Revision of the spider genus Mystaria Simon, 1895 (Araneae: Thomisidae) and the description of a new genus from the Afrotropical region
Author
Honiball Lewis, Allet S.
Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002 South Africa
ahoniball@gmail.com
Author
Dippenaar-Schoeman, Ansie S.
Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002 South Africa & ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute, P / Bag X 134, Queenswood, 0121 South Africa
text
Zootaxa
2014
2014-10-15
3873
2
101
144
journal article
5298
10.11646/zootaxa.3873.2.1
1053c042-2d20-480a-b084-05eda83a77a4
1175-5326
4948115
AC318953-2804-4BBB-B885-27A8F1DB1EAB
Mystaria decorata
(
Lessert, 1919
)
comb. n.
Paramystaria decorata
Lessert 1919: 106
, pl. 2, figs 25, 33 (descr.
♀
).
Remarks.
The female
holotype
of this species is described from
Tanzania
:
Kilimanjaro Region
,
Kibongoto, but the specimen could not be located. The species cannot be positively identified without the
holotype
. According to
Lessert (1919)
, this species resembles
Mystaria rufolimbata
in the colour of the legs but differs from it in size and stronger abdominal spots.