Description of two new species of Xevioso (Araneae: Phyxelididae) from Southern Africa, with the northernmost localities for the genus

  • Brogan L. Pett Biodiversity Inventory for Conservation (BINCO), Walmersumstraat 44, 3380 Glabbeek http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0461-3715
  • Rudy Jocqué Royal Museum for Central Africa, Leuvensesteenweg 13, B-3080 Tervuren
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.636
Keywords: Afromontane, Mozambique, spider, taxonomy, Zimbabwe

Abstract

Two new species of Phyxelididae are described from southern Africa: Xevioso cepfi sp. nov. (♂♀), from mountains in the Niassa Province of northern Mozambique, and X. megcummingae sp. nov. (♂♀), from urban Harare, northern Zimbabwe and the Viphya Mts in Malawi. They represent the northernmost localities of the genus. An identification key, partially adapted for the new species, is presented. The biogeographical importance of the mountain areas on both sides of the northern part of Lake Malawi is discussed.

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2020-04-28
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Pett, B. L., & Jocqué, R. (2020). Description of two new species of Xevioso (Araneae: Phyxelididae) from Southern Africa, with the northernmost localities for the genus. European Journal of Taxonomy, (636). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.636
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No. 636 (2020): Description of two new species of Xevioso (Araneae: Phyxelididae) from Southern Africa, with the northernmost localities for the genus
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