A revision of the spider genus, Sylligma Simon, 1895 (Araneae : Thomisidae) from the Afrotropical Region

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dc.contributor.author Lewis, Allet S. Honiball
dc.contributor.author Dippenaar-Schoeman, Anna S. (Anna Sophia), 1948-
dc.date.accessioned 2011-04-15T07:52:10Z
dc.date.available 2011-04-15T07:52:10Z
dc.date.issued 2011-03
dc.description.abstract The Afrotropical representatives of the genus Sylligma Simon, 1895 are revised. The genus belongs to the subfamily Dietinae and is known only from the Afrotropical region. Individuals are found in both vegetation and on the ground, but are rarely encountered. The genus Sylligma is redescribed and an identification key is provided for the six species that are recognized, of which four are new, namely, S. franki (♀, ♂), S. ndumi (♀, ♂), S. spartica (♂) and S. theresa (♀, ♂). The males of S. lawrencei Millot, 1942 and S. hirsuta Simon, 1895 are described for the first time. en
dc.identifier.citation Lewis, AS & Dippenaar-Schoeman, AS 2011, 'A revision of the spider genus, Sylligma Simon, 1895 (Araneae : Thomisidae) from the Afrotropical Region', African Entomology, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 119-132. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_ento.html] en
dc.identifier.issn 1021-3589
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/16298
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher Entomological Society of Southern Africa en
dc.rights Entomological Society of Southern Africa. This article is embargoed by the publisher until April 2013. en
dc.subject Crab spider en
dc.subject Ant-mimic en
dc.subject Dietinae en
dc.subject New species en
dc.subject Classical taxonomy en
dc.subject Genitalia en
dc.subject Sylligma ndumi sp. n. en
dc.subject Sylligma spartica sp. n. en
dc.subject Sylligma franki sp. n. en
dc.subject Sylligma theresa sp. n. en
dc.subject Africa en
dc.subject.lcsh Spiders en
dc.subject.lcsh Thomisidae en
dc.title A revision of the spider genus, Sylligma Simon, 1895 (Araneae : Thomisidae) from the Afrotropical Region en
dc.type Article en


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