A redescription of <EM>Pseudoctenus meneghettii</EM> Caporiacco, 1949 (Araneae, Zoropsidae), a poorly known Afrotropical spider taxon, with description of a new enigmatic species.

Jocqué, R.

Authors

Jocqué, R.

Discipline

Biological sciences

Subject

Biological collection and data management

Audience

Scientific

Date

2009

Metadata

Show full item record

Description

ABSTRACT Contrib. Nat. Hist. 12: 707-721. Pseudoctenus meneghettii Caporiacco, 1949 from the Mau Range in Kenya, is redescribed on the basis of the type series which contains not only females but also an adult male. The species is cribellate and characterized by non aligned AME and PME and the presence of the tibial crack, the abdominal shield and the short apex of the cymbium in the male. Inclusion of the taxon in a phylogenetic analysis demonstrates that it belongs in the Zoropsidae. An unkown, obviously related species, from Mt. Mulanje in Malawi, is described here as P. thaleri sp. nov.

Citation

Jocqué, R. (2009). A redescription of Pseudoctenus meneghettii Caporiacco, 1949 (Araneae, Zoropsidae), a poorly known Afrotropical spider taxon, with description of a new enigmatic species.. , Contributions to natural history, Vol. 12, 707-721,

Identifiers

uri: https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/462

Type

Article

Peer-Review

Yes

Language

eng

A redescription of Pseudoctenus meneghettii Caporiacco, 1949 (Araneae, Zoropsidae), a poorly known Afrotropical spider taxon, with description of a new enigmatic species.