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Pulchellaranea pedunculatan. gen.n. sp. (Araneae: Araneidae), a new genus of spiders with a review of araneid spiders in Cenozoic Dominican amber
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Pulchellaranea pedunculatan. gen.n. sp. (Araneae: Araneidae), a new genus of spiders with a review of araneid spiders in Cenozoic Dominican amber |
| Names |
Poinar, George, Jr.
(creator) |
| Date Issued | 2015-01-02 (iso8601) |
| Note | This is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by Taylor & Francis and can be found at: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ghbi20/current#.VPTFqWPDuHc |
| Abstract | Pulchellaranea pedunculatas n. gen., n. sp. (Araneae: Araneidae), a new genus of orb web spiders, is described from Dominican amber. Diagnostic characters for the new taxon are: lateral eyes positioned on peduncles arising from the upper edge of the carapace, large, protruding anterior median eyes that are twice the diameter of the posterior median eyes, the opistosoma dorsally wider than long and attached one quarter distance from the anterior end, overhanging spinnerets with the posterior edge notched; opistosoma with 3 pairs of posteriorly directed humps and 3 pairs of sigilla, large palps with a wide cymbium and narrow paracymbium curved at the tip, a large median apophysis with a ventral tubercle and forked tip, and the terminal apothesis with a forked tip. A review of araneid spiders in Dominican amber is provided. |
| Genre | Article |
| Topic | Araneidae |
| Identifier | Poinar Jr., G. (2015). Pulchellaranea pedunculata n. gen. n. sp. (Araneae: Araneidae), a new genus of spiders with a review of araneid spiders in Cenozoic Dominican amber. Historical Biology, 27(1), 103-108. doi:10.1080/08912963.2013.869799 |
