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    On the new Afrotropical genus Suffrica with discovery of an abdominal gland and a dual femoral organ (Araneae, Zodariidae)

    Authors
    Henrard, A.
    Jocqué, R.
    Discipline
    Biological sciences
    Subject
    Biological collection and data management
    Invertebrates
    Audience
    Scientific
    Date
    2015
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    Description
    A new genus, Suffrica, is described from Tanzania and Kenya. It contains three new species occurring in the Eastern Arc Mountains and the adjacent Mkomazi Game Reserve: S. exotica, S. chawia and S. gus. They are characterized by a remarkable combination of features which has not been documented in spiders so far: a pair of femoral organs on each leg, a gland on the dorsal side of the abdomen in both sexes and a dorsal abdominal groove in males. A dual femoral organ appears to occur in species of the genus Suffasia Jocqué, 1991 and Asceua Thorell, 1887. The discovery of a new African genus close to Suffasia is remarkable since the latter genus is known only from Asia.
    Citation
    Henrard, A.; Jocqué, R. (2015). On the new Afrotropical genus Suffrica with discovery of an abdominal gland and a dual femoral organ (Araneae, Zodariidae). , Zootaxa, Vol. 3972 (1), 1-25, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3972.1.1.
    Identifiers
    uri: https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/2379
    doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3972.1.1
    Type
    Article
    Peer-Review
    Yes
    Language
    eng
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