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Issue: Vol. 4899 No. 1: 30 Dec. 2020
Type: Article
Published: 2020-12-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.8
Page range: 161–174
Abstract views: 127
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Revision of the Afrotropical crab-spider genus Parabomis Kulczyński, 1901 (Araneae: Thomisidae)

ARC-Plant Health and Protection, Private Bag X134, Queenswood 0121, South Africa Department of Zoology, Centre for Invasion Biology, University of Venda, Thohoyandou 0950, South Africa
Araneae Africa Bominae Felsina new species taxonomy

Abstract

The Afrotropical spider genus Parabomis Kulczyński, 1901 is revised. Members of Parabomis are some of the smallest thomisids known, and occur from Eritrea in the north of Africa to South Africa in the south, but are absent from Madagascar. Prior to this study, three species were known, namely P. levanderi Kulczyński, 1901 (Eritrea, ♂), P. martini Lessert, 1919 (Tanzania, ♂♀) and P. anabensis Lawrence, 1928 (Namibia, ♀). Parabomis anabensis sp. nov. is here recognized as a junior synonym of P. martini and four new species are described: P. elsae sp. nov. from South Africa (♂♀), P. megae sp. nov. from Zimbabwe (♂♀), P. pilosus sp. nov. from Botswana (♂♀) and P. wandae sp. nov. from Ghana (♂♀). A key to the six species is provided. The monotypic Afrotropical genus Felsina Simon, 1895, only known from its type species, F. granulum Simon, 1895, resembles Parabomis closely is known only from juveniles.

 

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