A revision of the spider genus, Sylligma Simon, 1895 (Araneae : Thomisidae) from the Afrotropical Region
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Lewis, Allet S. Honiball
Dippenaar-Schoeman, Anna S. (Anna Sophia), 1948-
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Entomological Society of Southern Africa
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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.
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Crab spider, Ant-mimic, Dietinae, New species, Classical taxonomy, Genitalia, Sylligma ndumi sp. n., Sylligma spartica sp. n., Sylligma franki sp. n., Sylligma theresa sp. n., Africa
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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]