Patu Marples, 1951

Lin, Yucheng & Li, Shuqiang, 2009, First described Patu spiders (Araneae, Symphytognathidae) from Asia, Zootaxa 2154, pp. 47-68 : 48-50

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.188801
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6224772
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scientific name	Patu Marples, 1951
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Patu Marples, 1951 View in CoL , p. 47 (type species by original designation Patu vitiensis Marples View in CoL )

Diagnosis. The members of genus Patu may be recognized by the following characters: the chelicerae fused only near their base, the distinctly elevated cephalic pars, six eyes in three diads and the absence of female palp.

Description. See Forster and Platnick (1977).

Distribution. Colombia, southern China, Fiji, New Guinea and Samoa, Seychelles. The new species described here are placed in the genus Patu as they share an elevated pars cephalica, fused chelicerae near their base, six eyes arranged in diads and the absence of palp in females.