 21.74 (5.30 + 6.39 + 5.71 + 3.40 + 0.94), leg II: 21.49 (5.37 + 6.26 + 5.52 + 3.36 + 0.98), leg III: 6.77 (2.05 + 2.11 + 1.87 + 0.74), leg IV: 18.63 (4.58 + 5.34 + 5.20 + 2.63 + 0.88). Leg formula: 1243. Abdomen 2.33 long, 2.18 wide, with black pattern; lancet-shaped cardiac mark; three pairs of greenish-black muscle impressions, laterally black. bS 0.66, tS 2.74. Palp (Fig. 5). Tibia longer than patella, with a hood prolaterally; cymbium long, almost two times longer than wide, with four strong apical spines; tegulum obscured by embolus coils; embolus originating at three o’clock, coiling around median apophysis; median apophysis pointed distally, with a hook-shaped tegular projection. Female paratype (Figs 1 D, 6). Colouration and pattern as in male. Total length 5.18. Carapace 2.13 long, 2.02 wide. Clypeus height 0.38. Chelicerae with 8 retromarginal denticles. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.21, ALE 0.18, PME 0.22, PLE 0.11, AME – AME 0.16, AME – ALE 0.14, PME – PME 0.07, PME – PLE 0.08, AME – PME 0.06, ALE – PLE 0.03. Leg measurements: leg I: 19.06 (4.94 + 5.28 + 4.64 + 3.18 + 1.02), leg II: 19.46 (4.82 + 5.75 + 4.76 + 3.04 + 1.09), leg III: 7.07 (2.20 + 2.17 + 1.88 + 0.82), leg IV: 17.99 (4.67 + 5.03 + 4.51 + 2.73 + 1.05). Leg formula: 2143. Abdomen 2.85 long, 3.12 wide. bS 1.02, tS 4.57. Epigyne (Fig. 6) with epigynal teeth posteriorly; median septum narrowed, separating two oval atria; copulatory opening at anterior part of atria. Copulatory ducts translucent. Spermathecae kidney-shape, spermathecal ducts consistently thin, ratio of length of spermathecal duct to length of spermathecae almost 3: 2. Fertilization ducts narrowed, sickle-shaped. Etymology. The species is named after the type locality; noun. Distribution. Known only from the type locality.	en	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): 132-145, DOI: 10.11865/zs.2022204, URL: http://zoobank.org/cac2f9cd-8e07-414d-90c4-2ed93492b466
A857879FA944FFA256F3BCE8FCB9FE94.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Hersilia sumatrana. Holotype ♀, Sumatra, Sibolga, Modigliani, 8. IV. 1886, deposited in Museo Civico Storia Naturale G. Doria, Genova, Italy, not examined. Other material examined. H. yunnanensis. Holotype ♀ (IZCAS-Ar 9015), China, Yunnan Province, Ruili City, 14. VIII. 1987, Xinping Wang leg. Two paratype females of Hersilia yunnanensis are deposited in Shaanxi Normal University. Diagnosis. See Baehr & Baehr (1993). Distribution. India, Malaysia, Indonesia, China (Yunnan).	en	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): 132-145, DOI: 10.11865/zs.2022204, URL: http://zoobank.org/cac2f9cd-8e07-414d-90c4-2ed93492b466
A857879FA940FFA256F3BE72FD67FAF7.taxon	materials_examined	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.	en	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): 132-145, DOI: 10.11865/zs.2022204, URL: http://zoobank.org/cac2f9cd-8e07-414d-90c4-2ed93492b466
A857879FA940FFA356F3BF80FEEDFE04.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype ♀ (IZCAS-Ar 42723), China, Hainan, Wuzhishan City, Wuzhishan Nature Reserve, 18.9070 ° N, 109.6792 ° E, elev. ca 744 m, 8. VIII. 2007, Shuqiang Li leg. Diagnosis. The female of the new species resembles all Murricia species by the central part of the copulatory duct expanded, the primary spermathecae slender, with complex folding (Figs 8 A – B), and the secondary spermathecae with multiple branches with spherical end. Description. Female holotype (Figs 1 F, 8). Total length 5.76. Carapace 2.41 long, 3.12 wide. Clypeus height 0.27, brown anteriorly. Chelicerae yellow-brown, terminus dark brown, with five retromarginal denticles. Eye area dark brown around PME and PLE; eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.19, ALE 0.04, PME 0.11, PLE 0.10, AME – AME 0.06, AME – ALE 0.13, PME – PME 0.13, PME – PLE 0.12, AME – PME 0.05, ALE – PLE 0.09. Legs yellow-brown, with black stripe. Leg measurements: leg I: 13.28 (3.76 + 3.82 + 3.06 + 2.03 + 0.61), leg II: 14.42 (4.04 + 4.36 + 3.33 + 2.14 + 0.55), leg III: 5.00 (1.57 + 1.62 + 1.14 + 0.67), leg IV: 12.47 (3.59 + 3.43 + 3.07 + 1.79 + 0.59). Leg formula: 2143. Abdomen 3.12 long, 4.29 wide, yellow-brown, middle with a black horizontal stripe; laterally black. Epigyne (Fig. 8). Epigynal field triangular. Median septum absent. Copulatory openings located posteriorly, conspicuous, separated. Copulatory ducts long and slender. Two pairs of spermathecae; primary spermathecae slender, complexly coiled, secondary spermathecae short; spermathecal ducts short. Fertilization ducts paddle-shaped. Etymology. The species is named after Caishen, the god of prosperity and profit in Chinese culture; noun. Distribution. Known only from the type locality. Funding The study was supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (31972869).	en	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): 132-145, DOI: 10.11865/zs.2022204, URL: http://zoobank.org/cac2f9cd-8e07-414d-90c4-2ed93492b466
A857879FA940FFA356F3BF80FEEDFE04.taxon	description	Acknowledgements The English was checked by Sarah Crews. Guo Tang, Guo Zheng, Qingyuan Zhao, Zhigang Chen, Jianglang Wu, Francesco Ballarin and Yunchun Li helped in field collections. Wenhui Zhu helped checking paratypes of Hersilia yunnanensis.	en	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): 132-145, DOI: 10.11865/zs.2022204, URL: http://zoobank.org/cac2f9cd-8e07-414d-90c4-2ed93492b466
