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| Extraordinarius andrematosi, E. brucedickinsoni, E. klausmeinei & E. rickalleni
Rheims, 2019
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Abstract
A new genus of Sparianthinae, Extraordinarius gen. nov., is proposed to include the type species, Extraordinarius andrematosi sp. nov. (♂♀), from São Paulo, E. brucedickinsoni sp. nov. (♂♀), from Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo, and E. klausmeinei sp. nov. (♂) and E. rickalleni sp. nov. (♂♀), from Espírito Santo. The genus is remarkable in that it is the only Neotropical genus of Sparianthinae with a large, sclerotized, Z-shaped conductor in the male palp and represents the southernmost record for the subfamily in the region. A distribution map is provided for all known species of the genus.
Keywords: Araneae, Neotropical region, new species, taxonomy
Cristina A. Rheims. 2019. Extraordinarius gen. nov., A New Genus of Sparianthinae Spiders (Araneae: Sparassidae) from southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa. 4674(1); 83–99. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4674.1.4
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