Two new species of Diaphorocellus Simon, 1893 from Madagascar (Araneae, Palpimanidae)

By

Zonstein, Sergei L.
Marusik, Yuri M.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020-2-6

Original Publication

African invertebrates : a journal of biodiversity research

Volume

61

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

1--15

Subjects

Afrotropic realm , Chediminae , endogyne , palp-footed spiders , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Council of the Natal Museum 2001-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/AfrInvertebr.61.47048

 

Abstract

Two new species of the palpimanid genusDiaphorocellusSimon, 1893,D. isalosp. nov.(♂♀), andD. jocqueisp. nov.(♂♀), are described from central and eastern parts of Madagascar, respectively. Along withD. rufus(Tullgren, 1910), these new species can be distinguished from other congeners by possessing a finely and densely spotted colouration of the abdomen. They differ from one another, as well fromD. rufus, by the eye group configuration and by the structure of the male and female copulatory organs. Diagnoses and illustrations presenting the diagnostic characters ofD. isalosp. nov.andD. jocqueisp. nov.are provided. The genus now includes six African species.