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    The new ant-eating spider genus Suffascar (Araneae, Zodariidae) endemic to Madagascar: a considerable extension of the dual femoral organ clade

    Authors
    Henrard, A.
    Jocqué, R.
    Discipline
    Biological sciences
    Subject
    Biological collection and data management
    Audience
    Scientific
    Date
    2017
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    The new zodariid genus Suffascar gen. nov. is described from Madagascar. It is apparently endemic to the island, common and speciose. Twelve new species were discovered and are here described: Suffascar albolineatus sp. nov., S. fianara sp. nov., S. fisheri sp. nov., S. fitzpatrickae sp. nov., S. gigas sp. nov., S. griswoldi sp. nov., S. macromma sp. nov., S. micromma sp. nov., S. nonus sp. nov., S. scutatus sp. nov., S. sufficiens sp. nov. and S. tofti sp. nov.. It is well known that Zodariidae with femoral organs are specialized consumers of ants or termites, although the exact role of these glands still remains obscure. Suffascar is part of the dual femoral organ clade (DF) which also includes Asceua Thorell, 1887, Suffasia Jocqué, 1991, and Suffrica Henrard & Jocqué, 2015. Using a morphology-based phylogenetic analysis, we test whether zodariids sharing the dual femoral organ are part of the same group as the single femoral organ clade (SF) or form a separate monophyletic group. It appears that SF and DF constitute clearly monophyletic entities with a sister-group relation. These groups may be considered as distinct subfamilies and, together, they may turn out to be sister to the Storeninae (which then could be re-established). An analysis that focuses on these questions is underway.
    Citation
    Henrard, A.; Jocqué, R. (2017). The new ant-eating spider genus Suffascar (Araneae, Zodariidae) endemic to Madagascar: a considerable extension of the dual femoral organ clade. , Invertebrate Systematics, Vol. 31(5), 519 565, ISSN: 1445-5226, DOI: 10.1071/IS16064.
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    issn: 1445-5226
    uri: https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/11993
    doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/IS16064
    url: http://www.publish.csiro.au/IS/IS16064
    Type
    Article
    Peer-Review
    Yes
    Language
    eng
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