Metagryne, ROEWER, 1912 TRANSL.

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METAGRYNE ROEWER, 1912 TRANSL. NOV.

Metagryne Roewer, 1912: 114 . Type-species by original designation: Metagryne ferruginea Roewer, 1912 .

Paragryne Roewer, 1912: 116 . Type-species by original designation: Paragryne quadrimaculata Roewer, 1912 , syn. nov.

Etymology: Metagryne from Greek μετά (after) + preexisting genus Gryne . Gender feminine. Paragryne from Greek παρά (beside) + pre-existing genus Gryne . Gender feminine.

Diagnosis: Outline of DS beta-type, area III with a pair of large acuminate spines and area I with a pair of median size tubercles ( Fig. 21A, B ). Carapace with headless arborescent chevron, abdomen with an omega stripe (dissociated in Metagryne quadrimaculata comb. nov.) with reticulate laterals ( Figs 20A , 21A ). Long legs with femora straight, Fe IV with disto-basal incrassation ( Figs 20B, C , 21C ).

Included species: Metagryne ferruginea Roewer, 1912 and Metagryne quadrimaculata ( Roewer, 1912) comb. nov.

Figures

Figure 20. Metagryne ferruginea, male holotype (SMF RI 428/33). A, dorsal view. B, panoramic dorsal view. C, detail of left leg IV, ventral view. D, original label. Photos courtesy Abel Pérez.

Figure 21. Paragryne quadrimaculata, male holotype (SMF RI 439). A, dorsal view. B, latero-dorsal view. C, detail of apical femur IV and patella. D, original label. Scale bars: 1 mm. Photos courtesy Abel Pérez.