Cyrioctea (Araneae, Zodariidae) in Africa: temperate Gondwanaland relict, recent radiation, or both?
Authors
Jocqué, R.
Discipline
Biological sciences
Subject
Biological collection and data management
Audience
Scientific
Date
2013Metadata
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Two new species of the zodariid genus Cyrioctea Simon, 1889 are described: C. sawadee sp. nov. and C. lotzi sp. nov., both only known from males. The genus now contains seven Afrotropical species and this abundance is discussed in the context of its basal situation in the family and its apparent temperate Gondwanaland distribution, which implies a much greater age of the Zodariidae than presently accepted. Unlike most taxa with a temperate Gondwana distribution, Cyrioctea boasts a high number of species with small distribution areas. This points in the direction of a recent radiation initiated after a long period of stasis.
Citation
Jocqué, R. (2013). Cyrioctea (Araneae, Zodariidae) in Africa: temperate Gondwanaland relict, recent radiation, or both?. , European Journal of Taxonomy, Vol. 47, 1-12, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2013.47.Identifiers
Type
Article
Peer-Review
Yes
Language
eng