Three new species of Aprusia (Araneae: Oonopidae) from Sri Lanka with a phylogenetic analysis of the genus
Author
Ranasinghe, U. G. S. L.
Author
Benjamin, Suresh P.
text
Journal of Natural History
2018
2018-03-27
52
11 - 12
713
738
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2018.1444803
journal article
10.1080/00222933.2018.1444803
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Aprusia strenuus
Simon, 1893a
(
Grismado et al. 2011
, figs. 1–5)
Aprusia strenuus
Simon, 1893a: 295
.
Two
immature
syntypes
from
Nuwara Eliya
,
Sri Lanka
,
06°58′N
,
80°47′E
(
MNHN 1502
)
. See
Grismado et al. (2011)
for a detailed description and diagnosis.
Remarks
During a recent revision of
Aprusia
,
Grismado et al. (2011)
redescribed
A. strenuus
based on the original juvenile specimens. Although they mentioned the possibility that
A. strenuus
might be conspecific with one of the other described species, they could not unambiguously match any of their specimens to the original
types
or description of
A. strenuus
. We conducted extensive fieldwork in Nuwara Eliya and the surrounding forests. However, we did not find any
Aprusia
specimens in the area. Further, none of our specimens can be unambiguously matched to the original
types
or the recent redescription of
Grismado et al. (2011)
of the species. As we continue to search for
A. strenuus
, we refrain from effecting any taxonomic changes at this juncture.