A revision of the crab spider genus Heriaeus Simon, 1875 (Araneae : Thomisidae) in the Afrotropical Region

dc.contributor.authorVan Niekerk, P.
dc.contributor.authorDippenaar-Schoeman, Anna S. (Anna Sophia), 1948-
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-08T06:31:52Z
dc.date.available2014-05-08T06:31:52Z
dc.date.issued2013-11-14
dc.description.abstractThe genus Heriaeus Simon, 1875 is revised in the Afrotropical Region. Ten new species are described: H. allenjonesi (♂♀ South Africa), H. antoni (♂♀ Yemen), H. copricola (♂♀ South Africa), H. foordi (♂♀ South Africa), H. madagascar (♂ Madagascar), H. muizenberg (♂ South Africa), H. peterwebbi (♂♀ South Africa), H. sossusvlei (♀ Namibia), H. xanderi (♂♀ South Africa) and H. zanii (♂♀ South Africa and Tanzania). Heriaeus fimbriatus Lawrence, 1942 is redescribed and recognized as the male of H. crassispinus Lawrence, 1942, and synonymized here. Two other previously known Afrotropical species are redescribed: H. transvaalicus Simon, 1895 (including the first male description) and H. latifrons Lessert, 1919.en
dc.description.librarianam2014en
dc.description.librarianab2014en
dc.description.sponsorshipThe National Research Foundation of South Africaen
dc.description.urihttp://africaninvertebrates.orgen
dc.identifier.citationVan Niekerk, P & Dippenaar-Schoeman, AS 2013, 'A revision of the crab spider genus Heriaeus Simon, 1875 (Araneae: Thomisidae) in the Afrotropical Region', African Invertebrates, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 447-476.en
dc.identifier.issn1681-5556 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2305-2562 (online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/39720
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherNatal Museumen
dc.rights© Natal Museumen
dc.subjectAfrotropical Regionen
dc.subjectHeriaeusen
dc.subjectIdentification keyen
dc.subject.lcshCrab spidersen
dc.subject.lcshAraneaeen
dc.subject.lcshThomisidaeen
dc.titleA revision of the crab spider genus Heriaeus Simon, 1875 (Araneae : Thomisidae) in the Afrotropical Regionen
dc.typeArticleen

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