Re‐description of the lycosiformis species group of Anyphops Benoit and description of two new species (Araneae, Selenopidae)

Author: Corronca, J. A.¹

Source: Journal of Natural History, Volume 39, Number 17, 2005 , pp. 1381-1393(13)

Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd

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Abstract:

Anyphops Benoit is a heterogeneous genus with 62 known species restricted to the Afrotropical region. It is split into four species groups using the number of ventral spine pairs on tibiae I-II. The lycosiformis species group (?=?B-B1 species group of Lawrence) is characterized by four ventral pairs of spines and includes Anyphops lycosiformis (Lawrence), A. natalensis (Lawrence) and A. parvulus (Pocock). In this paper, I revise this species group and include here A. mumai Corronca, A. lawrencei (Roewer) and two new species: Anyphops ngome n. sp. and A. lucia n. sp. from South Africa. Drawings of the female and male genitalia and some somatic characters are given, in some cases for the first time. A key for the lycosiformis species group and a map showing the distribution of each species are provided.

Keywords: Anyphops; Araneae; distribution; lycosiformis species group; new species; Selenopidae

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/00222930400008868

Affiliations: 1: CONICET‐UNSa‐Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Salta, Argentina

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