Three new Coelotes spiders (Araneae : Amaurobiidae) from Taiwan

Three new Coelotes spiders (Araneae: Amaurobiidae) from Taiwan. Zoological Studies 40(2). 127-133. Five species of the spider genus Coelotes were coll ected from pitfall traps in the Hui-Sun Experimental Forest Station in the central mountains of Taiwan. These include Coelotes xinhuiensis Chen, 1984, Paracoelotes taiwanensis Wang and One, 1998; and 3 new species: Coelotes b ifida sp. n., C. latus sp. n., and C. longus sp. n. The new species are des cribed and illustrated, and the spinneret morphology and natural history of the new species C. bifida and C. latus are reported. The current number of coelotine spider species in Taiwan is increased to 12. The species, Wadote s primus Fox, 1937, which was described from Hong Kong, is newly transferre d to the genus Coelotes (new combination).