Hamus Ballarin & Li, 2015

Wang, Zhong-Jing, Yao, Yan-Bin, Lyu, Xiao-Ting, Liu, Ke-Ke & Lin, Yu-Cheng, 2025, Two new species of Synotaxidae from eastern China (Araneae, Synotaxidae), ZooKeys 1248, pp. 1-16 : 1-16

Genus Hamus Ballarin & Li, 2015

Comments.

The genus Hamus was initially assigned to Nesticidae and later transferred to Synotaxidae ( Ramírez et al. 2022) . This genus includes only five species, distributed in southern China, Philippines and Laos ( WSC 2025). Currently, H. luzon Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016 occurs in the Philippines, and all other species are distributed in China ( WSC 2025).

Keys to Hamus species

Males (male of Hamus luzon unknown)

Females (females of H. kangdingensis and H. mangunensis unknown)

Figures

Figure 2. Hamus qingming sp. nov., male holotype. A. Left palp, ventral view; B. Paracymbuim of left palp, ventral view; C. Right palp, dorsal view; D. Same, retrolateral view; E. Same, ventral view; F. Same, prolateral view. Abbreviations: CP (I – II) – ventral processes of the conductor (I – II), DA – dorsal apophysis of the paracymbium, DP – distal processes of the paracymbium, Em – embolus, LF – lateral cymbial furrow, TA – terminal apophysis of tegulum, TA (I – II) – terminal apophysis (I – II) of tegulum, VA – ventral apophysis of the paracymbium. Scale bars: 0.1 mm.

Figure 3. Hamus qingming sp. nov., female paratype. A. Epigyne, ventral view; B. Vulva, dorsal view. Abbreviations: CD – copulatory duct, CO – copulatory opening, EP – epigynal plate, FD – fertilization duct, Spe – spermatheca. Scale bars: 0.10 mm.