Tree topology obtained by Bayesian analysis in MrBayes v. 3.2.7. Numerical values at nodes indicate posterior probabilities. Note: 29 species representing the family Heptathelidae were clustered into a monophyletic group; the high support of three new species (red font) in the genus Luthela (pink box), and the low support of monophyly of 12 Luthela species. Liphistius desultor (light grey box) of Liphistiidae was selected as outgroup for this phylogenetic analysis. Habitus images: A Luthela asuka sp. nov. B Luthela kagami sp. nov. C Luthela beijing sp. nov. Photographs by Yejie Lin.