Scyloxes Dunin, 1992

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Genus Scyloxes Dunin, 1992

Scyloxes Dunin, 1992: 79 (type species: Scyloxes asiatica Dunin, 1992 , by original designation and monotypy).

Diagnosis. Males of Scyloxes can be distinguished from those of Stedocys by the palp with rounded bulb and embolus longer than bulb length ( Fig. 13E–F ) (vs. bulb pear-shaped and embolus shorter than bulb length in Stedocys ). Females are distinguished by the presence of two pairs of spermathecae with long ducts ( Fig. 13B, G ) (vs. short ducts in Stedocys ).

Composition. Scyloxes asiatica Dunin, 1992 , Scyloxes magna ( Bristowe, 1952) comb. n., and S. zhaoi ( Wu & Li, 2017) comb. n.

Distribution. Tajikistan, Thailand, Malaysia ( Fig. 17 ).

Figures

FIGURE 13. A–B Scyloxes magna (Bristowe) comb. n., female (MHNG). A habitus, anterior; B vulva, dorsal; C–H Scyloxes zhaoi (Wu & Li) comb. n. C–D habitus, dorsal (C female, MNHG, D male, MHNG); E–F male, left palp (E prolateral, F retrolateral); G–H epigyne, ventral (G cleared, H intact). Scale bars:A, C–D = 2 mm; B, E–H = 0.5 mm. IS = inner spermathecae; OS outer spermathecae; pEF = pre-epigastric fovea.

FIGURE 17. Distribution map of Scyloxes asiatica (red circles), Scyloxes magna comb. n. (green star) and Scyloxes zhaoi comb. n. (yellow squares).