Capheris nitidiceps Simon, 1905
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5296.3.4 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7984001 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038E87AC-FFB5-0423-FF26-FC7F06FEA85B |
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Capheris nitidiceps Simon, 1905 |
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Capheris nitidiceps Simon, 1905 comb, rest., nomen dubium
Figs 12 View FIGURE 12 , 18 View FIGURE 18
Capheris nitidiceps Simon, 1905: 171 (subadult ♀).
Cydrela nitidiceps View in CoL — Jocqué, 2009: 123 (transfer from Capheris View in CoL ).
Type material. Holotype subadult ♀ from INDIA: Tamil Nadu: Nilgiris, Coonoor , 11°20’N 76°48’E, 1591 m a.s.l., date unknown, leg. M. M. Maindron, repository MNHN, Paris (AR-16434), examined based on photographs. GoogleMaps
Remarks. This species has to be considered a nomen dubium due to the immature stage of the female holotype. The type locality of this species lies hardly 267 kms away from the type locality of C. escheri that let suggests a possible synonymy of the latter species with it; however, confirmation requires the examination of adult specimens of C. nitidiceps from the type locality. Until adult specimens are found, it is treated as nomen dubium.
Distribution. India (Tamil Nadu) ( Simon 1905) ( Fig. 18 View FIGURE 18 ).
Justification of the transfer. This species was originally placed under Capheris ( Simon 1905) . Jocqué (2009) erroneously transferred it to Cydrela , without proper justification. An examination of the holotype of this species showed that it has diagnostic features of Capheris species including ALEs almost touching, situated in front of AMEs, straight PER, sternum shied-shaped, anterolaterally with indentations accommodating endites, and very stout palps ( Figs 12A–C View FIGURE 12 ). Based on these observations, the transfer of C. nitidiceps is fully justified.
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Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle |
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Capheris nitidiceps Simon, 1905
Sankaran, Pradeep M. 2023 |
Cydrela nitidiceps
Jocque, R. 2009: 123 |
Capheris nitidiceps
Simon, E. 1905: 171 |