A taxonomic revision of the family Oncopodidae III. Further new species of Gnomulus Thorell (Opiliones, Laniatores)

Abstract

Twenty-one new Gnomulus species are described and placed in nine species groups. The new taxa are: G. carinatus (Kalimantan), G. claviger (Philippines), G. crassipes (Philippines), G. exsudans (Sarawak, Sabah), G. hamatus (Philippines), G. hutan (Sarawak), G. javanicus (Java), G. latoperculum (Sulawesi), G. leofeae (Myanmar), G. lomani (Borneo), G. marginatus (Thailand), G. matabesar (Halmahera), G. monticola (peninsular Malaysia), G. obscurus (Sarawak), G. pilosus (peninsular Malaysia), G. rostratoideus (peninsular Malaysia), G. ryssie (Thailand), G. sinensis (southern China), G. spiniceps (Vietnam), G. tuberculatus (Sumatra) and G. tumidifrons (Halmahera). Additional specimens of G. armillatus (Thorell) and G. laruticus Martens & Schwendinger are reported and illustrated, respectively. Relationships and zoogeography are discussed.