Linyphiid spiders (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from Pakistan and India
Author
Tanasevitch, Andrei V.
text
Revue suisse de Zoologie
2011
2011-09-30
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3
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https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/62276a14-c10f-35bd-b9bb-3ab283d3f6c0/
journal article
10.5962/bhl.part.117817
0035-418X
6312018
Paracymboides
gen. n.
TYPE
SPECIES
:
Paracymboides tibialis
sp. n
.
ETYMOLOGY: The generic name refers to the peculiar shape of the paracymbium; gender masculine.
DIAGNOSIS: The new genus is characterized by the highly modified palpal tibia, the narrow, long and mammoth-tusk-like paracymbium, the simple embolic division with a long embolus, and the well-developed median membrane.
DESCRIPTION: Small-sized erigonines, total length
1.50-1.80 mm
. Carapace unmodified, sulci absent, eyes normal. Chaetotaxy 1.1.1.1. TmI 0.30-0.36. Metatarsus IV without trichobothrium. Palpal tibia highly modified. Paracymbium narrow, very long and strong curved. Median membrane well developed and protruded forward. Embolic division very simple: radical part elongated, flat, without outgrowths or processes; embolus thin, very long and slightly curved distally. Epigyne without cavity, its ventral surface (= “ventral plate” sensu
Millidge (1984))
hairy. Receptacles relatively large, complex.
TAXONOMIC REMARKS: It is difficult to say anything about the closest relatives of this genus at present. It is likely that they will be found among other SE-Asian erigonines.
SPECIES INCLUDED:
Paracymboides tibialis
sp. n.
(the
type
species) and
P. aduncus
sp. n.
DISTRIBUTION: Southern
India
.