A revision of the purse-web spider genus Calommata Lucas, 1837 (Araneae, Atypidae) in the Afrotropical Region

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 04 May 2011Publisher:Pensoft PublishersJournal:ZooKeys, volume 95, pages 1-28 (issn: 1313-2989, eissn: 1313-2970,

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Authors: Fourie,Rene; Haddad,Charles; Jocqué,Rudy;

doi: 10.3897/zookeys.95.745

pmid: 21594067

pmc: PMC3095129

A revision of the purse-web spider genus Calommata Lucas, 1837 (Araneae, Atypidae) in the Afrotropical Region

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The purse-web spider genus Calommata Lucas, 1837 is revised in the Afrotropical Region. Following examination of the female type material, Calommata transvaalica Hewitt, 1916 is removed from synonymy with Calommata simoni Pocock, 1903 and revalidated. The females of both species are redescribed and their males described for the first time. While Calommata simoni is very widespread across tropical Africa, Calommata transvaalica is endemic to northern South Africa. Four new species are described, all known only from males: Calommata megaesp. n. (Zimbabwe), Calommata meridionalissp. n. (South Africa), Calommata namibicasp. n. (Namibia) and Calommata tibialissp. n. (Ivory Coast and Togo). Notes are presented on the biology of each species.

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University of the Free State
South Africa
Royal Museum for Central Africa
Belgium

Keywords

new species, Mygalomorpha, QL1-991, conservation, endemic, revalidation, Zoology, Article

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