Prodidominae, Simon, 1884
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4799.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5920079 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EE8789-3B5A-A175-6AEC-FB6CAB9FF85B |
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Plazi |
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Prodidominae |
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Key to the African genera of Prodidominae
1 Eyes absent ( Fig. 35C View FIGURE 35 )....................................................................... Plutonodomus View in CoL
- Eyes present ( Figs 1D, E View FIGURE 1 )............................................................................... 2
2(1) Posterior eye row straight or slightly recurved ( Fig. 1D View FIGURE 1 )....................................................... 3
- Posterior eye row notably procurved ( Fig. 1E View FIGURE 1 ).............................................................. 4
3(2) Spinnerets with ALS well advanced anteriorly ( Fig. 1G View FIGURE 1 )............................................... Namundra View in CoL
- Spinnerets with ALS close to posterior spinnerets or slightly distant ( Fig. 1F View FIGURE 1 )................................. Theuma View in CoL
4(2) Spinnerets with PLS extremely massive and truncate ( Fig. 1H View FIGURE 1 )........................................ Prodidomus View in CoL
- Spinnerets with PLS normal............................................................................. 5
5(4) Spinnerets with ALS advanced anteriorly, separated from the other spinnerets ( Fig. 1F View FIGURE 1 )…....................... Zimiris View in CoL
- Spinnerets with ALS normal, close to the other spinnerets ( Fig. 1I View FIGURE 1 ).............................................. 6
6(5) Clavate setae present on the body ( Figs 1A, B View FIGURE 1 , 11D View FIGURE 11 , 26C View FIGURE 26 )..................................................... 7
- Clavate setae absent on the body.......................................................................... 8
7(6) Clavate setae short and similar sized on carapace and legs ( Fig. 1B View FIGURE 1 )..................................... Purcelliana View in CoL
- Clavate setae of different sizes on carapace and legs ( Fig. 1A View FIGURE 1 ).............................................. Eleleis View in CoL
8(6) Patella I long, similar in length to tibia ( Fig. 1C View FIGURE 1 )….................................................................... 9
- Patella I clearly shorter than tibia................................................................... Zimirina View in CoL
9(8) ALS wider than long or as wide as long ( Fig. 2F View FIGURE 2 )........................................................... 10
- ALS longer than wide ( Figs 1F, G View FIGURE 1 )...................................................................... 11
10(9) PMS and PLS with claviform setae ( Fig. 2F View FIGURE 2 )....................................................... Austrodomus View in CoL
- PMS and PLS without claviform setae......................................................... Kituba View in CoL gen. nov.
11(9) Males with filiform embolus and small hyaline conductor; female epigyne with wide C-shaped copulatory openings and vulva with secondary spermathecae rounded ( Figs 52 View FIGURE 52 A–E)........................................... Kikongo View in CoL gen. nov.
- Male embolus robust and long, and laminar conductor partially sclerotized; female epigyne with wide copulatory opening located medially, vulva with proximal part of copulatory ducts enlarged and secondary spermathecae reduced to a small lump ( Figs 59 View FIGURE 59 A–E)........................................................................... Yoruba View in CoL gen. nov.
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