A revision of the African wolf spider genus Amblyothele Simon | Zendy

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A revision of the African wolf spider genus Amblyothele Simon

Author(s) -

Tony Russell-Smith,

Rudy Jocqué,

Mark Alderweireldt

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

zookeys

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1313-2989

pISSN - 1313-2970

DOI - 10.3897/zookeys.16.233

Subject(s) - spider , zoology , genus , type species , biology , key (lock) , taxonomy (biology) , ecology

The African lycosid genus Amblyothele Simon is revised and its sub-family placement clarified. A diagnosis is provided for the genus in relation to other genera in the sub-family Piratinae. The type species, Amblyothele albocincta Simon, 1910, is redescribed as is A. togona Roewer, 1960. Six new species, Amblyothele atlantica sp. n. (♀), A. ecologica sp. n. (♀), A. hamatula sp. n. (♂), A. kivumba sp. n. (♂), A. latedissipata sp. n. (♂♀) and A. longipes sp. n. (♂♀) are described. Amblyothele jaundea Roewer, 1960 is removed from the genus and transferred to Pardosa. An illustrated key to the species is provided

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