Systenita Simon, 1893

Notes

Systenita continues to be a monotypic genus. The newly described Mecolaesthus fallax Huber sp. nov. is superficially extremely similar (indistinguishable in the field) but fundamentally different in many details of genital morphology. Our preliminary molecular data (J.J. Astrin, B.A. Huber, unpubl.data) place Systenita prasina closer to the new genus Boconita Huber gen. nov. and to Coryssocnemis Simon, 1893 than to Mecolaesthus fallax Huber sp. nov. The superficial similarity with Mecolaesthus fallax Huber sp. nov. is thus most probably a result of convergent evolution due to microhabitat change and adaptation to the same microhabitat (underside of live leaves).