Decaphora Franganillo, 1931

Rheims, Cristina Anne, 2017, A new species of Decaphora Franganillo, 1931 (Araneae, Sparassidae, Sparianthinae) from Colombia, with an identification key for all known species of the genus, Zootaxa 4323 (3), pp. 435-439 : 436

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4323.3.11

publication LSID

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6032299

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DA17503A-8657-A845-6DE4-FDB6A7A7EC80

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scientific name

Decaphora Franganillo, 1931
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Decaphora Franganillo, 1931 View in CoL

Decaphora Franganillo, 1931: 46 View in CoL (Type species: Decaphora trabiformis Franganillo, 1931 View in CoL by monotypy). Tentabunda Fox, 1937: 464 (Type species: Pseudosparianthis cubana Banks, 1909 View in CoL by original designation). Rheims & Alayón 2014:

81 (Syn.).

Diagnosis. Species of Decaphora are distinguished from those of other Sparianthinae genera by the male palp with RTA originating close to the base of the tibia, with two or three branches, usually armed with strong setae ( Figs 2–3 View FIGURES 1 – 4 , 5–8 View FIGURES 5 – 12 ; Rheims & Alayón 2014, figs 17, 24, 31, 39) and a paraembolic tegular projection resting within a distally sheath-like embolus ( Fig. 2 View FIGURES 1 – 4 ; Rheims & Alayón 2014, figs 18, 25, 32, 40). Females are distinguished by the vulva with anterior blindended projection ( Rheims & Alayón 2014, figs 20, 27, 35, 42).

Description. For detailed description, see Rheims & Alayón (2014).

Composition. Five species: D. cubana (Banks) , D. kohunlich Rheims & Alayón , D. planada sp. nov., D. pestai (Reimoser) and D. variabilis (F.O. Pickard-Cambridge) .

Distribution. Known from southern United States (Florida) to western Colombia (Narino) ( Fig. 13 View FIGURE 13 ).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Sparassidae

Loc

Decaphora Franganillo, 1931

Rheims, Cristina Anne 2017
2017
Loc

Decaphora

Fox 1937: 464
Franganillo 1931: 46
1931
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