Hersilia sumatrana (Thorell, 1890)

Hersilia sumatrana View in CoL species-group

DIAGNOSIS. The Hersilia sumatrana species-group can be distinguished from other congeners by the presence of a pronounced angular projection accompanied by 4–7 strong spines dorsally on the male palpal tibia; the lamellar modifications on the bulbus and crenulae on a complex median apophysis is present (up to 8 crenulae) or absent in some species (including: H. orvakalensis , H. sumatrana and H. thailandica ), along with a long, ridged embolus. Female is distinguished by presented a median epigynal plate with basal rippled pads, and a longitudinal rippled pad, medially. For more detail diagnostic characters, refer to Baehr & Baehr (1993) and Javed et al. (2010).

SPECIES INCLUDED. Hersilia hildebrandti Karsch, 1878 , H. incompta Benoit, 1971 , H. orvakalensis Javed, Foord et Tampal, 2010 , H. scrupulosa Foord et Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2006 , H. sumatrana (Thorell, 1890) , H. thailandica Dankittipakul et Singtripop, 2011 , H. tibialis M. Baehr et B. Baehr, 1993 , and H. wraniki Rheims, Brescovit et van Harten, 2004 .

DISTRIBUTION. Vietnam (new record), Tanzania, Ivory Coast, India, Kenya, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Yemen.