A new species of Scelidocteus Simon, 1907 (Araneae: Palpimanidae: Chediminae) from Salonga National Park, D. R. Congo

Brogan L. Pett

doi:10.13156/arac.2024.19.9.1308

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Brogan L. Petthttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0461-3715¹

¹SpiDiverse, Biodiversity Inventory for Conservation npo (BINCO), 3380 Walmersumstraat, Glabbeek, Belgium and Centre for Ecology and Conservation, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10

Abstract

A new species of the palpimanid spider genus Scelidocteus Simon, 1907 is described from Salonga National Park, D. R. Congo. The new species is distinguished by the structure of the male and female copulatory organs, both sexes of Scelidocteus mbembai sp. nov. are illustrated and diagnosed against congeners. With this paper, the number of spider species recorded from Salonga, Africa's largest rainforest reserve, rises to a paltry seven, and the number of known Scelidocteus species rises to ten.

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Brogan L. Pett "A new species of Scelidocteus Simon, 1907 (Araneae: Palpimanidae: Chediminae) from Salonga National Park, D. R. Congo," Arachnology 19(9), 1308-1311, (13 November 2024). https://doi.org/10.13156/arac.2024.19.9.1308

Published: 13 November 2024

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