A revision of the genus Cicynethus Simon, 1910 (Araneae, Zodariidae), a tale of colour patterns

  • Rudy Jocqué Royal Museum for Central Africa, Leuvensesteenweg 13, B-3080 Tervuren
  • Arnaud Henrard Royal Museum for Central Africa, Leuvensesteenweg 13, B-3080 Tervuren
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.465
Keywords: range extension, southern Africa, Storenomorphinae

Abstract

The genus Cicynethus Simon, 1910 is revised. Apart from the type species C. peringueyi Simon, 1893, only known from a juvenile, it contains five species, all of which are here described or redescribed based on adults: C. acer sp. nov. (♂♀), C. decoratus (Lawrence, 1952) comb. nov (♂), C. floriumfontis Jocqué, 1991 (♂♀), C. mossambicus sp. nov. (♂♀) and C. subtropicalis (Lawrence, 1952) comb. nov. (♂♀). The species are characterized by the genitalia, but also by the colour pattern. The distribution of the genus is extended to northern Mozambique. Cicynethus hongfuchui is transferred to Storenomorpha hongfuchui (Barrion, Barrion-Dupo & Heong, 2013) comb. nov. Cicynethus acanthopus Simon, 1910 is considered a species incertae sedis. A key to the species is provided.

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Published
2018-10-09
How to Cite
Jocqué, R., & Henrard, A. (2018). A revision of the genus Cicynethus Simon, 1910 (Araneae, Zodariidae), a tale of colour patterns. European Journal of Taxonomy, (465). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2018.465
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No. 465 (2018): A revision of the genus Cicynethus Simon, 1910 (Araneae, Zodariidae), a tale of colour patterns
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Zoology
Copyright (c) 2018 Rudy Jocqué, Arnaud Henrard

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