First record of the mygalomorph spider family Paratropididae (Arachnida, Araneae) in North America with the description of a new species of Paratropis Simon from Mexico, and with new ultramorphological data for the family
Author
Valdez-Mondragon, Alejandro
Author
Mendoza, Jorge I.
Author
Francke, Oscar F.
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ZooKeys
2014
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.416.7253
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.416.7253
1313-2970-416-1
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Taxon classification Animalia Araneae Paratropididae
Genus
Paratropis Simon, 1889
Type species.
Paratropis scruposa
Simon, 1889
Diagnosis
.
The genus can be diagnosed with the following combination of characters (after
Raven 1985
): 1) eye tubercle highly elevated, 2) transverse fovea, 3) narrow cheliceral furrow, with teeth on both margins in two juxtaposed rows, 4) endites with anterior conical projection, 5) Legs I of male without tibial spur, 6) paired claws of tarsus with one long tooth, 7) claw tufts absent, and 8) third claw absent on leg II (However, see Discussion concerning this character on the new species).