A review of the ground spider genus Scotognapha (Araneae, Gnaphosidae), and its radiation on the Canary and Salvage Islands

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Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3338

By

Platnick, Norman I.

Ovcharenko, V. I.
Murphy, John A.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, NY American Museum of Natural History c2001

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"June 22, 2001."

The ground spider genus Scotognapha Dalmas comprises at least 13 species; these taxa appear to be endemic to the Canary and Salvage Islands, and may represent the sister group of all other gnaphosines. Nomisia teideensis Wunderlich is transferred to Scotognapha; two specific names are newly synonymized: S. gravieri Dalmas with S. atomaria Dalmas, and S. bewickei (Blackwall) with S. paivai (Blackwall). Seven new species are described: S. juangrandica and S. wunderlichi from Grand Canary; S. medano from Hierro, Tenerife, and Lanzarote; S. haria from Lanzarote; S. galletas and S. taganana from Tenerife; and S. costacalma from Fuerteventura. Adult males of S. canaricola (Strand), and adult females of S. convexa (Simon), S. atomaria Dalmas, and S. teideensis (Wunderlich), are described for the first time.

Subjects

Arachnida , Canary Islands , Classification , Madeira Islands , Scotognapha , Selvagens Islands , Spiders

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3338 2001

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0082(2001)338<0001:AROTGS>2.0.CO;2
OCLC: 47228511