The new Southeast Asian genus <i>Cambonilla</i> gen. nov. (Zodariidae, Araneae): ‘bis repetita placent’

  • Rudy Jocqué Royal Museum for Central Africa Leuvense steenweg 13, B-3080 Tervuren
  • Merlijn Jocque Biodiversity Inventory for Conservation (BINCO), Walmersumstraat 44, 3380 Glabbeek
  • Willem Stock Biodiversity Inventory for Conservation (BINCO), Walmersumstraat 44, 3380 Glabbeek
  • Naroeun Rin #21, St.322, Boeung Keng Kang I, Khan Chamkar Morn, Phnom Penh
  • Arnaud Henrard Royal Museum for Central Africa, Leuvense steenweg 13, B-3080 Tervuren
Keywords: cladistic analysis, key to genera, Mekong River, riverine distribution

Abstract

The new genus Cambonilla Jocqué gen. nov. is described on the base of two species, each known from both sexes. A cladistic analysis based on morphology, showed that the new genus is the sister-group of Heliconilla Dankittipakul, Jocqué & Singtripop, 2012 with which it shares the granulated carapace with branched setae and the marbled ventral abdominal pattern, but differs by the abdominal, tubular sclerotized protrusion around the pedicel in males and the absence of posterior ventral abdominal spines in the female. The type species Cambonilla securicula Jocqué gen. et sp. nov. was found in rainforest along the Mekong River in Cambodia and Laos. The second species Cambonilla symphonia Jocqué & Henrard gen. et sp. nov., provided with conspicuous femoral stridulating organs, was recorded from the same localities but in Cambodia only. An illustrated key to the genera of tropical Asia is presented.

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Published
2019-02-26
How to Cite
Jocqué, R., Jocque, M., Stock, W., Rin, N., & Henrard, A. (2019). The new Southeast Asian genus <i>Cambonilla</i> gen. nov. (Zodariidae, Araneae): ‘bis repetita placent’. European Journal of Taxonomy, (501). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2019.501