Thyene mutica
Year: 2024
Type: other
Abstract: Thyene mutica (Simon, 1902) Fig. 95 Brancus muticus Simon, 1902a: 400. Brancus bevisi Lessert, 1925b: 356, fig. 17. Brancus muticus – Simon 1903: 709, fig. 838. — Berland & Millot 1941: 332, fig. 34b. — Azarkina & Foord 2013: 169, figs 18–35. Brancus bevisi – Berland & Millot 1941: 331, figs 34c, 35d. Thyene mutica – Wesołowska & Russell-Smith 2022: 120. Material examined UGANDA • 1 ♂; Rubaga; on vegetation; 31 Mar. 1995; D. Penney leg.; MRAC 219 527. Description Description of both sexes see Azarkina & Foord (2013). General appearance of male as in Fig. 95A, palpal organ as in Fig. 95B–C. Distribution Species widely distributed in Africa, it is newly recorded in the fauna of Uganda. Remarks This specimen differs from other members of Thyene by the tibial apophysis, which is relatively long and with a notch at the top. The length of the tibial apophysis is variable, but in all known specimens it had a clearly sharp tip.
Authors: Wiśniewski, Konrad, Wesołowska, Wanda
Institutions: Uniwersytet Pomorski w Słupsku, University of Wrocław
Language: English
Subfield: Genetics
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6930663100
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