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Ultrastructure of Antoonops, a new, ant-mimicking genus of Afrotropical Oonopidae (Araneae) with complex internal genitalia.

dc.contributor.authorFannes, W.
dc.contributor.authorJocqué, R.
dc.date2008
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-15T10:03:07Z
dc.date.available2016-03-15T10:03:07Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/199
dc.descriptionAntoonops, a new genus of the spider family Oonopidae, is described from West Africa. The genus contains four new species, all known from both sexes: A. corbulo (type species), A. bouaflensis, A. iita, and A. nebula. All species mimic ants and exhibit a pronounced sexual dimorphism. Several new ultrastructural features are reported, including putative gland pores associated with the coxal insertions, specialized cheliceral setae, and peculiarly modified male endites. The potential of these and other traits as phylogenetically informative characters is discussed. SEM investigation of the internal female genitalia of A. corbulo reveals the presence of two peculiarly shaped sclerites embedded in the walls of the uterus externus and a reproductive tract with an apparent flow-through design.
dc.languageeng
dc.titleUltrastructure of <I>Antoonops</I>, a new, ant-mimicking genus of Afrotropical Oonopidae (Araneae) with complex internal genitalia.
dc.typeArticle
dc.subject.frascatiBiological sciences
dc.audienceScientific
dc.subject.freeBiological collection and data management
dc.subject.freeInvertebrates
dc.source.titleAmerican Museum Novitates
dc.source.volume3614
dc.source.page1-30
dc.relation.projectThe goblin spider Planetary Biodiversity Inventory (PBI) ( NSF (United States) )
Orfeo.peerreviewedYes
dc.identifier.urlhttp://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/5919
dc.identifier.rmca203


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