A new genus of Liocranidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from Tajikistan

A new genus, Platnick gen. n. , with three new species, P. shablyai sp. n. (♂, type species), P. astana sp. n. (♀) and P. sanglok sp. n. (♀), are described from Tajikistan. The male of the type species has a unique pair of longitudinal ventral postgastral scuta. Females have such scuta also, but the...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Acta Biologica Sibirica
Main Authors: Marusik Yuri M., Fomichev Alexander A.
Other Authors: biodiversiteetti- ja ympäristönäytepankki, Biodiversiteetti- ja ympäristönäytepankki, 2606017
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2022
Subjects:
Sibirica
Online Access:https://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/160561
https://doi.org/10.3897/abs.6.e59687
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Summary:A new genus, Platnick gen. n. , with three new species, P. shablyai sp. n. (♂, type species), P. astana sp. n. (♀) and P. sanglok sp. n. (♀), are described from Tajikistan. The male of the type species has a unique pair of longitudinal ventral postgastral scuta. Females have such scuta also, but they are much shorter. The new genus is placed in Liocranidae Simon, 1897. A discussion on the subfamilies of Liocranidae and comments on the family-group names are provided.

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