Abstracts of Volume 19 Number 1, 2008

Xu, X., Han, X. & Li, S. 2008: Three new spider species of the family Thomisidae from Hong Kong (Arachnida: Araneae). - Entomol. Fennica 19: 13-17.

Three new species of spiders from farmland and nearby non-crop fields at Tai Lung Experimental Station (TLES), Hong Kong, were discovered. All three new species occurred in the family Thomisidae, they are Diaea simplex Xu, Han & Li sp. n., Massuria bellula Xu, Han & Li sp. n. and Mastira tegularis Xu, Han & Li sp. n. Descriptions and illustrations of the new species are provided.