Pasilobus, Simon, 1895

Roff, John & Haddad, Charles R., 2015, Pasilobus dippenaarae sp. n. (Araneae: Araneidae), a new species of cyrtarachnine spider from South Africa, with a key to the Afrotropical species, African Invertebrates 56 (2), pp. 445-445 : 446-447

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5733/afin.056.0214

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7914314

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C487B8-3D53-2779-A97A-909A1B423994

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Pasilobus
status

 

Key to the Afrotropical species of Pasilobus View in CoL View at ENA (females)

1 Anterior margin of abdomen with two pairs of tubercles, first either side of carapace margins and second laterally, both pairs variable in size.......................................2

– Anterior margin of abdomen with more than five pairs of tubercles, lateral pair largest, others smaller.............................................................................................4

2 Median pair of tubercles distinct, rounded; longitudinal distance from anterior median sigillum to second pair of median sigilla clearly greater than distance between second pair ( Madagascar)........................................................................3

– Median pair of tubercles poorly developed, barely protruding from anterior margin; longitudinal distance from anterior median sigillum to second pair of sigilla equal to distance between second pair ( Fig. 1 View Figs1–5 ) ( Congo) ............... P. laevis Lessert, 1930 View in CoL

3 Third pair of median sigilla with distinct sclerite; lateral anterior abdominal tubercles with basal constriction, sometimes appearing bilobed ( Fig. 2 View Figs1–5 )................................ .................................................................................. P. antongilensis Emerit, 2000 View in CoL

– Third pair of median sigilla with weak sclerite; lateral anterior abdominal tubercles rounded ( Fig. 3 View Figs1–5 )............................................................... P. capuroni Emerit, 2000 View in CoL

4 Anterior abdominal margin with seven pairs of smaller tubercles preceding large lateral tubercles; abdominal dorsum colouration variable .....................................5

– Anterior abdominal margin with five pairs of tubercles preceding large lateral tubercle; abdominal dorsum orange-brown or dark brown, darker along midline, with paired broad cream transverse markings medially and large black pair of spots behind them ( Figs 6–8 View Figs 6–9 ).......................................................... P. dippenaarae View in CoL sp. n.

5 Abdominal dorsum uniform ochre-yellow, without darker or paler markings ( Fig. 4 View Figs1–5 ); abdomen less than twice as broad as long................ P. mammosus ( Pocock, 1899) View in CoL

– Abdominal dorsum pale yellowish, with large paired black patches on posterior margin ( Fig. 5 View Figs1–5 ); abdomen more than twice as broad as long................................... .................................................................. P. insignis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1908 View in CoL

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Araneidae

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