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Cyphonisia itombwensis Benoit 1966

Year: 2024

Type: other

Abstract: Cyphonisia itombwensis Benoit, 1966 (Figs 3; 4) Cyphonisia itombwensis Benoit, 1966: 226, figs 19-22 (description ♂, juvenile). — Blandin 1978: 26, fig. 8b (♂). TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype. DR Congo • 1 juvenile ♀; Kivu, Itombwe [03°30’S, 29°00’E]; XII.1961; R. Kissi leg.; 1200-1400 m, under stones in destroyed forest; BE_RMCA_ARA. Ara.120071. Paratype. DR Congo • 1 ♂; Kivu, Uvira; [03°25’S, 29°08’E]; V.1962; R. Kissi leg.; BE_RMCA_ARA. Ara.129769 (designated originally as allotype). DISTRIBUTION. — Democratic Republic of the Congo. REMARK Benoit (1966) considered the holotype of C. itombwensis to be an adult female. However, after examination of the specimen and dissection of the genital area, we found that no spermatheca were developed (Fig. 3E), demonstrating that this specimen was actually not an adult.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14002802

Authors: Gonzalez-Filho, Hector M. O., Colpani-Sartori, Maria Tereza, Henrard, Arnaud, Guadanucci, José Paulo L., Brescovit, Antonio D.

Institutions: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Royal Museum for Central Africa, Instituto Butantan

Language: English

Topic: Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6949340208

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