Abstract
BACKGROUND: The spider genus Stiphropus Gerstaecker, 1873 currently includes 21 extant species that are distributed in Africa (12) and Asia (9). Four species, S.falciformus Yang, Zhu & Song, 2006, S.myrmecophilus Huang & Lin, 2020, S.ocellatus Thorell, 1887 and S.soureni Sen, 1964, are currently known from China. NEW INFORMATION: The mismatched female of S.falciformus is reported as a new species: S.qianlei sp. n. (♂♀). The unknown male of S.soureni Sen, 1964 is described for the first time. Photos and morphological descriptions are provided.