Description of one new genus and four new species of mynoglenine spiders from Africa (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Mynogleninae)

  • Holger Frick Natural History Museum Aargau, Feerstrasse 17, CH - 5001 Aarau
  • Nikolaj Scharff Natural History Museum of Denmark and Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.415
Keywords: Afromontane, Afroalpine, taxonomy, systematics

Abstract

The genus Camafroneta gen. nov. is established to accomodate Camafroneta oku gen. et sp. nov., a new species of mynoglenine spider from Cameroon, West Africa, with unusual complex male genitalia. Phylogenetic analyses suggest that the new species does not belong to a known genus of mynoglenine spiders. Another three new species of Afroneta Holm, 1968 from East Africa are described: Afroneta flavescens sp. nov., Afroneta serrata sp. nov. and Afroneta sarahae sp. nov. We also describe the missing sex (♂) of Afroneta elgonensis Merrett, 2004.

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Published
2018-03-20
How to Cite
Frick, H., & Scharff, N. (2018). Description of one new genus and four new species of mynoglenine spiders from Africa (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Mynogleninae). European Journal of Taxonomy, (415). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.415
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No. 415 (2018): Description of one new genus and four new species of mynoglenine spiders from Africa (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Mynogleninae)
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Zoology
Copyright (c) 2018 Holger Frick, Nikolaj Scharff

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