On new species of Microdiores (Araneae, Zodariidae) from Central and East Africa

By

Nzigidahera, Benoît
Jocqué, Rudy

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2010

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

48

Pages

11-19

Subjects

Afromontane forest , Central Africa , Kibira National Park , Microdiores , Zodariidae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.48.411

 

Abstract

The distribution of the genus Microdiores Jocque, 1987, so far only known from East Africa, is extended to Central Africa with the description of the new species, Microdiores rwegura sp. n. (♂) and M. violaceus sp. n. (♂♀), both from the Kibira National Park in Burundi. A third new species, M. aurantioviolaceus (♂), from northern Tanzania is described. The status of the genus is confirmed and a key to the males of the species is provided.