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

dc.contributor.authorLewis, Allet S. Honiball
dc.contributor.authorDippenaar-Schoeman, Anna S. (Anna Sophia), 1948-
dc.date.accessioned2011-04-15T07:52:10Z
dc.date.available2011-04-15T07:52:10Z
dc.date.issued2011-03
dc.description.abstractThe 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.citationLewis, 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.issn1021-3589
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/16298
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherEntomological Society of Southern Africaen
dc.rightsEntomological Society of Southern Africa. This article is embargoed by the publisher until April 2013.en
dc.subjectCrab spideren
dc.subjectAnt-mimicen
dc.subjectDietinaeen
dc.subjectNew speciesen
dc.subjectClassical taxonomyen
dc.subjectGenitaliaen
dc.subjectSylligma ndumi sp. n.en
dc.subjectSylligma spartica sp. n.en
dc.subjectSylligma franki sp. n.en
dc.subjectSylligma theresa sp. n.en
dc.subjectAfricaen
dc.subject.lcshSpidersen
dc.subject.lcshThomisidaeen
dc.titleA revision of the spider genus, Sylligma Simon, 1895 (Araneae : Thomisidae) from the Afrotropical Regionen
dc.typeArticleen

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