Scyloxinae Zamani, Magalhaes & Rheims, 2022

Zamani, Alireza, Stockmann, Mark, Magalhaes, Ivan L. F. & Rheims, Cristina A., 2022, New taxonomic considerations in the spitting spider family Scytodidae (Arachnida: Araneae), Zootaxa 5092 (2), pp. 151-175 : 168

Subfamily Scyloxinae Zamani, Magalhaes & Rheims , subfam. n.

Type genus. Scyloxes Dunin, 1992 .

Diagnosis. Males of Scyloxinae subfam. n. differ from those of Scytodinae by the palp with a short cymbium, without a digitiform extension ( Fig. 13E–F ) ( vs. long, with digitiform extension in Scytodinae ). Females differ by the absence of epigynal fovea and positioning ridges ( Fig. 13G–H ) ( vs. present in Scytodinae ).

Included genera. Scyloxes and Stedocys .

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.