Ballomma, a new Afrotropical genus in the Cryptothelinae (Araneae, Zodariidae): eyes on the run

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Authors
Jocqué, R.
Henrard, A.
Discipline
Biological sciences
Subject
Biological collection and data management
Invertebrates
Audience
Scientific
Date
2015Metadata
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Ballomma gen. nov. is described in the zodariid subfamily Cryptothelinae. It is characterized by the pairs of adjacent anterior median eyes and anterior lateral eyes and triangular palpal tarsus in the female, the concave tegulum with thin embolus in the male. Apart from the type species B. erasmus gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), the genus contains B. haddadi gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), B. neethlingi gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), and B. legala gen. et sp. nov. (♀). A key to the species is provided. The restricted distribution of the genus is discussed.
Citation
Jocqué, R.; Henrard, A. (2015). Ballomma, a new Afrotropical genus in the Cryptothelinae (Araneae, Zodariidae): eyes on the run. , European Journal of Taxonomy, Vol. 163, 1 24, ISSN: 2118-9773, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2015.163.Identifiers
issn: 2118-9773
Type
Article
Peer-Review
Yes
Language
eng