A new erigonine genus from the Nepal Himalayas (Araneae, Linyphiidae)

A new genus, Parbatthorax gen. nov., with P. unicornis sp. nov. as type species, is described from the Nepal Himalayas. Thegenus is characterized by the highly modified palpal tibia and the paracymbium, as well as by the peculiar structure of the embolicdivision, which contains a convector.

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