Plutonodomus Cooke, 1964

Rodrigues, Bruno V. B. & Rheims, Cristina A., 2020, An overview of the African genera of Prodidominae spiders: descriptions and remarks (Araneae: Gnaphosidae), Zootaxa 4799 (1), pp. 1-80 : 47-48

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4799.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E295AAC9-09C8-48A3-8C5F-402117381B80
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5920114
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EE8789-3B71-A15F-6AEC-F917AD38FF68
treatment provided by	Plazi (2020-06-16 11:50:33, last updated 2024-11-24 23:54:06)
scientific name	Plutonodomus Cooke, 1964
status

Treatment

Genus Plutonodomus Cooke, 1964 View in CoL

Plutonodomus Cooke, 1964: 280 View in CoL (Type species by monotypy, Plutonodomus kungwensis Cooke, 1964 View in CoL ).

Remarks. Plutonodomus is the only known African Prodidominae genus that shows adaptations to a subterranean environment. Plutonodomus kungwensis Cooke, 1964 was collected in a termite nest ( Microtermes sp.) at the edge of a gallery forest ( Cooke 1964). It is known solely from the female holotype and no additional material belonging to this species was examined in this study.

Diagnosis and description. See Plutonodomus kungwensis .

Composition. Monotypic: P. kungwensis Cooke, 1964 .

Distribution. Kungwe-Mahali Mts., Tanzania ( Fig. 36 View FIGURE 36 ).

References

Cooke, J. A. L. (1964) A revisionary study of some spiders of the rare family Prodidomidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 142, 257 - 305. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1469 - 7998.1964. tb 04625. x