Litarachna curtipalpis Smit 2003

Abstract

Litarachna curtipalpis Smit, 2003 Material examined— Thailand, 7.375364ºN, 99.309084ºE, sandy beach at low tide, 19 Feb. 2024 leg. Zawal, 3♂, 1♀, 1 deutonymph, sequenced (Table 1), 1♀ (K84_14) dissected and slide mounted (RMNH). Remarks —The specimens examined from Thailand match the description of L. curtipalpis, a species originally described from Western Australia (Smit 2003) and subsequently reported from Singapore (Smit 2009) and Hainan Island, China (Li et al. 2025). The specimens from Egypt molecularly examined in this study form two unique BINs (BOLD:AGR6033 and BOLD:AGR6034), with an estimated genetic distance of 2.01% (K2P) between them. Distribution —Western Australia, Singapore, China. New for Thailand.

Authors 6

1. Vladimir Pešić

   University of Montenegro

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   Department of Biology, University of Montenegro, Cetinjski put b. b., 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro

2. Harry Smit Aachen Naturalis Biodiversity Center

   Naturalis Biodiversity Center

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   Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P. O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands

3. Aleksandra Bańkowska

   University of Szczecin

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   Institute of Biology, University of Szczecin, 71 - 415 Szczecin, Waska 13, Poland

4. Ewa Górecka

   University of Szczecin

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   Institute of Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of Szczecin, 71 - 415 Szczecin, Waska 13, Poland

5. MARYAM ASIF

   University of Education

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   University of Education, Bank Road Campus, Punjab, Pakistan

6. Andrzej Zawal

   University of Szczecin

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   Institute of Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of Szczecin, 71 - 415 Szczecin, Waska 13, Poland