A new genus of the spider family Caponiidae ‪(‬Araneae, Haplogynae‪)‬ from Iran. (American Museum novitates, no. 3656)

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2009

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A new genus and species, Iraponia scutata, are established for the first members of the Caponiidae to be found in Iran. Males of this new genus, the second known from Asia, are unique in the family in having an extensive ventral abdominal scutum, and in having lost the posterior median pair of spinnerets. These caponiids have six eyes, a character shared only with some members of the New World genus Caponina.

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12 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. "August 28, 2009." Includes bibliographical references (p. 12).

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Iraponia scutata., Spiders., Iran.

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http://hdl.handle.net/2246/5979

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American Museum Novitates