Revision of Iviella Lehtinen (Araneae: Dictynidae), with description of a new species from Newfoundland

The genus Iviella Lehtinen 1967 (Dictynidae) comprises three North American species, I. ohioensis (Chamberlin & Ivie 1935), I. reclusa (Gertsch & Ivie 1936) and a new species from the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland. We provide a new diagnosis of the genus, describe the new species and de...

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Published in:Journal of Arachnology
Main Authors: J. Roger Pickavance, Charles D. Dondale
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: American Arachnological Society 2010
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1636/A09-101.1
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Summary:The genus Iviella Lehtinen 1967 (Dictynidae) comprises three North American species, I. ohioensis (Chamberlin & Ivie 1935), I. reclusa (Gertsch & Ivie 1936) and a new species from the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland. We provide a new diagnosis of the genus, describe the new species and describe the previously unknown male of I. reclusa. We also describe or re-describe the intricate copulatory ducts and spermathecae of the three species.