Latouchia

Latouchia is a genus of Asian mygalomorph spiders in the family Halonoproctidae, first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901. The genus is presumably named in honour of John David Digues La Touche (who is named as "J. de La Touche" alongside "C. B. Rickett") as co-collector of the first described species Latouchia fossoria.

Originally placed with the family Ctenizidae, the genus was moved to the Halonoproctidae in 2018.

Species

it contains 30 species and 1 subspecies from India to Southeast Asia:

• Latouchia bachmaensis <small>Ono, 2010</small> – Vietnam
• Latouchia calcicola <small>Hao, Yu & Zhang, 2025</small> – China (Hainan)
• Latouchia cornuta <small>Song, Qiu & Zheng, 1983</small> – China
• Latouchia cryptica <small>(Simon, 1897)</small> – India
• Latouchia cunicularia <small>(Simon, 1886)</small> – Vietnam
• Latouchia davidi <small>(Simon, 1886)</small> (type) – China
• Latouchia formosensis <small>Kishida, 1943</small> – Taiwan
• Latouchia f. smithi <small>Tso, Haupt & Zhu, 2003</small> – Taiwan
• Latouchia fossoria <small>Pocock, 1901</small> – China
• Latouchia huberi <small>Decae, 2019</small> – Vietnam
• Latouchia hunanensis <small>Xu, Yin & Bao, 2002</small> – China
• Latouchia hyla <small>Haupt & Shimojana, 2001</small> – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
• Latouchia incerta <small>Decae, Schwendinger & Hongpadharakiree, 2021</small> – Thailand
• Latouchia japonica <small>Strand, 1910</small> – Japan
• Latouchia jinyun <small>Hao, Yu & Zhang, 2025</small> – China
• Latouchia kitabensis <small>(Charitonov, 1946)</small> – Central Asia
• Latouchia linmufu <small>Hao, Yu & Zhang, 2025</small> – China
• Latouchia maculosa <small>Decae, Schwendinger & Hongpadharakiree, 2021</small> – Thailand
• Latouchia parameleomene <small>Haupt & Shimojana, 2001</small> – Japan (Okinawa)
• Latouchia pavlovi <small>Schenkel, 1953</small> – China
• Latouchia rufa <small>Zhang & Wang, 2021</small> – China
• Latouchia schwendingeri <small>Decae, 2019</small> – Vietnam
• Latouchia stridulans <small>Decae, 2019</small> – Vietnam
• Latouchia swinhoei <small>Pocock, 1901</small> – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
• Latouchia typica <small>(Kishida, 1913)</small> – China, Japan
• Latouchia vinhiensis <small>Schenkel, 1963</small> – China
• Latouchia wenchuan <small>Hao, Yu & Zhang, 2025</small> – China
• Latouchia wenruni <small>Lin & Li, 2023</small> – China (Hainan)
• Latouchia yaoi <small>Hao, Yu & Zhang, 2025</small> – China
• Latouchia yejiei <small>Zhang & Wang, 2021</small> – China (Hainan)
• Latouchia yuanjingae <small>Lin & Li, 2022</small> – China (Hainan)

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