A revision of the spider genus Zorocrates Simon (Araneae, Zorocratidae)

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Alternative: Spider genus Zorocrates

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Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3579

By

Platnick, Norman I.

Ubick, Darrell

Type

Book

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Published material

Publication info

New York, NY American Museum of Natural History c2007

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"June 28, 2007."

The spider genus Zorocrates is revised, and comprises at least 31 species found from the southern United States south to Central America; it provides a notable example of the loss of a functional cribellum within a relatively small (but seemingly monophyletic) group of species. Two specific names are removed from synonymy: Z. gnaphosoides O. P.-Cambridge and Z. mordax O. P.-Cambridge (from Z. fuscus Simon and Z. mistus O. P.-Cambridge, respectively). Two other specific names are newly synonymized: Z. isolatus Gertsch and Davis, with Z. unicolor (Banks), and Z. petersi Kraus, with Z. gnaphosoides O. P.-Cambridge. Males are newly described for Z. badius Simon and Z. pictus Simon; females are newly described for Z. karli Gertsch and Riechert. Twenty new species are described from Texas and Mexico.

Subjects

Arachnida , Central America , Classification , Mexico , Southwestern States , Spiders , Zorocrates

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3579 2007

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0082(2007)3579[1:AROTSG]2.0.CO;2
OCLC: 150542855