Three new genera of soft-bodied goblin spiders (Araneae, Oonopidae) from Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala

Title Variants

Alternative: Three new genera of Oonopidae

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3824

By

Bolzern, Angelo, 1978- , author

Platnick, Norman I. , author
Berniker, Lily , author
Goblin Spider Planetary Biodiversity Inventory.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, NY, American Museum of Natural History, [2015]

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"February 13, 2015."

Part of the oonopid PBI project. (Acknowledgments)

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Three new genera of soft-bodied, oonopine goblin spiders are established. Two specific names (Oonops tolucanus Gertsch and Davis, Oonops chickeringi Brignoli) are transferred to the new genus Toloonops, characterized by retaining a separate palpal bulb and cymbium, having the cymbial cone near the cymbial margin, and having posteriorly directed projections on the male endites that originate far from the anterior endite margins; five new species are described: T. chiapa, T. jacala, T. veracruz, T. belmo, and T. verapaz. Six similar new species, united by having a stepped male endite profile and a subapical sclerite on the anterior genitalic process of females, are assigned to the new genus Guatemoonops: G. purulha, G. rhino, G. jaba, G. chilasco, G. augustin, and G. zacapa. Oonops mckenziei Gertsch is transferred to the new genus Emboonops, characterized by having a fused palpal bulb and cymbium, a hypertrophied embolus, and often a V-shaped female anterior genitalic process; nine new species are described: E. tuxtlas, E. tamaz, E. catrin, E. nejapa, E. calco, E. palenque, E. bonampak, E. arriaga, and E. hermosa.

Subjects

Arachnida , Belize , Classification , Emboonops , Guatemala , Guatemoonops , Mexico , Oonopidae , Spiders , Toloonops

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3824 2015

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 903533216