Title
Revision of the spider genus Caloctenus Keyserling, 1877 (Araneae, Ctenidae)
Date Issued
01 January 2004
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
review
Publisher(s)
Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
Caloctenus Keyserling is examined and redefined to include small ground-dwelling spiders with an enhanced ventral spination beneath anterior tibiae/metatarsi -a combination of five-eight/six-seven paired-spines, pars cephalica well marked by a deep furrow, strongly convex pars thoracica, and body thickly coated with iridescent scales. As relimited, Caloctenus comprises four species from northern South America; a key to identify them is provided. Males of C. aculeatus Keyserling and C. gracilitarsis Simon are described for the first time, as are two new species, C. carbonera from Venezuela, and C. oxapampa from Peru. All other species described under this genus belong somewhere else. Caloctenus boetonensis Strand, C. celer Simon, and C. oreus Simon are transferred to Acantheis Thorell, 1891. Caloctenus fernandensis Simon is transferred to Africactenus Hyatt, 1954. Caloctenus penicilliger Simon and C. variegatus Bertkau are transferred to Enoploctenus Simon,1897. Caloctenus abyssinicus Strand is placed incertae sedis within Ctenidae.
Start page
5
End page
26
Volume
11
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Otros temas de Biología
Zoología, Ornitología, Entomología, ciencias biológicas del comportamiento
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85044500325
Source
Revista Peruana de Biologia
ISSN of the container
15610837
Sponsor(s)
Undetermined ctenid spiders in various museums were examined through financial aid from the joint AMNH-Cornell University Program and the Ernst Mayr Grant of the MCZ at Harvard University. A postdoctoral fellowship from the California Academy of Sciences and the Schlinger Foundation greatly contributed to complete this work.
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