Aridella, Saaristo, Michael I., 2002

Saaristo, Michael I., 2002, New species and interesting new records of spiders from Seychelles (Arachnida, Araneaea), Phelsuma 10, pp. 1-32 : 19

Aridella n. gen.

Type species: Aridella bowleri n. sp.

Etymology: The generic name is derived from the name of the type locality of its ty p e species, considered feminine in gender.

Diagnosis: According to its heavily sclerotized, pitch black palps with entirely fused cymbium and bulbus the genus resembles Brignolia Dumitresco & Georgesco, 1983 and Lisna Saaristo 2001 but the structure of bulbal elements of the male palp are more like in Opopaea s. str. which, on the other hand, has normally sclerotized male palps with strongly swollen palpal patella, Also the large, oval-shaped, shallow depression on sternum may be of generic value.