Paracymboides, V. & Tanasevitch, 2011

Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2011, Linyphiid spiders (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from Pakistan and India, Revue suisse de Zoologie 118 (3), pp. 561-598 : 579-580

Paracymboides gen. n.

TYPE SPECIES: Paracymboides tibialis sp. n .

ETYMOLOGY: The generic name refers to the peculiar shape of the paracymbium; gender masculine.

DIAGNOSIS: The new genus is characterized by the highly modified palpal tibia, the narrow, long and mammoth-tusk-like paracymbium, the simple embolic division with a long embolus, and the well-developed median membrane.

DESCRIPTION: Small-sized erigonines, total length 1.50-1.80 mm. Carapace unmodified, sulci absent, eyes normal. Chaetotaxy 1.1.1.1. TmI 0.30-0.36. Metatarsus IV without trichobothrium. Palpal tibia highly modified. Paracymbium narrow, very long and strong curved. Median membrane well developed and protruded forward. Embolic division very simple: radical part elongated, flat, without outgrowths or processes; embolus thin, very long and slightly curved distally. Epigyne without cavity, its ventral surface (= “ventral plate” sensu Millidge (1984)) hairy. Receptacles relatively large, complex.

TAXONOMIC REMARKS: It is difficult to say anything about the closest relatives of this genus at present. It is likely that they will be found among other SE-Asian erigonines.

SPECIES INCLUDED: Paracymboides tibialis sp. n. (the type species) and P. aduncus sp. n.

DISTRIBUTION: Southern India.