Cyrioctea (Araneae, Zodariidae) in Africa: temperate Gondwanaland relict, recent radiation, or both?
- Two new species of the zodariid genus Cyrioctea Simon, 1889 are described: C. sawadee sp. nov. and C. lotzi sp. nov., both only known from males. The genus now contains seven Afrotropical species and this abundance is discussed in the context of its basal situation in the family and its apparent temperate Gondwanaland distribution, which implies a much greater age of the Zodariidae than presently accepted. Unlike most taxa with a temperate Gondwana distribution, Cyrioctea boasts a high number of species with small distribution areas. This points in the direction of a recent radiation initiated after a long period of stasis.
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| Author: | Rudy C.A.M. JocquéGND |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-327283 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2013.47 |
| Parent Title (English): | European journal of taxonomy : 47 |
| Series (Serial Number): | European journal of taxonomy : EJT (47) |
| Publisher: | Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle |
| Place of publication: | Paris |
| Document Type: | Part of Periodical |
| Language: | English |
| Date of Publication (online): | 2013/06/13 |
| Date of first Publication: | 2013/06/13 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
| Release Date: | 2013/12/27 |
| Tag: | Cyriocteinae; complexity; distribution area; identification key |
| Page Number: | 12 |
| First Page: | 1 |
| Last Page: | 12 |
| HeBIS-PPN: | 363061215 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie) |
| Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
| Licence (German): |  Creative Commons - Namensnennung 3.0 |
