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
2015Metadata
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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
Type
Article
Peer-Review
Yes
Language
eng