Title
Ultrastructure of Antoonops, a new, ant-mimicking genus of Afrotropical Oonopidae (Araneae) with complex internal genitalia
Related Titles
Series:
American Museum novitates, no. 3614
By
Fannes, Wouter
Jocqué, Rudy
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
New York, NY American Museum of Natural History c2008
Notes
Caption title.
"June 16, 2008."
Antoonops, a new genus of the spider family Oonopidae, is described from West Africa. The genus contains four new species, all known from both sexes: A. corbulo (type species), A. bouaflensis, A. iita, and A. nebula. All species mimic ants and exhibit a pronounced sexual dimorphism. Several new ultrastructural features are reported, including putative gland pores associated with the coxal insertions, specialized cheliceral setae, and peculiarly modified male endites. The potential of these and other traits as phylogenetically informative characters is discussed. SEM investigation of the internal female genitalia of A. corbulo reveals the presence of two peculiarly shaped sclerites embedded in the walls of the uterus externus and a reproductive tract with an apparent flow-through design.
Subjects
Africa, West
,
Antoonops
,
Oonopidae
,
Spiders
Call Number
QL1 .A436 no.3614 2008
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1206/563.1
OCLC:
232352481
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