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 male
Pteroneta
of the Southeast Asian region
1. Number of spines on distal side of the chelicerae less than 10 ................................................................................................ 2
– Number of spines on distal side of the chelicerae more than 10 (see Fig. 1) ............................................................................. 5
2. Distal spines on chelicerae absent .............
Pteroneta saltans
– Distal spines on chelicerae present ....................................... 3
3. Tibial apophysis simple, elongated and ending in a sharp tip ....................................................................................
P. tertia
– Tibial apophysis with bifid tip .............................................. 4
4. Tibial apophysis very small and digit form ....
P. ultramarina
– Finger like tibial apophysis with round tip, embolus beak (sickle) shaped (Fig. 6 A–B) ...........................................
P brevichela
5. Chelicerae extremely long and narrow (Fig. 1)
P. longichela
– Chelicerae shorter and broader ............................................. 6
6. Semi lunar shaped embolus with long tip, absence of additional apophysis, tibial apophysis square like (Fig. 8 A–B) ............. .......................................................................
P. madangiensis
– Half moon shaped embolus with short tip ............................ 7
7. Presence of a large additional (membranous) apophysis, half moon shaped embolus with short tip, square like tibial apophysis (Fig. 7 A–B) ............................................................
P. baiteta
– Dorsal prong off blade like long tibial apophysis, long tegulum, half moon shaped embolus with very short tip .....
P. spinosa