Studies in Liocranidae (Araneae): a new afrotropical genus featuring a synapomorphy for the Cybaeodinae.
| dc.contributor.author | Bosselaers, J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jocqué, R. | |
| dc.date | 2013 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-03-15T10:05:35Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-03-15T10:05:35Z | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/1704 | |
| dc.description | <I> <P>Cteniogaster</I>, a new genus of small ground spiders is described from Kenya and Tanzania. It encompasses seven new species, three of which are known from both sexes: <I>C. toxarchus </I>sp.　nov., the type species, <I>C. conviva </I>sp.　nov. and <I>C. hexomma </I>sp.　nov. Three species are known from females only: <I>C. lampropus </I>sp.　nov., <I>C. sangarawe </I>sp.　nov. and <I>C. taxorchis </I>sp.　nov. and one only from males: <I>C. nana </I>sp.　nov. The new genus can be recognised by the presence of a posterior ventral abdominal field of strong setae and anterior lateral spinnerets with enlarged piriform gland spigots in males. A cladistic analysis attributes the genus to Liocranidae, Cybaeodinae. The results of the analysis performed do not produce an unequivocal autapomorphy for Liocranidae, but provide a combination of non-homoplasious character changes that offers significant potential for recognising genera as Liocranidae. Moreover, robust apomorphies are determined within Liocranidae for the subfamilies Liocraninae and Cybaeodinae. Based on these findings <I>Toxoniella </I>Warui & Jocqué, 2002 is transferred from Gallieniellidae to Liocranidae, Cybaeodinae. <I>Jacaena </I>Thorell, 1897, <I>Plynnon </I>Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 and <I>Teutamus </I>Thorell, 1890 are transferred to Corinnidae, Phrurolithinae and <I>Montebello </I>Hogg, 1914 to Gnaphosidae. <I>Itatsina </I>Kishida, 1930 is synonymised with <I>Prochora </I>Simon, 1886. | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.title | Studies in Liocranidae (Araneae): a new afrotropical genus featuring a synapomorphy for the Cybaeodinae. | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dc.subject.frascati | Biological sciences | |
| dc.audience | Scientific | |
| dc.subject.free | Biological collection and data management | |
| dc.source.title | European Journal of Taxonomy | |
| dc.source.volume | 40 | |
| dc.source.page | 1-49 | |
| Orfeo.peerreviewed | Yes | |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2013.40 | |
| dc.identifier.rmca | 3294 |
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