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

dc.contributor.author	Henrard, A.
dc.contributor.author	Jocqué, R.
dc.coverage.spatial	Africa
dc.coverage.spatial	Africa - Eastern
dc.date	2015
dc.date.accessioned	2016-03-15T10:07:26Z
dc.date.available	2016-03-15T10:07:26Z
dc.identifier.uri	https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/2379
dc.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.
dc.language	eng
dc.title	On the new Afrotropical genus <i>Suffrica</i> with discovery of an abdominal gland and a dual femoral organ (Araneae, Zodariidae)
dc.type	Article
dc.subject.frascati	Biological sciences
dc.audience	Scientific
dc.subject.free	Biological collection and data management
dc.subject.free	Invertebrates
dc.source.title	Zootaxa
dc.source.volume	3972 (1)
dc.source.page	1-25
Orfeo.peerreviewed	Yes
dc.identifier.doi	10.11646/zootaxa.3972.1.1
dc.identifier.rmca	4448

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