Title
The goblin spiders of the new endemic Australian genus Cavisternum (Araneae, Oonopidae)
Title Variants
Alternative:
Cavisternum, gen. nov., from Australia
Related Titles
Series:
American Museum novitates, no. 3684
By
Baehr, Barbara, 1953-
Harvey, Mark S.
Smith, Helen M
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
New York, NY, American Museum of Natural History, c2010
Notes
Caption title.
"March 4, 2010."
The new endemic Australian goblin spider genus Cavisternum, gen. nov., is described with 19 new species: C. bagleyae, C. barthorum, C. bertmaini, C. carae, the type species C. clavatum, C. digweedi, C. ewani, C. foxae, C. gatangel, C. heywoodi, C. hughesi, C. ledereri, C. maxmoormanni, C. mayorum, C. michaelbellomoi, C. noelashepherdae, C. rochesterae, C. toadshow, and C. waldockae. A key is provided for all Cavisternum species known to date. Males of the genus Cavisternum possess a highly modified sternum, which is strongly concave and covered with clavate setae, and the cheliceral fangs are elongate with broad tips. The genus is found in tropical northern Australia and shows high endemicity, with most species recorded from a single location.
Subjects
Arachnida
,
Australia, Northern
,
Cavisternum
,
Classification
,
Oonopidae
,
Spiders
Call Number
QL1 .A436 no.3684 2010
Language
English
Identifiers
OCLC:
549278903
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