Brignolia, Dumitrescu & Georgescu, 1983
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4144.4.1 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:FD69103F-9897-47E1-8256-924C99B670CF |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13326264 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D68E42-A118-FFA8-FF37-FF0EC6854086 |
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Plazi |
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Brignolia |
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Key to Brignolia View in CoL of Sri Lanka
1 Males with median clypeal enlargement extending over the base of chelicerae ( Fig. 13 View FIGURE 13 C); palpal bulb with curled dorsal projection forming a complete circle ( Fig. 15 View FIGURE 15 A); female postepigastric region with elevated disk (figs. 69, 93 in Platnick et al. 2011)................................................................................. B. parumpunctata
- Males without median clypeal enlargement; dorsal projection on palpal bulb otherwise (if rounded, not a complete circle; female postepigastric region without a elevated disk.......................................................... 2
2 Pars cephalica strongly elevated, pars thoracica sloping steeply ( Figs. 7 View FIGURE 7 B, 10B, 14B)............................... 3
- Pars cephalica only slightly elevated, pars thoracica sloping gradually to posterior margin ( Figs. 2 View FIGURE 2 B, 4E, 16B).......... 7
3 Posterior carapace margin rounded ( Figs. 2 View FIGURE 2 D, 4F, 7D, 14D, 16D)................................................ 4
- Posterior carapace margin squared ( Fig. 10 View FIGURE 10 D; fig. 242 in Platnick et al. 2011)..................................... 6
4 Palpal bulb with distinct distal lobe (figs. 199, 204 in Platnick et al. 2011); epigastric region with long scape ( Fig. 19 View FIGURE 19 A)............................................................................................... B. trichinalis
- Palpal bulb without distinct distal lobe, epigastric region without scape......................................... 5
5 Palpal bulb with rounded dorsal projection ( Fig. 15 View FIGURE 15 C); epigastric region with twisted posterior genitalic tube ( Fig. 15 View FIGURE 15 D)................................................................................................ B. ratnapura
- Palpal bulb with blunt-tip and small dorsal projection ( Fig. 9 View FIGURE 9 A); epigastric region with wide anteriorly directed triangular projection ( Fig. 9 View FIGURE 9 C)...................................................................... B. meemure sp. nov.
6 Posterior margin of carapace with conspicuous, distinctly widened, lateral triangular sclerotizations, palpal bulb dorsally directed, flattened tip; females with broad triangular process in between the epigastric furrow and the posterior spiracular groove (figs. 250, 264 in Platnick et al. 2011)...................................................... B. sinharaja
- Posterior margin of carapace uniform in width, palpal bulb with hammer-shaped tip ( Fig. 12 View FIGURE 12 A); females with an anteriorly directed triangle originating from the posterior spiracular groove ( Fig. 12 View FIGURE 12 C)....................... B. ondaatjei sp. nov.
7 Males............................................................................................. 8
- Females........................................................................................... 11
8 Palpal bulb with dorsally directed triangular projection anteriorly ( Figs. 6 View FIGURE 6 A, 18A; figs. 808–811 in Platnick et al. 2011).. 9
- Palpal bulb without dorsally directed triangular projection anteriorly, but with a distally expanded, blunt-tip ( Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 A).................................................................................................. B. ambigua
9 Triangular projection on base of the endite ( Figs. 4 View FIGURE 4 A, C 17A, B), edge of palpal tibia rounded ( Figs. 6 View FIGURE 6 A, 18A, B)........ 10 Triangular projection on base of the endite absent, edge of palpal tibia not rounded....................... B. nigripalpis
10 Tip of the palpal bulb square-shaped ( Fig. 6 View FIGURE 6 A)............................................ B. carlmulleri sp. nov.
- Tip of the palpal bulb beak-like ( Fig. 18 View FIGURE 18 A)................................................... B. shyami sp. nov.
11 Postepigastric region with ridge in between epigastric furrow and posterior spiracular groove ( Figs. 3 View FIGURE 3 C–D, 18C–D)..... 12
- Postepigastric region without ridge in between epigastric furrow and posterior spiracular groove.................... 13
12 Dark undulated transverse ridge near the epigastric furrow (tr in Fig. 3 View FIGURE 3 C)................................ B. ambigua
- Lip-like transverse ridge between epigastric furrow and posterior spiracular groove (tr in Figs. 18 View FIGURE 18 C–D).. B. shyami sp. nov.
13 Postepigastric region with anteriorly directed triangular projection (figs. 820–821 in Platnick et al. 2011).... B. nigripalpis
- Postepigastric region without anteriorly directed triangular projection ( Fig. 6 View FIGURE 6 B)................... B. carlmulleri sp. nov.
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