1. First report of the spider genus Symphytognatha from Asia (Araneae, Symphytognathidae).
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Lin Y
- Subjects
- Animal Distribution, Animal Structures, Animals, Asia, South Africa, South America, Spiders
- Abstract
Symphytognatha Hickman, 1931 was originally erected by Hickman (1931) as the type genus of the spider family Symphytognathidae. Forster and Platnick (1977) reviewed the family and proposed a diagnosis for Symphytognatha: almost completely fused chelicerae with a visible suture line and multidentate superior claws on legs I and II (but not on legs III and IV). Currently this genus contains 14 species (World Spider Catalog 2019), mainly widespread in South Africa (Griswold 1987), Oceania (Hickman 1931, Forster Platnick 1977, Platnick 1979, Harvey 1992, 2001), and Central and South America (Balogh Loksa 1968, Forster Platnick 1977, Georgescu 1988, Brescovit, Álvares Lopes 2004, Dupérré Tapia 2017).
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- 2019
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