New Chummidae (Araneae): quadrupling the size of the clade
- The recently described family Chummidae, now the sister clade of Macrobuninae, so far only known from two South African species, is extended with seven new species, six from the southern part of South Africa and one from Lesotho: Chumma bicolor sp. nov. (♀), C. foliata sp. nov. (♂♀), C. interfluvialis sp. nov. (♂♀), C. lesotho sp. nov. (♀), C. striata sp. nov. (♂♀), C. subridens sp. nov. (♂♀) and C. tsitsikamma sp. nov. ♂. A key to the species is provided. Although Chumma is part of a clade containing the Macrobuninae, it is argued that the family name Chummidae should remain valid.
Author: | Rudy JocquéGND, Mark Alderweireldt |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-462619 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.412 |
ISSN: | 2118-9773 |
Parent Title (English): | European journal of taxonomy : 412 |
Series (Serial Number): | European journal of taxonomy : EJT (412) |
Publisher: | Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle |
Place of publication: | Paris |
Document Type: | Part of Periodical |
Language: | English |
Year of Completion: | 2018 |
Year of first Publication: | 2018 |
Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
Release Date: | 2018/04/26 |
Tag: | Chumminae; Lesotho; Macrobuninae; South Africa; temperate distribution |
Page Number: | 25 |
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 |