Description Of New Species Of The Genus Pteroneta (Arachnida: Araneae: Clubionidae) From Papua New Guinea
Author
Versteirt, V.
Author
Deeleman-Reinhold, C.
Author
Baert, L.
text
Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
2008
2008-08-31
56
2
307
315
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.4508188
2345-7600
4508188
Key to female
Pteroneta
of the Southeast Asian region
Females have to be distinguished by the shape of their primary reproduction organs
1. Insemination ducts coiled (making a loop), entering lower spermathecae apically............................................................2
– Insemination ducts shaped differently .................................. 3
2. Lower spermathecae smaller than upper ones (Fig. 5 C) ...... ................................................................
Pteroneta longichela
– Upper and lower spermathecae equally in size (Fig 6 C) ....... .............................................................................
P. brevichela
3. Upper spermathecae circular shaped .................................... 4
– Upper spermathecae more or less triangular, epigyne openings more chitinous, ducts slightly coiled, ending centrally (Fig. 7 A–B) ........................................................................
P. baiteta
4. Upper and lower spermathecae more or less same size, circular; adjacent .................................................................................. 5
– Upper and lower spermathecae differ in shape and size ...... 6
5. Insemination duct curved but not coiled ................
P. saltans
– Insemination duct more hook like .............................
P. tertia
6. Upper spermathecae largest, upper and lower pair spermathecae not adjacent ............................................................
P. spinosa
– Lower spermathecae largest .................................................. 7
7. Insemination ducts straight, long, lower spermathecae not adjacent to upper one and rectangular shaped (Fig. 8 A–B) .. ........................................................................
P madangiensis
– Insemination ducts more curved, shorter, both spermathecae adjacent, lower ones oval shaped ...................
P. ultramarina