All creatures great and small: two new synonymies in the Saint Helenian endemic genus Tecution Benoit, 1977 (Araneae: Miturgidae)

dc.contributor.author	Sherwood, D.
dc.contributor.author	Henrard, A.
dc.contributor.author	Fowler, L.
dc.contributor.author	Ashmoles, P.
dc.coverage.spatial	Saint Helena
dc.date	2023
dc.date.accessioned	2024-03-14T13:28:10Z
dc.date.available	2024-03-14T13:28:10Z
dc.identifier.issn	Print ISSN: 2050-9928 / Online ISSN: 2050-9936
dc.identifier.uri	https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/13169
dc.description	The type material of three species of the endemic genus Tecution Benoit, 1977 on Saint Helena are re-examined. Tecution helenicola Benoit, 1977 syn. nov. and Tecution mellissi (O. Pickard- Cambridge, 1873) syn. nov. are synonymized with Tecution planum (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873), based on identical palpal morphology and the discovery of a gradient of cheliceral size variation in a large amount of non-type material from Saint Helena Island. A brief discussion on the habitat and ecology of T. planum is provided.
dc.language	eng
dc.title	All creatures great and small: two new synonymies in the Saint Helenian endemic genus Tecution Benoit, 1977 (Araneae: Miturgidae)
dc.type	Article
dc.subject.frascati	Biological sciences
dc.audience	Scientific
dc.subject.free	Biological collection and data management
dc.source.title	Arachnology
dc.source.volume	19(5)
dc.source.page	780 787
Orfeo.peerreviewed	Yes
dc.identifier.rmca	6456