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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

The new spider genus Arctenus, an afrotropical representative of the Calocteninae (Araneae: Ctenidae)

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Author(s):
Polotow, Daniele [1] ; Jocque, Rudy [2]
Total Authors: 2
Affiliation:
[1] Calif Acad Sci, San Francisco, CA 94118 - USA
[2] Royal Museum Cent Africa, Tervuren - Belgium
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: JOURNAL OF ARACHNOLOGY; v. 42, n. 3, p. 240-247, 2014.
Web of Science Citations: 4
Abstract

Arctenus gen. nov. is proposed to include the type species A. taitensis sp. nov. from the Taita Hills in Kenya. This ctenid species appears to be the first representative of the Calocteninae in the African continent. Results of a parsimony analysis of morphological and behavioral characters indicated that the new species cannot be placed in any known genus and therefore validated the creation of the new genus whose autapomorphies are considered hypotheses for the genus synapomorphies. The phylogenetic relationships of the new genus are discussed and a distribution map of the unique species is presented. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 06/55230-7 - Cladistic analysis of the spiders of the Cteninae subfamily and revision of the genus Celaetycheus Simon (Areneae: Ctenidae)
Grantee:Daniele Polotow Geraldo
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate