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| Ultrastructure of Antoonops, a new, ant-mimicking genus of Afrotropical Oonopidae (Araneae) with complex internal genitalia ; American Museum novitates, no. 3614 |
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| Title: | Ultrastructure of Antoonops, a new, ant-mimicking genus of Afrotropical Oonopidae (Araneae) with complex internal genitalia ; American Museum novitates, no. 3614 |
| Authors: | Fannes, Wouter. Jocqué, Rudy. |
| Issue Date: | 2008 |
| Publisher: | New York, NY : American Museum of Natural History |
| Series/Report no.: | American Museum novitates, no. 3614 |
| Abstract: | Antoonops, a new genus of the spider family Oonopidae, is described from West Africa. The genus contains four new species, all known from both sexes: A. corbulo (type species), A. bouaflensis, A. iita, and A. nebula. All species mimic ants and exhibit a pronounced sexual dimorphism. Several new ultrastructural features are reported, including putative gland pores associated with the coxal insertions, specialized cheliceral setae, and peculiarly modified male endites. The potential of these and other traits as phylogenetically informative characters is discussed. SEM investigation of the internal female genitalia of A. corbulo reveals the presence of two peculiarly shaped sclerites embedded in the walls of the uterus externus and a reproductive tract with an apparent flow-through design. |
| Description: | 30 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 29-30). |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2246/5919 |
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