On the new Afrotropical genus Suffrica 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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