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| A revision of the American spiders of the genus Camillina (Araneae, Gnaphosidae). American Museum novitates ; no. 2748 |
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| Title: | A revision of the American spiders of the genus Camillina (Araneae, Gnaphosidae). American Museum novitates ; no. 2748 |
| Authors: | Platnick, Norman I. Shadab, Mohammad Umar. |
| Issue Date: | 1982 |
| Publisher: | New York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural History |
| Series/Report no.: | American Museum novitates ; no. 2748 |
| Abstract: | "The genus Camillina is redefined to include those gnaphosids with a preening comb on metatarsi III and IV, closely spaced posterior median eyes, a prolaterally situated, bifid terminal apophysis and medially situated, recessed embolar base on the male palp, and a median epigynal plate. Keys, diagnoses, descriptions, illustrations, and locality records are provided for the 40 known American species, found from Mexico and the West Indies south to Chile (with two species apparently introduced into the southeastern United States). Drassyllus elegans (Bryant), Echemus chilensis Simon, E. major Keyserling, E. minutus Mello-Leitão, E. pedestris O.P.-Cambridge, E. pulcher Keyserling, Gytha xanthomela Mello-Leitão, Zelotes desecheonis Petrunkevitch, Z. elytrogaster Mello-Leitão, Z. galapagoensis (Banks), and Z. marmoratus Mello-Leitão are transferred to camillina. Two specific names are newly synonymized: C. xanthomela with C. major, and C. elytrogaster with C. chilensis. The male of the Cuban... |
| Description: | 38 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 37-38). |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2246/5295 |
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