New Chummidae (Araneae): quadrupling the size of the clade

  • Rudy Jocqué Royal Museum for Central Africa, Steenweg op Leuven 13, B-3080 Tervuren
  • Mark Alderweireldt University Ghent, Terrestrial Ecology Unit, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.412
Keywords: Chumminae, Lesotho, Macrobuninae, South Africa, temperate distribution

Abstract

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.

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Published
2018-03-13
How to Cite
Jocqué, R., & Alderweireldt, M. (2018). New Chummidae (Araneae): quadrupling the size of the clade. European Journal of Taxonomy, (412). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.412
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No. 412 (2018): New Chummidae (Araneae): quadrupling the size of the clade
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Copyright (c) 2018 Rudy Jocqué, Mark Alderweireldt

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