Palystes kreutzmanni sp. n. – a new huntsman spider species from fynbos vegetation in Western Cape Province, South Africa (Araneae, Sparassidae, Palystinae

Abstract. Palystes kreutzmanni sp. n. is described from habitats close to Kleinmond, in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Spiders of this new species live in the typical fynbos vegetation of the Western Cape region. They build retreats between apical leaves of Leucadendron bushes. The systema...

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Autores principales: Jäger, Peter, Kunz, Dirk
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3088420/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21594031
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.67.700
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Sumario:Abstract. Palystes kreutzmanni sp. n. is described from habitats close to Kleinmond, in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Spiders of this new species live in the typical fynbos vegetation of the Western Cape region. They build retreats between apical leaves of Leucadendron bushes. The systematic position of Palystes kreutzmanni sp. n. is discussed. Male and female show characters of different species groups, especially the female copulatory organ seems to be unique within the genus Palystes L. Koch, 1875.

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