Philodicus swynnertoni Hobby, 1933, 1855
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.8367253 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8367229 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C2A35C-FFC7-241F-61DB-F8ABFBF745B0 |
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Philodicus swynnertoni Hobby, 1933 |
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Philodicus swynnertoni Hobby, 1933 View in CoL View at ENA Figs 6 View Figs 3-8 , 12 View Figs 9-14
Philodicus swynnertoni Hobby, 1933: 109 View in CoL ; Blasdale 1957: 144. PI. 1, fig. 13 (♂), PI. II, fig. 6 (♀ j».
This large species belongs to Blasdale's (J 957) fraternus group of species and is easily recognised and keyed out in Blasdale's key. The left clasper and paramere of the only male studied ( Fig. 6 View Figs 3-8 ) are clearly similar to the specimen illustrated by Blasdale (1957) but show the internal face of the clasper to project inwards in a manner unlike any other species from southern Africa. The aedeagal tip ( Fig. 12 View Figs 9-14 ) possesses three very long filamentous prongs resembling those of the genus Alcimus as shown by Theodor (1976).
Material studied: SOUTH AFRICA: Transvaal, 1 ♂, Nelspruit , II.1915, A. Roberts (N.M.).
Type material (not studied): RHODESIA: I ♂ holotype, 1 ♀ allotype, near Mt. Chirinda, 31.1.1912, C. F. M. Swynnerton (Oxford University Museum).
Distribution: Blasdale (1957) gives the distribution of P. swynnertoni as Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Rhodesia and South Africa (Transvaal). The species therefore has a very wide distribution.
Prey: No information is available for this species.
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Philodicus swynnertoni Hobby, 1933
Londt, J. G. H. 1978 |
Philodicus swynnertoni Hobby, 1933: 109
BLASDALE, P. 1957: 144 |
Hobby 1933: 109 |