ZOOSPHAERIINI Jeekel, 1974
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AA451447-2B0F-FFEE-FD39-FDBDFC4B9B4F |
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Marcus |
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Tribe ZOOSPHAERIINI Jeekel, 1974 View in CoL
DIAGNOSIS. —Tribe of Arthrosphaerinae with stridulatory organ (called harp) consisting of sclerotized ribs on first joint of male anterior telopods and one sclerotized spot on posterior side of legs.
INCLUDED GENERA. — Sphaeromimus de Saussure & Zehntner, 1902 , Microsphaerotherium Wesener & Van den Spiegel, 2007 and Zoosphaerium Pocock , 189.
REMARK
Tribe endemic to Madagascar. Such a stridulation organ was also recently discovered by the author in some Indian Arthrosphaerinae . At this point it is not clear if the tribe Zoosphaeriini in the current sense is monophyletic.
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