Malthonica minoa, (BRIGNOLI, 1976)
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https://doi.org/ 10.1111/zoj.12040 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:28796C66-FD49-4FA9-8D0F-21DD495AA88A |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6983334 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BD701413-E20E-B671-54EB-FE66C30F13D9 |
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Malthonica minoa |
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MALTHONICA MINOA (BRIGNOLI, 1976) View in CoL
INCERTAE SEDIS
Cicurina minoa Brignoli, 1976b: 565 , fig. 44, female. Malthonica minoa: Brignoli, 1976a: 31 View in CoL .
Type
Holotype. Greece: Crete: Omalos , ♀ ( MSNB, 004), 16.iv.1965, Valle & Bianchi.
Other material examined
Greece (3 ♀) .
Discussion
Malthonica minoa , Malthonica paraschiae , and Malthonica spinipalpis do not fit the definition of Malthonica provided by Barrientos & Cardoso (2007) and should be transferred to another genus. The three species are morphologically similar, and show some resemblance to Tegenaria . However, they significantly differ in the very distinct epigynal teeth, the vulva, the shape of several sclerites on the male palp, and the RTA, suggesting that they do not belong to Tegenaria . Until the species group is revised and their phylogenetic relationships elucidated, we keep them in Malthonica as incertae sedis.
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Malthonica minoa
Bolzern, Angelo, Burckhardt, Daniel & Hänggi, Ambros 2013 |
Cicurina minoa
Brignoli PM 1976: 565 |
Brignoli PM 1976: 31 |