On the endemic spider species of the genus Savigniorrhipis Wunderlich, 1992 (Araneae: Linyphiidae) in the Azores (Portugal), with description of a new species

• Published in: Zootaxa
• Main Authors: Crespo, Luís C., Bosmans, Robert, Cardoso, Pedro, Borges, Paulo A. V.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Magnolia Press 2013
• Subjects: Arachnida; Erigoninae; Diplocephalus; Savignia; São Jorge (Azores); Macaronesia; Taxonomy; Azores; Endemism; Laurel Forest; Jorge Island; Wunderlich
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/2592

Copyright © 2013 Magnolia Press. Savigniorrhipis topographicus new species is described from the Azores. The synapomorphies of Savigniorrhipis are discussed along with the affinities of the genus within the Savignia-group. Given the extremely restricted and increasingly disturbed habitat, S. topogra...